About Delta Products

Delta Power Electronics Laboratory, Inc. (DPEL) was founded in 1989 as the Advanced Research and Development unit of Delta Electronics, Inc., Taiwan. From 1989 until 1998, DPEL was located in the Corporate Research Center of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. In July 1998, DPEL was moved to Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, where it became a part of Delta Products Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Delta Electronics, Inc.

The primary mission of DPEL is the development and evaluation of advanced power-conversion technologies aimed at assuring the continuation of Delta's technological competence, as well as the preservation of Delta's leadership position in the power conversion marketplace. In addition, DPEL plays a pivotal role in the continuing education of Delta's engineers worldwide by conducting training courses on a variety of power electronics topics.

The focus of DPEL's R&D activities has been primarily in the area of AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies for computer and telecom applications. Currently, DPEL is working on the development of new topologies for high power-density workstation and server power supplies, design optimization methods for low output-voltage ac/dc and dc/dc power supplies, development of state-of-the-art power conversion technologies for portable data-processing equipment, design optimization of VRMs, and the development of high-performance single- and three-phase power-factor-correction techniques

About West Coast Engineering

For over 23 years, West Coast Engineering (WCE) has been supplying electronics to OEMs, CEMs and distributors worldwide. Located in Hawthorne California, near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), West Coast Engineering has established itself as a premier independent distributor specializing in providing electronic components for the military, aeronautical, medical, automotive and commercial manufacturing industries. Cirrus Logic is one of the hundreds of manufacturers that WCE carries on its linecard.

WCE has the techology and resources to handle any size transaction, no matter how big or small.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 1984
• Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA
• Other Locations: Futain, Shenzhen ▪ China PRC ▪ Brazil

West Coast Engineering is committed to providing the highest quality service to customers with its large diverse inventory stocked in its ISO9001:2000 and ESD compliant 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Year after year, West Coast Engineering has been considered a top independent distributor because of its principled reputation built on longstanding relationships with a dedicated customer base.

WCE's strategies differ from any other independent distributors. Listed below are some of the added measures that WCE takes to make sure that OEMs, CEMs and distributors have peace of mind when placing orders for electornic components, selling excess inventory, forming strategic alliances, and purchasing RoHS or
non-RoHS parts.