Foshan Bright Battery Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its MF12023 sealed-lead acid (SLA) battery, which features a nominal voltage of 12V, a capacity...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the new IHLP-5050FD-01 Series of low-profile, high-current inductor with typical DCR values as low as 0.47...
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) announced that it is discontinuing the development, sale and marketing of its internal combustion engine...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) and Virginia Tech's Future Energy Electronics Center (FEEC) have teamed to develop new, efficient power-electronics technology and an innovative graduate curriculum based on Ansoft's electronic-design software for physics-based system simulation. "Ansoft's tools are essential for power-electronics system simulation and are very easy for students to learn," said Dr. Jih-Sheng (Jason) Lai, Director […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2003. Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 totaled $15.1 million, an increase of 22% as compared sequentially to $12.4 million reported in the previous quarter and a decrease of 3% as compared to $15.6 million reported […]
Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of three new IGBT module product ranges at 1,200V, 1,700V and 3,500V in single, half-bridge, chopper and dual-switch circuit configurations for high-reliability applications. Typical applications for the new modules will include high-reliability inverters such as wind turbines and motor controllers, and railway traction drives. The 1,200V and […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the new LTC3414, a high-efficiency, 4MHz, synchronous buck regulator using a constant-frequency, current-mode architecture. The...
Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) announced that it plans to acquire SensoNor ASA (Horten, Norway), a provider of tire pressure and acceleration sensors, for about $56 million, aiming to strengthen its position in semiconductor sensors for the automotive business. As part of the offer, Infineon wants to purchase 138.5 million shares from institutional and private investors […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) announced that it would recall all six of its hydrogen-powered vehicles after it found a leak in the fuel tank of one of the cars. Toyota had begun leasing the million-dollar-plus cars to four Japanese government ministries and two California university campuses last December. Toyota said the leak occurred in the […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has improved the performance of its gasoline fuel processors and proton-exchange membrane fuel cell stacks for automotive applications. Nuvera, in conjunction with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and a leading European automaker, demonstrated a 75kW/l gasoline fuel processor, named Star™, which is capable of processing […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) expanded its PIC18F family of microcontrollers in 64-pin and 80-pin TQFP packages to include a low-cost 32Kb...
DaimlerChrysler AG (Auburn Hills, MI), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) announced that they will work together to put a fuel cell delivery vehicle on the road later this year. The three companied reported that they would base their efforts in Ann Arbor at the EPA National Vehicle […]
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Allentown, PA) announced plans to design and build a hydrogen fueling station that will provide hydrogen to fuel delivery vehicles for the joint Fuel Cell Delivery Vehicle Initiative of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DaimlerChrysler AG and the United Parcel Service Inc. The Initiative responds to the national challenge […]
New car buyers interested in hybrid-electric, low-emission and high fuel economy vehicles now have an all-new magazine dedicated to their interests, the Green Car Journal Special Edition, which is a high-end, full-color, consumer magazine that intends to demystify the advanced technologies and vehicles that are bringing a new level of environmental performance to new car […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Semiconductor Components Industries LLC, have commenced an offer to exchange $200 million aggregate principal amount of their registered 12% senior secured notes due 2010 for any and all outstanding unregistered 12% senior secured notes due 2010. The exchange offer commenced on May […]