Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its first chipset for capacity monitoring and safety protection in lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery packs....
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new bq2420x family of single-chip charge-management ICs that enable designers to reduce heat dissipation in portable systems by more than 70 percent as compared to linear chargers, according to TI. By integrating the charge-control MOSFET and current sensor in a small eight-pin MSOP package, the family offers […]
Moltech Corp. (Tucson, AZ) has made an advancement in the recent research and development of its newest technology, lithium-sulfur (Li-S), that will enable the production and commercialization of safe, reliable cells. Moltech has demonstrated a proprietary anode stabilization method in order to maintain safe performance of Li-S cells. The concept involves adding an engineered layer […]
C&D Technologies Inc. (Blue Bell, PA) announced that in its fiscal 2002 second quarter, ended July 31, 2001, net income was virtually equal to the previous year at $13,100,000, or $0.49 per share, compared to $13,391,000, or $0.49 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2001. Diluted shares for the second quarter were 26,852,000 […]
Energy Visions Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario) announced that it has successfully completed its equity offering, raising gross proceeds of CDN$3.0 million. The offering comprises four million shares of common stock at a price of CDN$0.75 per share. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay outstanding debentures, fund research and development, and acquire […]
Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) announced that it will donate $1.0 million to the American Red Cross to support US disaster relief efforts. Johnson Controls Chairman and CEO James H. Keyes said, "Out of respect to our customers in New York and Washington DC, their families and friends, as well as the families and friends […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has delivered four digital power control and conversion systems that were installed and operationally tested in the new Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting Vehicle (RST-V) being developed for the US Marine Corps. The SatCon digital power conversion and control systems performed to specification and provided peak power of […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) unveiled the TPS6024x Series of switched-capacitor buck-boost converters. Featuring 170µVrms output voltage ripple (at 20Hz to...
Thor Industries Inc. (Jackson Center, OH) announced sales and net income for the quarter and year ended July 31, 2001. Net income in the quarter was $8.4 million versus $9.7 million in the prior year. EPS in the quarter were $0.71 versus $0.80 last year. Net income for the year was $26.7 million compared to […]
AER Energy Resources Inc. (Smyrna, GA) said that its support of Rayovac Corp.'s (Madison, WI) efforts to develop zinc-air batteries for use in US Army applications will result in revenues of about $500,000 over the next 17 months. Rayovac recently received a zinc-air battery development contract from the Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM, Fort […]
Rayovac Corp. (Madison, WI) stated that it expects fiscal fourth-quarter earnings to fall as much as 40 percent as slowing computer, telecommunications and retail sales weakened the demand for batteries in the US. Industry-wide battery sales, which have typically grown five to seven percent year over year, have been about flat in recent months, according […]
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC1983-3, the first 100mA regulated charge-pump inverter in a SOT-23 package. The 900kHz operating frequency and low-profile (1mm) SOT-23 package provides the smallest solution size for generating a regulated -3V supply from a single-cell lithium-ion battery. The extremely small circuit requires only two external ceramic capacitors and makes this […]
Jeff Immelt, the new chief of General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT), stated that he does not expect an economic rebound next year, although earlier he had said that GE would continue to prosper despite that adversity. Immelt, in his first meeting with securities analysts since succeeding Jack Welch as GE's chief executive, also said the […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells (Cambridge, MA) postponed its initial public offering (IPO) and withdrew its registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "During the past year, we made great progress toward commercializing our fuel cell technology, establishing partnerships with global organizations such as Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and RWE Plus AG, and forming […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario) announced a contract award by the Department of National Defence Canada (DND) to advance into the next stage of development of its chemical hydride-fueled, portable fuel cell power program. This contract award follows Hydrogenics' successful completion of Phase I of the project that involved the evaluation of a hydrogen supply subsystem […]