The shareholders of Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) approved three proposals at the company's annual meeting. The shareholders elected Francois J. Castaing, Rodney L. Chadwick, John A. James, Robert A. Lutz, Heinrich Meyr, Jody G. Miller and Craig H. Muhlhauser to the company's board of directors. These directors will serve until the 2002 annual meeting of […]
Chemical engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a prototype fuel cell that runs on a readily available liquid fuel source, in this case ordinary diesel fuel. The Penn fuel cell is the first to run directly on hydrocarbons, without requiring complicated reforming into hydrogen either within the device itself or at specialized filling […]
Toshiba Corp.'s (Irvine, CA) US-based semiconductor unit has launched a series of power chips based on a third-generation trench-cell technology that increases speed while reducing on-resistance up to 25 percent compared with existing products. The company said the introduction of its U-MOS III technology and packaging solutions reaffirms a commitment to power semiconductor markets. Toshiba […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LT1494 operational amplifier, which features rail-to-rail input and output and draws less than 1.5µA of supply current. The maximum input offset voltage is 375µV, maximum input offset current is 100 picoamps and offset voltage drift is 0.4µV/degrees C (maximum 2µV/degrees C). Offset drift remains low over the -40 […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Lexington, MA) introduced its latest generation of chip-scale packaging for power-integrated circuits as well as six n-channel MOSFETs that take advantage of the new package to slash size and weight while boosting thermal and electrical performance. The PowerFLAT case, available in 6mm x 5mm and 5mm x 5mm outlines, adopts a micro-lead-frame design […]
The new TDI Transistor Devices (Hackettstown, NJ) NexGen Seven Outdoor Power Node, provides outside plant power, dc distribution, battery backup, and remote...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new TPS310x family of supervisory ICs, which monitor supply voltages from 0.55V to 3.3V...
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 […]
Allied Business Intelligence Inc. (ABI, Oyster Bay, NY) has rescheduled its conference, "Fuel Cell Dynamics: Reality, Not Hype", to February 6-7, 2002, at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The conference theme remains the same — to bring the stationary, portable and automotive fuel cell players together to examine the evolving industry. The leading industry […]
Catalyst Power (Carlsbad, CA) introduced the Pinnacle 50 range of total energy solutions for businesses who want to be energy-independent during blackouts, power interruptions and control their energy cost on-site. The new offering combines Catalyst's integrated high-performance hardware, software, SmartGate web-based remote monitoring and control, operations, maintenance and service into one cohesive package for one […]
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (Tustin, CA), formerly RadioTower.com Inc., completed the acquisition of the exclusive worldwide license for fuel cell technology for use in all transportation applications from Fullerene USA Inc. Fullerene received 30.1 million restricted shares of RadioTower's common stock in exchange for the license, representing 51.1 percent of the outstanding shares, bringing total […]
General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI) expects to mass produce fuel cell cars by the end of the decade. According to Matthew Fronk, chief engineer of fuel cell systems at General Motors, "We see a path to volume production within this decade, probably around 2008-2010." The car developed by GM will use gasoline as the primary […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that it has donated more than 500 of the company's Instant Power cell phone chargers and...