Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario) announced that Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) has selected Hydrogenics' FCATS test systems to support expanding fuel cell research activities at the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa, Japan. This first-time order totals approximately CDN$1.1 million. Hydrogenics' Japan branch office in Tokyo has been expanded to enable after-sales service for regional customers. […]
Snow Leopard Resources Inc. (Alberta, Canada) announced that Eltron Research Inc. (Boulder, CO) has substantially validated results obtained using the original hydrogen-sulphide (H2S) fuel cell developed at CANMET and at the University of Alberta. Eltron Research, contracted by the company to carry out the research and development of the H2S fuel cell, has almost completed […]
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 […]
China Zhenhua (Group) Xinyun Electronic Components and Devices Co. Ltd. (China) announced the CA44, CA43 and CA41 plastic-encapsulated, axial-leaded solid tantalum capacitors,...
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 […]
Delta Electronics (Taipei, Taiwan) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA). The two companies have...
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 […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis) announced the signing of an agreement with MagneTek Inc. (Nashville, TN) to private-label its new high-efficiency dc/dc converters. Under the terms of this agreement, Ault will have a worldwide license to market MagneTek's high-efficiency dc/dc converters. "We expect that this agreement will have a very positive impact on our operations and results […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the FAN5232 adjustable PWM buck controller for LCD PCs, which allows designers of PCs to...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a new series of higher-voltage n-channel power MOSFETs, the first in the PowerPAK SO-8 to...
GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc. (Charlottesville, VA), a division of GE Industrial Systems, announced that it has finalized the acquisition of VMIC (Huntsville, AL). "The addition of VMIC reflects GE Fanuc's commitment to best-in-class design, product innovation and the resulting productivity enhancements to our customers," said Doug Albert, vice president of market and business […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced its new low-profile E Core Series ferrite planar cores specifically designed for use in switch-mode power...
The new TDI Transistor Devices (Hackettstown, NJ) NexGen Seven Outdoor Power Node, provides outside plant power, dc distribution, battery backup, and remote...
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 […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced the addition of the ARF463 to its family of high-voltage RF power MOSFETs. The ARF463 operates reliably at dc voltages up to 150V and delivers 100W of CW output power up to 100MHz. High-power RF generators are used extensively in semiconductor manufacturing and a wide variety of […]