Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced the new FAN4113 voltage feedback amplifier, designed for low-cost, battery-powered commercial applications, and which can...
Reliant Resources Inc. (Houston, TX) announced that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 10 million shares of common stock periodically over the next 18 months. Purchases will be made on a discretionary basis in the open market or at times and in amounts as determined by management, subject to […]
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 […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC4230, a triple hot-swap controller that actively limits inrush current during live insertion. It also enables a timed circuit breaker for over-current transients and latches off an external n-channel MOSFET immediately during short-circuit faults for supplies from 1.7V to 16.5V. The device monitors the output voltage and […]
KB Electronics Ltd. (Bedford, Nova Scotia) unveiled a new corporate identity. The privately owned company is now known as Pivotal Power, effective September 4, 2001. Company executives feel that the new brand name and image better reflect the firm's experience and accomplishments in the military defence sector and will drive its vision of growth in […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) has acquired Graychip (Palo Alto, CA), a company known primarily for reconfigurable digital converters used in communications systems. Graychip employs 14 people. Terms of the company's deal with TI were not released. "This adds another link in the total signal-processing chain that TI offers to customers," stated Gregg Lowe, […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that its transportation battery manufacturing facility in Salina, KS, has earned the ISO/TS 16949 quality certification. "The employees in Salina have been very dedicated in their efforts to achieve ISO/TS 16949 certification as part of Exide Technologies ongoing initiative to earn this quality certification at all of our global locations," […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its Power Systems Canada unit shipped a 250kW power-conversion system to Siemens Westinghouse (Orlando, FL) for use in Siemens' solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC), which is aimed at the stationary distributed-power generation market. SatCon also received an order from Siemens Westinghouse for two additional systems to be delivered by […]
United Solar Systems Corp., a joint venture between Energy Conversion Devices Inc. and N.V. Bekaert S.A., announced that Bekaert ECD Solar System LLC has shipped 148kW of its building- integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products to Energy Australia (Australia). The shipment consists of Bekaert ECD's UNI-SOLAR roofing laminate (PVL) that will be bonded to metal roofing pans […]
Channel-e (Germany), the German/Russian online-publication for electronics, will be hosting a free, worldwide, online event, channel-eXPERTS Power, that focuses on batteries, charging concepts, battery test systems, fuel cells, circuit protection, photovoltaics, ultracaps, etc., until December 31, 2001. During this time period, a panel of more than 20 experts will answer questions online regarding these technologies. […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2001. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 totaled $11.2 million, an increase of 29 percent compared to $8.7 million reported in the previous fiscal year's first quarter. Pro-forma net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 was […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced it is implementing further cost-reduction actions in light of continued weak market conditions in the worldwide communications and semiconductor capital equipment markets, which collectively accounted for approximately 58 percent of the company's revenue in the first half of 2001. These actions are in addition to the cost […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced two switched capacitor dc/dc converter families, which give designers increased simplicity and small size for...
Invensys Powerware Division (Raleigh, NC) and Active Power Inc. announced a new agreement that will expand their relationship to distribute Active Power's...
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced that renowned fuel cell expert Dr. Frano Barbir has joined the company as Director of Fuel Cell Technology and Chief Scientist. In this role, Barbir will lead Proton Energy's efforts to evaluate, develop, operate, commercialize and manufacture appropriate fuel cell technologies to serve the needs of the […]