Power-One (Camarillo, CA) announced a new 200W, four-output power supply. The CPD200-4530 provides up to 40A of 5V or 3.3V in a CompactPCI-compatible package. Two additional outputs provide 12V at 5.5A and -12V at 1.5A. The CPD200-4530 operates over an input range of 36Vdc to 75Vdc. It is over 80 percent efficient and has several […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has released a new series of low-profile, solid, tantalum chip capacitors that it claims offers the industry's...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced a new process technology for IGBTs and FREDs that is claimed to deliver 70...
Taiyo Yuden USA Inc. (Schaumberg, IL) announced its new CF Series of surface-mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). Designed for high-frequency filtering applications,...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the new LTC1871, a wide-input-range, current-mode, boost, flyback and SEPIC controller that drives an n-channel power MOSFET and requires very few external components. Intended for low- to medium-power applications, it eliminates the need for a current-sense resistor by utilizing the power MOSFET's on-resistance. The IC's operating frequency can be […]
Altair International Inc. (Cody, WY) has filed a new patent application covering methods of making advanced electrical energy storage nanomaterials. These materials may be used to make batteries with increased rates of charge and discharge and may also reduce the weight of batteries in new alternative-energy appliations. The new application describes manufacturing techniques for making […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) introduced its new 15W to 48W universal power supply, the PW160. This external, universal power supply is currently available in 3V, 5V, 7V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 16V, 18V, 24V and 48V models with an input voltage of 100Vac to 250Vac, making it suitable for a variety of applications in the data […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2001. Revenue for the quarter totaled $127.7 million, down from $164.3 million a year ago. The company incurred a cash loss for the quarter of $0.17 per diluted share, compared to cash earnings of $0.32 per diluted share in […]
Matsushita Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. (Japan) is establishing a lithium-ion battery plant in Wuxi New District, China. With an initial investment of $90.0 million in its first phase, the plant is expected to be complete by the end of 2001, with mass production starting early in 2002. Annual capacity is expected to be 108 million […]
Astec Power (Carlsbad, CA) announced the addition of the new HPS10 and HPS12 models to its HPS Series of bulk front-end switching-power...
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York, NY) announced that it has signed a settlement agreement with Electrofuel Inc. (Canada) in connection with ongoing trademark-infringement litigation that will now be dismissed. Under the settlement, Electrofuel will discontinue its use of Electrofuel as a trademark or company name in connection with batteries within six months. Electrofuel may continue […]
Sanyo Energy USA Corp. (San Diego, CA) has launched a new database on its website designed to give engineers the ability to...
FuelCell Energy (Danbury, CT) has shipped a 250kW Direct FuelCell power plant to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP,...
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced the opening of its new manufacturing and testing facility in Monroe, NC. The custom-built, 90,000sqft facility will be used to manufacture stationary, portable and mobile fuel cell products. H. Frank Gibbard, CEO of H Power, commented, "We are pleased to have reached another milestone in the company's development as […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the second quarter of 2001 were $307.3 million, a decrease of 14 percent from the first quarter of 2001, and a decrease of 38 percent compared to the second quarter of 2000. Excluding amortization of intangibles, restructuring and other non-recurring charges, the company had […]