Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Revenues for the first quarter of 2001 were $1,446,000, compared with $1,275,000 for the same period of the prior year. Net loss for the quarter was $3,725,000, or a loss of $0.29 per share. The prior year's […]
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Allentown, PA). Millennium Cell and Air Products are discussing the possibility of entering into a joint research agreement aimed at developing the process for converting sodium borates to sodium borohydride. "Air Products is a […]
Jaro Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new WCI Series of shielded ferrite-core inductors. The new low-radiation inductors feature a low dc resistance with high current-handling capacities. The 453232 and 565050 packages are suitable for power supply line applications, portable telephones, personal computers, hard disk drives and other electronic equipment. The available inductance ranges […]
Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA) released a new series of Little Foot MOSFETs aimed at isolated dc/dc converters powered by a 24V or...
Inverpower Controls Ltd. (Canada) announced that it has entered into a 21-day exclusivity arrangement with a publicly-traded company to permit exclusive negotiations towards a possible sale of assets of the business and assumption of agreed-upon trade payables based upon a value of $6.0 million. Terms of any sale will be negotiated by Inverpower, its secured […]
According to reports from South American Business Information, the Brazilian government is looking at a likely energy crisis beginning in early June, 2001, onwards through the summer. The imminent possibility of black-outs has led to increased demand for solar energy-generating equipment in the area. Tecno Sol, which produces equipment for water-heating, reported a 30-percent surge […]
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) announced that it has reduced lead time for its DDS VRLA batteries to two weeks or less, with the launch of its SureShip program. The DDS batteries are available with individual cell sizes up to 2000Ah and are suitable for wireless, microwave, central office and other telecommunications applications. The SureShip program […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), has announced the release of new multilayer ceramic chip capacitors and Schottky diodes. The new Vishay Vitramon VJ0612 multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) will be used for high-frequency decoupling and bypass in laptop and desktop computers. The low-profile, very thin outline package of the VJ0612 series allows designers to place […]
Datel Corp. (Mansfield, MA) has launched its USN Series D5 of non-isolated dc/dc converters. The parts deliver 1.5V, 1.8V, 2.5V or 3.3V at either 8A or 10A from a nominal 5V input. Datel reports that the devices are each in a single in-line package, and that their features include ±0.1 percent line regulation, ±0.5 percent […]
Power-One (Camarillo,CA) announced the availability of the Q2S, a new series of 30A, 1/4-brick dc/dc converters. These high-power-density products are the result of Power-One's equity investment in di/dt Inc. (Carlsbad, CA). Commenting on these new products, Bill Yeates, COO of Power-One, said, "Power-One is announcing these products under our exclusive license to sell dc/dc converters […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced the new TPS6030x family of low-power dc/dc converters. These devices are claimed to be the first single-cell charge pumps in the industry to feature a flexible conversion ratio that prolongs battery life. Applications that can benefit from the new charge pumps' space savings and power efficiency include pagers, […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) has introduced new features to its Galaxy 3000 UPS. The online three-phase UPS offers scalable power protection from 10 to 30kVA and utilizes MGE's ultra-high availability topology to ensure that all critical loads are protected. The Galaxy 3000 supports 10 to 40 network servers. To increase battery efficiency, the […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Canada) has passed another milestone in the development of its high-endurance energy system that will power the Atlantic Layer Tracking Experiment (ALTEX) Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) under the Arctic ice cap. The FCT system powered the ALTEX AUV for more than 78 hours off the coast of California, completing numerous […]
Hydro-Québec (Canada) has signed an agreement with Kerr McGee Chemical LLC (Oklahoma City, OK) to develop and market AVESTOR Corp.'s (Canada) lithium-metal-polymer battery (LMP). The announcement was made near the future site of a new battery plant by Bernard Landry, premier of Quebec, André Caillé, president and CEO of Hydro-Québec, and Luke Corbett, chairman and […]
Bel Fuse Inc. (Jersey City, NJ) announced today that it has acquired E-Power Co. Ltd. (China). E-Power is a current licensor to several of the power conversion industry's leading companies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "The E-Power acquisition will significantly speed the development and introduction of cost-effective low power dc/dc converters for the […]