iWatt, Inc. announced the iW1700 Zero Power AC-DC Digital PWM Controller. The controller is designed to enable low-cost, energy-efficient 120V/230Vac offline adapters...
IEEE announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board approved two new projects to develop standards that will limit the injection of harmonic frequencies into the public electric transmission system. Harmonic pollution is a growing problem caused by the widespread use of power supplies and other non-linear loads. It can result in power loss […]
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has signed a partnership deal with Duke Energy and with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to identify opportunities for testing and deploying ARPA-E funded projects that will bolster the electric grid. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ARPA-E, Duke Energy, and EPRI will identify opportunities […]
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a Power-Line Modem (PLM) PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board Development Kit that enables customers to easily incorporate power-line communication...
Fairchild Semiconductor announced the acquisition of TranSiC, a Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistor company. The acquisition provides Fairchild with bipolar SiC transistor technology with what is claimed to be demonstrated industry leading efficiencies and excellent performance over wide temperature ranges, and superior performance over MOSFET and JFET technology approaches. Fairchild also acquired a team of […]
Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, announced that it has received a total of $21 million from Energy Technology Ventures (a GE-NRG Energy-ConocoPhillips joint venture), Northwater Capital through its Northwater Intellectual Property Fund, Aster Capital (representing Alstom, Schneider Electric and Rhodia) and return investor […]
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. introduced the AAT2870 lighting management unit (LMU). Highly configurable, the device is capable of driving eight independently programmed LEDs for backlighting and four low-dropout (LDO) regulators for powering camera modules. The new LMU supports the drive for cost efficiency in the smartphone market with built-in support for low-cost photo diodes as […]
Universal Electric Corp. introduced its STARLINE DC Solutions, a 380Vdc computer infrastructure that the company says yields 200% increase in reliability, energy savings up to 15%, capital expenditures reduction up to 16%, floor space reduction up to 33%, and operating expense decrease up to 35% as compared to conventional ac powering solutions. STARLINE DC Solutions […]
Schneider Electric announced that it has acquired Lee Technologies, a service provider for the data centers of the North American market. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Lee Technologies has over 300 employees and generated sales of about USD $140 million (approx. €104 million) in 2010. The company specializes in the mission-critical data center services, including remote […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a 2011 work plan highlighting the agencies’ cooperative work on energy efficiency in commercial and residential buildings and the products and equipment that go into these buildings. This fulfills commitments under the 2009 MOU between the agencies to develop an annual work plan […]
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the widespread deployment of "smart grids" – networks that monitor and manage the transport of electricity from all generation sources to meet the varying electricity demands of end users – is crucial to achieving a more secure and sustainable energy future. With current trends in […]
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has signed a strategic long-term partnership on sub-22nm CMOS scaling and GaN-on-Si technology with the nanoelectronics R&D center imec. GLOBALFOUNDRIES becomes a full imec core CMOS partner. Imec’s sub-22nm core CMOS program aims at developing processes that can be used in high-volume manufacturing of future logic and memory ICs. The program encompasses material and […]
Plug Power Inc. reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2010. Plug Power states that it realized significant accomplishments during 2010, specifically increasing traction and momentum for its GenDrive® product family in the material handling market. During the year ending December 31, 2010, Plug Power received new orders for 543 of […]
The USNAP Alliance and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced the joint development of a single modular interface specification combining elements...
The outlook for the worldwide ac-dc external power supply market is expected to remain strong over the next several years, as evolving...