As the Electronica 2010 Electronics Fair drew to a close, several major product releases and announcements highlighted a successful week. Exar Corp....
Mark Thompson, the President and CEO of Fairchild Semiconductor, briefed an audience at the 2010 Electronica Electronics Fair on the company’s strategy and focus for 2011 and beyond. Thompson noted that the company’s power module sales are growing rapidly in the appliance, industrial and automotive segments. He said that strong industrial and consumer demand is […]
A flurry of activity continued Wednesday at Electronica 2010, with product releases by companies such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Tyco Electronics,...
GAÏA Converter is unveiling a 200W output dc-dc converter family featuring ’Heat Path on Side’ cooling, which the company says redefines power...
Epyon BV, described as the leading European supplier of intelligent charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), received €7 million in new equity funding from five investors, providing what the company says is a solid foundation for its ongoing effort to scale up operations across Europe – as the market for EV fast chargers is taking […]
The partners in a new publicly-funded European research project announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program called LAST POWER (’Large Area silicon carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications). The aim of this 42-month ENIAC (European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council) project is to provide Europe with strategic independence in the field of wide band […]
STMicroelectronics announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer. Alain Dutheil, who has held the position of ST’s COO since 2005, has decided to retire following 27 years with the company. Alain has been instrumental in the development of ST since its inception, helping to make it a major global semiconductor company and one […]
Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics (ST) announced the appointment of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of their new joint venture company 3Sun by its Board of Directors, constituted at the end of July 2010. The appointment is in line with the agreement signed by Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics on January 4, 2010. […]
Phihong recently announced an addition to its energy-efficient 24W wall-mount adapter series. Designated the PSA24E-120, the European adapter is available in a...
SOLARWATT AG launched its new solar module production line and a new logistics center. The new, highly automated SOLARWATT assembly line, which covers an area of 3,800 square meters, utilizes 29 industrial robots that handle the solar modules. The site also features what the company says is the world’s largest laminator. The production line, which […]
Diotec Semiconductor introduced a new low profile SMD bridge rectifier in the popular outline TO-269AA ("MiniDIL"), called the S40 through S500 "SLIM" series. Their encapsulation is made by a halogen-free, "green" molding compound. Its maximum height of 1.6mm allows designers to put the device on the bottom side of the PCB, where so far only […]
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that its new STarGRID™ ST7590 power-line communication (PLC) System-on-Chip (SoC) is being used in advanced Automatic Meter Management (AMM) equipment in the new ’STAR Project’ in Spain. Based on the PRIME (PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) standard, the ’STAR Project’ is the advanced metering infrastructure program from the IBERDROLA utility company. By early […]
The solar PV inverter laboratory at Fraunhofer ISE is said to be the first and currently the only laboratory in Europe where manufacturers can commission certification in accordance with the medium-voltage grid codes that have applied since 1 July 2010, of solar PV inverters with a power rating of up to 1MW. The laboratory is […]
Hosted by Tyndall National Institute, one of Europe’s leading research centers, the 2010 International Power Supply on Chip Workshop (PwrSOC ’10) will take place in Cork, Ireland, 13-15 October. This unique international event will bring together the key players from both the industry and academic communities active in the emerging area of system-in-package (SiP) and […]
3W Power Holdings, the holding company of AEG Power Solutions, announced its financial results for the first six months of 2010. First half orders were €153.7 million, up 30% from €118 million in the first-half of 2009. The company posted sales of €141 million, down 41% from the previous year, primarily due to an oversupply […]