Methode Electronics, Inc. and AgileSwitch, LLCp announced a marketing and technology partnership. As part of this agreement, AgileSwitch, LLC will provide leading edge IGBT gate drives which provide the highest performance for energy conversion inverters and systems. Methode Electronics’ Power Solution Group will supply state-of-the-art bus bar architectures and thermal management solutions in combination with […]
Analog Devices, Inc. announced a collaboratively developed analog process technology platform for precision analog integrated circuits (ICs). The new process technology platform significantly improves analog performance for a number of devices, including A/D and D/A converters, power management devices, and audio coders/decoders that are widely used in consumer, communication, computer, industrial, and automotive applications. Performance […]
The GSMA unveiled an update to its 2009 landmark report "Mobile’s Green Manifesto" which outlines the positive impact of operator initiatives in the areas of energy and carbon management. Analysis of 34 mobile networks worldwide(1) shows that, despite considerable growth in mobile connections and traffic, total network energy consumption increased only slightly from 2009 to […]
XP Power announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The factory, believed to be the...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announced a new three phase brushless dc motor driver IC with BEMF sensing for commutation control. Allegro’s A4942 device has a maximum operating voltage is 16V at up to 1.45A. This new fan driver is targeted at the industrial and office automation markets and was designed for fan and blower applications. The […]
At this week’s PCIM Asia event in Shanghai, researchers from Infineon Technologies, Fuji Electric Co, Ltd. and Vincotech GmbH focused on various...
German inverter manufacturer KACO new energy announced that it has secured a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung SDI. According to the companies, the key items of this MoU are to support each other in defining optimized energy storage systems. Mainly, KACO intends to pursue storage systems in both the private and industrial sectors. Samsung […]
One year into a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded project, ANSYS, General Motors LLC, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim are leveraging engineering simulation technology to optimize electric and hybrid vehicle battery performance. The team announced that it achieved significant milestones during the past year in support of the DOE’s Computer Aided […]
Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp. (TMEIC Corp.) is now offering SOLAR WARE®, a portfolio of PV utility scale solar inverters for industrial markets featuring efficiency ratings among the highest in the class. Built on decades of engineering experience with power electronics, SOLAR WARE inverters offer the industry’s most advanced grid management in an efficient, compact […]
The LDB200 series of LED power supplies from Excelsys offer 200W of Constant Current/Constant Voltage power in an IP67 rated, low profile,...
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. released four new gallium nitride (GaN) devices. TriQuint claims its GaN solutions improve RF efficiency, reduce overall costs and enhance system ruggedness. According to the company, GaN-based integrated circuits outperform silicon, gallium arsenide and other semiconductor technologies. GaN devices are also seen by the industry as key to future ’green’ RF and […]
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. announced that it now offers a new premium 0.18-micron Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) high voltage process. This new process features operability at 60V and will support additional voltage ranges (12V~60V) for applications that include dc-dc converters, Power-over-Ethernet, LED drivers, audio amps and PMICs for the mobile and consumer markets. This new BCD process is […]
Next-generation electric motors for low carbon emission vehicles are the target of a new collaborative research program to be led by Cobham Technical Services. The project, ’Rapid Design and Development of a Switched Reluctance Traction Motor’, will also involve partners Jaguar Land-Rover and engineering consultancy Ricardo UK, and is co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board. […]
Soitec announced that one of its US Solar Energy subsidiaries has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive a SUNPATH award in the amount of $25 million to support its new North American solar manufacturing facility in San Diego, California. SUNPATH, which stands for Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home, seeks […]
ArrayPower, a Silicon Valley-based power electronics company, announced the appointment of Paul Russell to senior vice president of engineering. Russell brings to ArrayPower more than 25 years of experience in technology development for companies in the solar, aerospace and defense industries. In his new role, Russell will oversee next-generation advancements to the ArrayPower Sequenced Inverter, […]