Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), a developer and marketer of programmable products used in telecommunications, automotive and consumer markets, reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2004. Gross margin for the quarter ended July 31, 2004, was 51.9%, compared to 37.2% for the quarter ended July 31, 2003, and 49.0% for […]
Wuxi Xuyang Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) released diodes that are suitable for automotive applications and feature rated currents ranging from 15 A...
Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it has built scooters powered by fuel cells and gasoline-electric engines, extending the technology...
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that it has been awarded a contract with Vehicle Projects LLC (Denver, CO) to supply thermal management hardware for a US Department of Energy (DOE) vehicle development and demonstration project. The nearly $8.6 million project will develop, manufacture and demonstrate a mine loader powered by a fuel cell, along […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the promotion of Ole-Petter Brusdal to Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Europe. Based at Fairchild's Global Power Resource design center and sales office in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany, Ole-Petter will direct all sales and marketing activities in Europe. He will report to Tom Beaver, Fairchild's Executive Vice President, […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LT1933, a current-mode, pulse-width modulated, step-down dc-dc converter with an internal 0.75 A...
Evader Inc. (Bellevue, WA), a developer and manufacturer of advanced technology electric vehicles, announced that the company's new website is now up...
Evader Inc. (Bellevue, WA), a developer and manufacturer of advanced technology electric vehicles, announced that Daniel Schneider has agreed to join the Evader Advisory Board. With the Schneider Group's dedication to quality and their commitment to Evader, the addition of Schneider bodes well for the company. "This is an important addition to Evader," said Director […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) released its new SIwave™ v2, a full-wave electromagnetic field simulator that analyzes signal-integrity and power-integrity effects in high-performance...
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP, West Sacramento, CA) has released a study that concludes that existing parking garages and service stations can safely handle vehicles running on hydrogen fuel cells. The partnership expects the report to help designers and code developers regarding commercialization plans for hydrogen-fueled vehicles and supporting infrastructure. Modeling scenarios concluded that […]
DaimlerChrysler AG (Auburn Hills, MI) announced its move into the fuel cell market in California with its first sale to the state's Air Quality Management District (AQMD) under the agency's Technology Advancement Program. The government agency will use the company's F-Cell fuel cell system in daily use as part of a 100-vehicle alternative fuel fleet […]
Three buses powered by hydrogen fuel cells have arrived in Perth, Australia, ahead of one of the first major trials of the power source in the world. Beginning next month, the three DaimlerChrysler AG (Auburn Hills, MI) hydrogen fuel cell buses will be trialed on normal Perth service routes for two years, and are touted […]
Germany's capital city of Berlin is working with Volvo and fuel cell maker Proton Motor GmbH (Starnberg, Germany) to replace its aging...
Mini-box.com (Fremont, CA), a subsidiary of Ituner Networks Corp., announced its Mini-box PW-120 power supply for small PCs, which with its totally...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended July 31, 2004. Revenue for the first quarter totaled $12.7 million, an increase of 19% compared to $10.7 million reported in the previous fiscal year's first quarter. Net income for the first quarter was $30,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, […]