Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new M16C/26 (M3026x) 16-bit microcontroller (MCU), which integrates a voltage-down converter that allows the device to operate at a full rated speed of 20MHz while consuming between 3V to 5V. When operating at 10MHz, power consumption drops to <3V. Targeted at consumer, industrial and automotive […]
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA (Switzerland) introduced the EM655X family of supervisory ICs, which are available with 11 standard threshold voltages from 4.63V to...
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that Yehuda Harats, president and CEO and member of the board of directors, has decided to resign from his positions with the company and its subsidiaries in order to pursue other interests. Harats served as President and CEO of Electric Fuel since its inception in 1990. The board of […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) received approval from the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund at least half of the $2.0 million budget associated with Phase III of Electric Fuel's zinc-air electric transit bus program, with the remainder of the budget shared by the partners in the program. The new Phase III effort will […]
Sorensen (San Diego, CA) announced its participation with Northwestern University's Solar Car Team in the American Solar Challenge. Sorensen's DLM 3kW programmable...
General Electric Co. (GE, Fairfield, CT) announced the opening of its first European research and development center in Germany. The company will invest $52.0 million over the next five years to locate a 150-scientist research facility on the Garching campus of the Technical University of Munich. The facility will be part of GE Global Research, […]
NEC Electronics Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new 32-bit V850E/CA2™ microcontroller for high-end automotive applications. With up to four full controller area network (CAN) interfaces and a comprehensive set of peripherals, the new highly scalable microcontroller is suitable for automotive applications such as high-end body electronics, gateways and future reconfigurable dashboards. The new controller […]
The IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies Division of TT electronics plc (Boone, NC) introduced a series of compact carbon composition resistors capable...
Holtek Semiconductor Inc. (Taiwan) introduced its new HT47C10L eight-bit microcontroller, which operates from 1.2V to 2.2V and is designed for use over the -40 to +85 degrees C temperature range. The new microcontrollers are suitable for battery-powered applications, or for use as heat and humidity controllers and tire pressure gauges. The 44-pin QFP device features […]
Enova Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA) announced that it has agreed in principle with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI, Busan, Korea) to establish a joint venture for an advanced technology center for research and development to be domiciled at Enova's Torrance headquarters. The advanced technology center's mission will be to advance current technologies and create […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) reported sales of $275.6 million and earnings of $6.3 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share, for the quarter ended September 26, 2002. Sales increased 2.8 percent from $268.1 million reported a year ago. Modine's income from operations increased 18.2 percent to $10.5 million from $8.9 million. Reported net earnings […]
The board of directors of Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) declared a quarterly dividend of $12.5 per share on outstanding common stock, payable December 5, 2002, to all shareholders of record November 22, 2002.
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Ernest T. Thomas, resigned to pursue another employment opportunity. R. Steven Bullmore, Modine's corporate controller, will serve as the interim CFO until the position is permanently filled.
Chomerics (Woburn, MA), a division of Parker Hannifin Corp., introduced its THERM-A-GAP T630 and T630G form-in-place, fully cured, thermally conductive, gap filler materials that provide a highly conformable thermal path between hot components and heat spreaders. The thermal gap fillers are designed to replace gap-filling elastomeric pads that may over-stress component solder joints and leads, […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) reported results for the third quarter of 2002. Third-quarter sales were $360.6 million, up 11 percent from third-quarter 2001, and up slightly from the second quarter of 2002. Fairchild reported net income in the quarter of $4.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a loss of […]