Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT). Microchip will pay approximately $54.0 million in cash, and will assume a balance sheet with approximately $4.0 million in cash and other net assets, and assume certain employee stock options. The transaction has been approved by […]
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced results for its fiscal year 2003 first quarter that ended April 28, 2002. Sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 were $49.2 million, an increase of six percent, compared to sales of $46.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002. Gross margin was 57 percent in […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has been awarded contracts with a total value of $1.5 million to develop power electronics and advanced materials technologies for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs). The first effort is to demonstrate the cost and reliability benefits of silicon-carbide-based inverters for HEVs. The second effort is for a continuously variable […]
Pantec Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new BL7215 rechargeable lithium battery packs, which are designed for use in scooters. The lightweight battery packs feature a weight of only 0.72kg, with dimensions of 750mm x 720mm x 650mm. The battery packs have a nominal capacity of 7.2Ah and a nominal voltage of 15V. The batteries […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced the opening of its advanced alternative energy laboratory in Dearborn, MI. The facility has six separate test cells with room for future expansion to eight cells. The new laboratory allows the rapid development and testing of the complete series of Ecostar power converters that Ballard plans to introduce. […]
At its 42nd annual meeting of stockholders, Volkswagen AG (Germany) presented the world's first 1-litre car, the Vortex, which can travel at...
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (Greenfield, MA) announced results for this year's Tour de Sol, the Great American Green Transportation Festival, after...
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) announced that it and a selling stockholder will offer 20 million shares of Fairchild's Class A common stock in a public offering under a shelf registration statement. Fairchild will offer 13 million newly issued shares and the selling stockholder will offer seven million currently outstanding shares. The underwriters […]
NEC Corp. (Japan) and Fuji Heavy Ind. Ltd. (FHI, Japan) have agreed to form a company that will develop a manganese lithium-ion-type rechargeable battery for automobiles. The newly formed company will be named NEC Lamilion Energy Ltd. The company will develop the manganese lithium-ion battery and will also manufacture volume production samples to supply to […]
Nexcon Technology Inc. (South Korea) has opened a battery production base in Shanghai, China, called Shanghai Nexcon Electronic Co. Ltd. (China). The new company is engaged in the research and production of lithium-ion batteries, test instruments and electronic components for use in mobile phones, PDAs, laptops and automobile batteries. According to Li Chenglong, general manager, […]
The Electric Drives and Power Conversion Division of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced the first of its new Ecostar power converters (EPC). The EPC is rated at 110kVA and is designed to operate with, and convert power from, a microturbine power source. The new EPC features full electrical grid compatibility, use of the […]
Schaffner EMC Inc. (Edison, NJ) introduced a new electrostatic discharge (ESD) simulator system with an elevated discharge voltage of 30kV. The NSG...
Elantec Semiconductor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the new EL7457CL quad-MOSFET driver in the low-profile LPP package. The high-output power, high-voltage operation and level shifting features make the EL7457CL suitable for pin driving in test equipment, as well as for clock driving in many general-purpose applications. The EL7457CL features a low voltage, a 3V to 5V […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the industry's first Q101-qualified, dual-HEXFET MOSFETs in the SO-8 package rated for repetitive avalanche...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) has successfully qualified its line of new medium-voltage (60V to 150V) UltraFET Trench MOSFET technology for...