Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced a total of 11 new MOSFETs, enhancing its portfolio of industry-leading, performance-to-footprint ratio BGA (ball-grid...
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York, NY) reported that its recent rights offering was oversubscribed. Stockholders purchased 3,500,000 shares of common stock at a fixed subscription price of $2.00 per share. The company advises that the bet proceeds from the offering will be used for working capital, including for the continued development of Medis' DLE/M fuel […]
Metallic Power Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) announced that it has signed a memo of understanding with Nextel Communications Inc. to conduct extensive testing and evaluation of Metallic Power's fuel cells as a backup power source for Nextel cellular basestations. Initial applications for this technology will include providing backup power to cell sites and telecommunications equipment terminals […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced the shipment of a 5kW natural gas fuel cell to a new confidential customer. The fuel cell will be integrated with a fuel processor designed and delivered by UOP LLC (Des Plaines, IL). "Our relationship with UOP continues to be highly beneficial to both companies and to our customers, […]
Rayovac Corp. (Madison, WI) announced that it has developed a new rechargeable battery that will take only 15 minutes to recharge. The technology will cut recharging time from one hour for its most powerful rechargeable batteries, designed for high-drain devices like digital cameras. Rayovac calls the new technology I-C3 for "In-Cell Charge Control" because the […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced seven new power MOSFETs in the high-performance PowerPAK SO-8 family. Designed for dc/dc converter applications, the...
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it will unveil its newly developed fuel cells at a chemical engineering conference on...
Mechanical Technology Inc. (MTI, Albany, NY) unveiled its new micro fuel cell prototype almost two months earlier than expected. MTI President William Acker said the company had worked aggressively on the device, which was originally scheduled to be unveiled in May. "Reduced size and increased performance are both very important in order to advance to […]
Energy Visions Inc. (EVI, Ottawa, ON) reported that it has completed a non-brokered private placement of 238,137 units at a price of CDN$0.55 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately CDN$131,000. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the MCP7382X family of three stand-alone lithium-ion battery chargers for single-cell battery applications, including portable and self-charging battery pack applications, cell phones, pagers, PDAs, and digital cameras. The ICs are able to maximize battery operating life and reduce PCB footprint, while minimizing overall system cost, according to the company. […]
Metallic Power Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Wolking as vice president of marketing and Steven Schaefer as vice president of business development. Wolking brings more than 20 years of experience in marketing and marketing management, including product management, marketing communications, market research and strategic marketing. With more than 25 years in international […]
Sanyo Electric Co. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it expects operating profit for this year to fall 53 percent from a year ago due to weak sales of semiconductors and batteries. Operating profit for the business year ending on March 31, 2002, is expected to come in at about 50 billion yen (US$387.0 million) compared with […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva) introduced the STw4101 power management chip that integrates all of the functions required for managing battery power and charger...
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) introduced its new 1A ADP3088 and 1.5A ADP3089 1MHz non-synchronous buck switching regulators. Packaged in a 3mm...
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) announced its new ADP3031, a 2MHz, step-up (boost), dc/dc switching regulator capable of up to a 12V...