Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced that it has received a $50.0 million investment from an entity controlled by Bruce Cheng, founder and chairman of Delta Electronics (Taiwan). The $50.0 million investment is being made in Artesyn through a five-year subordinated convertible note. In connection with this investment, Artesyn announced that it has also […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced fourth-quarter accomplishments and milestones achieved throughout 2001. During 2001, Plug Power delivered 132 systems, including 131 5kW systems that operate on natural gas and one 50kW prototype system that operates on hydrogen. "I am optimistic about the progress we have made over the past year," said Roger Saillant, Plug […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) provided an outline of its business strategy for 2002. "Entering the first full year with our new management team in place, we are confident that 2002 will be a year of significant achievement," said John Donohue, DCH president and CEO. The top 2002 priorities for the company are to solidify […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced two new 150mA, low-noise, low dropout (LDO) regulators designed for use in battery-powered equipment such as cell phones, wireless handsets and modems, PDAs, notebooks, pagers, and digital cameras. The Si91841 and Si91843 feature a low ground current of only 110µA at 150mA, ideal for low-voltage, battery-operated power systems, and […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the availability of the SP6123, the newest member of its low-voltage, high-power, dc/dc PWM controller family. The...
Generation Electronics Inc. (Lowell, MA) announced its full line of lithium-coin-type primary cells for use in medical devices, computer memory backup and...
Wuhan Lixing Power Sources Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the company's new button-cell lithium batteries, which feature a construction that ensures very low...
Nanjing Rongguangda Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new CBB13 Series of metal foil polypropylene film capacitors, which are manufactured with an...
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced the introduction of a new series of vertical surface-mount toroidal inductors that optimize board real estate in...
Calex Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Concord, CA) announced the WD Series of 1in x 2in, 10W, dual-output dc/dc converters. The WD Series features...
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON) announced that it is in negotiation with two potential joint venture partners, which are pursuing two separate applications of the company's fully developed and field-tested alkaline fuel cell systems. Jiri Nor, president of Astris, reported that one is a US concern planning to use Astris energy systems to power golf […]
Sanyo Electric Co. (Japan) announced that it has agreed with Samsung Group (South Korea) to jointly develop fuel cells for small-scale home and commercial power generation. Sanyo stated that collaboration between the two groups' research and development areas would expand to other technological areas as well. At present, the collaboration would be limited to research […]
Molex Far East South Management Ltd. (Singapore) announced the company's new high-speed, high-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connector and cages, which are...
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001, were $34,437,000, compared to net sales from continuing operations of $33,968,000 in the third quarter of 2001, and $35,638,000 for the same period in 2000. The company anticipates that income from continuing operations in […]
NMB-Minebea GmbH (Germany) announced that it has expanded its 19in power supplies, which are optimized for a wide range of applications, especially...