STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) reported results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2001. Net revenues for the second quarter were $1,587.2 million, in line with the company's guidance range of $1.55 billion to $1.6 billion. In last year's second quarter, the company reported net revenues of $1,877.3 million. These revenues were a decline […]
Shenzhen Capacitors Ind. Co. Ltd. (China) debuted its new CA45 chip tantalum capacitors, which meet EIA535BAAC and QC300801 standards. The capacitors are suitable for use in military equipment, computers and mobile phones. The company reports that the devices feature a wide capacitance range as well as high reliability and performance. The CA45 capacitors feature capacitance […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced the MIC861, a 650kHz, rail-to-rail output, operational amplifier that operates from 5V down to 2.7V supply...
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Torrance, CA) announced that the first hydrogen production and fueling station in the Los Angeles area has started operation at the company's research and development center in Torrance, CA. The station operates by using solar cells to produce electricity, which in turn is used to extract hydrogen from the water. […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York, NY) announced that it has successfully demonstrated that its direct liquid methanol (DLM) fuel cells can utilize a range of alcohols or mixtures of alcohols as fuel without reducing the performance or longevity of the fuel cell. This was accomplished at the Fuel Cell 2001 Asian Conference (Japan). At the […]
Research in Motion (RIM, Canada) announced that it has received a favorable decision from the US District Court for the northern district of California relating to the federal lawsuit filed against it in 1999 by the wireless access group of Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Charlotte, NC). In August of 1999, the wireless access group of Glenayre […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) reports that it has received permission from the Chinese government to launch a joint venture with Shenyang Dongbei Storage Battery Co. Ltd. (China). Exide will own 65 percent of the venture, a total investment that will reach $25.0 million over five years. The new venture, to be called Exide Shenyang Industrial […]
Neutrogena Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) announced that its new 200kW solar-powered facility, the largest corporated-owned system in LA, will be dedicated on July 12, 2001, at 10 in the morning. Attending the dedication will be Governor Gray Davis' senior policy advisor for energy reliability, Dr. Woodrow Clark; as well as Ruth Galanter, the city council […]
ST Assembly Test Services (STATS, Singapore) has opened an office in France. Steven Bell has been appointed the manager and head of the new office, which is the second for STATS in Europe. Located south of Paris, the French office will provide a focal point to service the southern European market. STATS Vice President of […]
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) announced the new LTC3714, a synchronous step-down switching regulator controller for CPU power. Designed as a CPU core dc/dc controller for the Intel mobil Pentium III Tualatin microprocessor, the device is compliant with Intel Mobile Voltage Positioning specifications. The LTC3714 has an output voltage between 0.6V and 1.75V that is selected […]
Betacera Inc. (Taiwan) announced its new NSM2XXXJXXXJ Series of surface-mount NTC thermistors in 0402 case sizes. The thermistors are suitable for use in battery packs, office automation machines, LCDs, mobile phones, and electronic test and measurement equipment. At 25 degrees C, the NSM2XXXJXXXJ Series exhibits negative TCR ranging from minus three percent per degree Celsius […]
CALEX Mfg. Co. Inc. (Concord, CA) announced the new SMT Series of 1W and 3W single- and dual-output dc/dc converter families. All...
United Solar Systems Corp. (Troy, MI) a joint venture between Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Troy, MI) and N.V. Bekaert S.A. (Belgium), announced that Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC, its joint venture with Bekaert, has received an order for 100kW of the Uni-Solar building-integrated photovoltaic roofing products from Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD, Sacrament, CA). The […]
Tianjin Lantian-Sanyo Power Sources Co. Ltd. (China), a Sino-Japanese joint venture, announced that its automated nickel-metal-hydride battery-production line has started production. The company expects to achieve revenues of nearly $29.0 million by the end of this year.
Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc. (San Marcos, CA) announced the opening of two new regional sales offices that will offer comprehensive, local service and support to customers in key regions in the US electronics market. Taiyo Yuden's South Central Regional Office is located in Irving, TX and its new Eastern Regional Office is located in Raleigh, […]