Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) Chairman and CEO Howard Earhart recently participated in a roundtable of business leaders and entrepreneurs hosted by President George W. Bush in Los Angeles. The roundtable focused on energy conservation and the various ways that technology could contribute to the efficient use of energy. Earhart gave an interactive demonstration […]
Chairman Victor Weiss of Cymbet Corp. (Elk River, MN) recently announced receipt of a $4.5 million private placement of equity securities from Merchant Venture Investments (Netherlands) and Millennium Materials Fund Two (Israel). Cymbet was cofounded by Mark Jenson and Genesis Business Centers as a development-stage company to develop a low-cost manufacturing process for advanced solid-state […]
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) announced that it is limiting its 2001 capital investments to $1.5 billion and is transferring its Ottawa front-end wafer-fabrication production to its other manufacturing facilities around the world. Capital expenditures, which were earlier forecast to be approximately $1.9 billion, have been reduced. In addition to these measures, ST announced that it is taking […]
ENCORP Inc. (Windsor, CO) has signed an agreement with New Millennium Power Inc. (Roswell, NM) to jointly develop, market and implement on-site power-generation projects. Under the agreement, ENCORP and New Millennium Power will jointly pursue on-site power-generation projects that incorporate the companies' complementary products. "This is an excellent agreement that can have a significant impact […]
Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA) reports that it has agreed to the private sale of a series of zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes, due 2021, known as LYONs. The company anticipates gross proceeds of approximately $303.2 million, and intends to use those proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the retirement of existing debt. The initial purchaser of […]
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) recently debuted the TPC4100 Series of three-phase, high-current power distribution systems. The TPC4100 Series is designed...
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Canada) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the carbon products business unit of Textron Systems (Wilmington, MA). The deal was closed for $12.8 million on May 25, 2001. The acquired business, now known as Ballard Material Products Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems. Ballard's new […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Canada) has completed development of what it calls a "universal" dc/dc converter. The company already has orders for the new bi-directional dc/dc power converter from several fuel cell companies, as well as some solar panel manufacturers. Delivery of the first units is planned for early June 2001. "We are very excited […]
GreenVOLT Power (GVLT, Canada) announced its new Refcell, a reverse fuel cell that can be energized by wind or photovoltaic power sources to split water into its component gasses. GVLT reports that its Refcell can be used to supply the hydrogen needed to fuel other fuel cells. GVLT's Refcell is claimed to require 20 percent […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA), announced the debut of a series of new TrenchFETs, claimed to be the smallest MOSFETs on the market. The new devices will serve as a replacement for the digital bipolar transistors used for simple or light-load switching in portable communications systems, computer motherboards, […]
Lambda (San Diego, CA) has expanded the offerings of its modular power supplies with the new 1,500W UltraFlex unit. The new unit is capable of up to 20 configurable outputs and has a full array of input and output signals. It is suitable for semiconductor fabrication systems, automated test equipment and factory automation equipment. In […]
Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) has launched a new series of dc/dc converters. Housed in an open-frame package with a half-brick footprint, the new EXB250 Series features a 33 to 75V input. The converters are initially available with 3.3, 2.5 or 1.8V outputs. The 2.5V and 1.8V models can deliver up to 60A. The EXB250 […]
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (China) announced that it returned to the black with a net profit of $4,096 for the three months ended March, 2001. In comparison, the company lost about $28,000 in the year-earlier quarter. The company makes power control ICs and ballast control ICs for use in telecommunications, automotive and power supply […]
Lambda (San Diego, CA) announced the new Vega Series. Designed as a standard configurable product, these switch-mode power supplies use a single...
Nuvera Fuel Cell Inc. (Cambridge, MA) and RWE Plus AG (Germany) announced that they will form a joint venture to develop and distribute fuel-cell systems in Europe. The partners plan to develop, manufacture and sell combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell systems with an electrical output of up to 50kW for use in residential […]