Trimol Group Inc. (New York, NY) announced that it has completed a cooperation agreement with SAGEM SA (France) to jointly develop an aluminum-air fuel cell application for SAGEM portable electronics, focusing on commercial as well as military applications. The companies anticipate commercializing aluminum-air fuel cell technology for use in portable consumer electronics to provide significantly […]
Absopulse Electronics (Canada) announced the new DCW100 Series of dc/dc converters. Rated at 100W, the new devices have an input range of 20 to 60Vdc. Suitable for 12, 36, 48 and 54Vdc applications, Absopulse claims that the DCW100 Series converters feature thermal characteristics, high efficiency and reliability. The DCW100 is filtered to meet EN55022 Class […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Net cash spending for the first quarter decreased to $16.9 million from $18.7 million during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000. Contract revenues for the first quarter were $1.0 million, as compared to $2.9 million for the first […]
General Semiconductor (Melville, NY) confirmed that it has received a letter from Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), expressing interest in acquiring General Semiconductor. The company reports that it will review the proposal and respond in due course, and has sent the following letter to Vishay: Dear Dr. Zandman We received your letter of April 2, […]
The board of directors of General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) announced a unanimous decision to reject the unsolicited proposal made by Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) on April 2, 2001 to acquire General Semiconductor through an exchange of 0.5 new Vishay shares for each outstanding share of General Semiconductor. General Semiconductor believes that the proposed […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the FAN7527, a power factor correction (PFC) controller IC for use with power MOSFETs in...
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the first quarter of 2001 were $357.0 million, a decrease of 13 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2000, and a decrease of 24 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000. Excluding amortization of intangibles, restructuring charges and the cumulative effect of an […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) has reaffirmed its rejection of Vishay Intertechnology Inc.'s (Malvern, PA) acquisition proposal. General Semiconductor Chairman, President and CEO Ronald Ostertag sent the following letter to Vishay, in response to Vishay's letter from April 24, 2001: April 25 2001 Dr. Felix Zandman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vishay Intertechnology Corporate Headquarters […]
SynQor (Hudson, MA) has debuted a dual-output voltage, industry-standard quarter-brick sized isolated dc/dc converter. The DualQor Series is designed to deliver up to 60W of total output power at 5V and 3.3V, without an attached heatsink. The converter module employs synchronous rectification and a patented topology to achieve, the company claims, efficiencies up to 90 […]
Broadband TelCom Power Inc. (BTC Power, Santa Ana, CA) has acquired Power Technics BV (Netherlands), a European-based power supply design and manufacturing group. According to BTC Power, the acquisition is part of an overall corporate strategy to establish a high-quality, ready-made manufacturing operation in Europe. Power Technics BV will be renamed Broadband TelCom Power Europe. […]
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced key management changes, effective immediately. Balu Balakrishnan, former vice president of engineering and strategic marketing, has been named president and chief operating officer. In this position, Balakrishnan will be responsible for sales, marketing, operations, engineering and quality assurance. He will report directly to Howard Earhart, CEO and chairman […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced that Dr. Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of the company, has expressed disappointment with General Semiconductor's (Melville, NY) rejection of Vishay's proposal for a business combination of the two companies. Under the Vishay proposal, first disclosed on April 2, 2001, Vishay would acquire General Semiconductor through a tax-free stock-for-stock […]
Dr. Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced in a letter to Ronald A. Ostertag, chairman and CEO of General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) that Vishay has proposed to acquire General Semiconductor through a stock swap of one newly-issued Vishay share for two outstanding General Semiconductor shares. The letter highlighted […]
The Seventh China International Power Supply Exhibition (China), will be held from September 25 through 28 at the Beijing International Convention Center. Concurrent with the exhibition, the China Power Supply Society will hold its fourteenth conference. More than 500 senior specialists and entrepreneurs from all over the world are expected to converge to discuss and […]
iPower Technologies LLC (Anderson, IN) and DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) have signed a development and supply agreement to produce and market a new family of distributed generation systems. Terms of the agreement call for iPower Technologies to design and manufacture the new stand-alone 75kW and 150kW electrical power-generating units and for DTE Energy […]