International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the availability of the IRDCSYN2 reference design for the IR1176 application-specific synchronous rectification IC. IR...
Zetex plc (Commack, NY) introduced a new single-cell booster converter designed for dc/dc applications in which very low input voltage is required....
Coleman Powermate (Aurora, IL) announced that it is creating an array of backup power generation solutions for wireless, broadband and local loop...
AstroPower (Newark, DE) is making two million shares of its stock available in a follow-on public offering. The company states that its shares are being offered at a price of $30 through underwriters led by Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan, CIBC World Markets and FAC/Equities. AstroPower has also granted the underwriters an option to […]
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (Los Alamos, NM) announced that it has obtained a new US patent for a large non-bipolar fuel cell stack configuration covering further applications of its MicroFuel Cell for portable electronics devices including household power generators and power tools. US patent number 6,194,095 was issued to Robert Hockaday and is assigned to and […]
GreenVolt Power (Canada) announced the introduction of the MP-135, a portable fuel cell that utilizes an electrolyte composed of water and table salt to produce up to 10A of current at 13.5Vdc for 50 hours on a single set of replaceable anodes. The unit, which weighs less than five pounds, is self-contained and designed to […]
Broadband TelCom Power (BTCPower, Santa Ana, CA) announced a new series of metal-shielded, low-profile 100W quarter-brick dc/dc converters, called the BTCPower SQ Series. The SQ Series is designed with a six-sided metal shield that the company claims prevents EMI. The shield also acts as a heat-dissipating medium. The devices, which measure 0.34", deliver 20A with […]
Evergreen Solar Inc. (Waltham, MA) has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Product revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2000 were $213,000, an increase of 213 percent from $68,000 for the same period of the prior year. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $2.2 million in […]
MagneTek Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) has unveiled the first model in its new High-Efficiency Half-Brick (HEHB) line of dc/dc power converters. MagneTek reports that the 30A, 3.3V converters conform to the industry-standard half-brick footprint, but deliver a typical efficiency of 91.5 percent under normal load conditions. The converters can be mounted on printed circuit boards, […]
Broadband TelCom Power Inc. (BTCPower, Santa Ana, CA) unveiled a new family of synchronously rectified, high-efficiency dc/dc converters. The company claims that the new BTCPower 15W S15 Series has an efficiency rating of more than 90 percent and does not require airflow or a heatsink. Including 10 different models suitable for Internet infrastructures, telecommunications, mobile […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Canada) announced that its programmable power supplies have been selected by NASA to test and repair electronic equipment on...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) unveiled the SP6650, a new step-down switching dc/dc regulator suitable for three- to four-cell alkaline or lithium-ion applications....
Staco Energy Products Co. (Dayton, OH) debuted a new UPS product line called the Encore Series. The new series provides a line-interactive...
Broadband TelCom Power Inc. (BTCPower, Santa Ana, CA) recently launched the new BTCPower S25 Series of 25W converters. The series is suitable for use in Internet and network hardware requiring miniaturized power supplies and no airflow. The system is also applicable to industrial electronics, mobile communications and distributed power equipment. The BTCPower S25 Series module […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell's Skeljungur Ltd. (Iceland) under which they will distribute DCH fuel cells in Iceland as part of a six-month market opportunity assessment. Skeljungur will then act as the distributor of DCH fuel cells to identified markets. DCH further announced that it has […]