C&D Technologies Inc. (Blue Bell, PA) announced a 17 percent increase in net income for the second quarter ended July 31, 1999, to $7,045,000, or $0.54 per diluted share, from $6,000,000, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Net sales for the period rose 40 percent to $111,819,000, compared to […]
Vicor Corp.'s Westcor Division (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced its new PFC MegaPAC that uses the double-wide, heat-sinked FinPAC to provide up to 600W...
Digital Power Corp. (Fremont, CA) reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, of $4,332,948, a 5.3 percent decrease from $4,575,030 for the same period last year. Net income was $60,501, or $0.02 per share, compared with $4,417 for the same period a year ago. For the six months ended June 30, 1999, […]
Avansys (San Jose, CA) introduced a new series of 10W, single-output dc/dc converters. The 1" x 1" converters boast an extra small footprint and feature an output control function. The first converters available have 5V inputs and provide a non-isolated 3.3V output. Additional input and output combinations under development include 12V, 24V and 48V inputs, […]
Powercube (Chatsworth, CA) announced that its MT Series of high-density dc/dc converters can now accommodate 12V inputs for use in the battery...
NASA's solar-powered flying wing, the Helios, returned to earth after ascending 96,500ft. NASA had hoped the $15.0 million aircraft would reach an...
American Electric Power (AEP, Columbus, OH) and Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution (Wendell, NC) have been awarded a contract by EPRI (Palo Alto, CA) to develop, implement and evaluate the country's first premium power park demonstration project. The purpose of the project will be to test whether new technologies are able to improve power quality […]
Siemens Solar (Camarillo, CA) introduced its new earthsafe line of pre-engineered solar kits designed to enable homeowners to harness solar energy in...
Phihong USA (Fremont, CA) has introduced a new generation of 150W open-frame switching power supplies that incorporate active input power factor correction...
Spire Corp. (Bedford, MA) reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, of $2,682,000, compared to $3,445,000 for the same period a year ago. Net loss for the second quarter was $558,000, or $0.17 per share, compared to a net loss of $1,775,000, or $0.55 per share, a year ago.For the six months […]
Powercube (Chatsworth, CA) announced it is now offering a 3.3V output capability for its TD family of dc/dc converters. The TD Series...
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York, NY) reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, noting that non-cash items primarily resulting from accounting treatment relating to its June 2000 acquisition of the shares of Medis El Ltd., which it did not already own, had a material effect on this quarter's financial statements. As expected, […]
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) has introduced the new MH Series of front-end switching power supplies that produce 600W at three dc...
IFR Systems Inc. (Wichita Falls, KS) announced the availability of PAN-A 60 Series from Kikusui Electric Corp. (Japan), the latest in a...
Valence Technology Inc. (Henderson, NV) announced that the Industrial Development Board (IDB) of Northern Ireland has authorized funding of up to 1,800,000 Pounds Sterling (US$3 million) for the expansion of Valence's lithium-polymer battery manufacturing facility in Mallusk, Northern Ireland. The existing plant, which currently encompasses 80,000 square feet, will be expanded to accommodate the addition […]