APC by Schneider Electric and CA, Inc. announced a partnership that will provide enterprise customers a fully integrated solution set for assessing and fully optimizing their data center energy consumption. APC will offer assessment services, integration services and physical layer management software. CA will provide enterprise-level monitoring and management software and related services solutions. According […]
IBM announced an "intelligent dashboard" that will allow clients to view, maintain and adjust the energy consumption, performance, and hardware utilization of their multi-system, virtualized environment – all in a single view. The new IBM Systems Director 6.1 software, part of IBM’s New Enterprise Data Center strategy to streamline complex infrastructures, is a suite of […]
Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. has unveiled its first device in a new line of temperature sensors. The new CAT6095 is a 12-bit digital output temperature sensor available in a thin, 0.55mm height UDFN package for DDR3 memory module applications in high-speed PCs and laptops, environmental control systems and industrial process control equipment. The CAT6095 can also […]
Primarion, an Infineon Technologies subsidiary, introduced its PX3684 – a digital, multi-phase power controller for today’s advanced computing and communications markets. Phasing control for the PX3684 is based on the number of dual in-line memory modules (DIMMS) populated, which is said to optimize system efficiency when the number of DIMMS is below the maximum allowed […]
The Fifth Annual Digital Power Forum (DPF) was significant in that it represented an acceptance of digital power management and control in both systems and power supply design. The industry is no longer questioning the use of digital control implementation, relative to analog. Issues now center around when the technology will become mainstream, as well […]
Fairchild Semiconductor announced its first point-of-load digital power control and management products for communication and computing applications. These products combine digital loop...
Digital Power Corp. announced that it will be showcasing its latest high-density power conversion product, the new HD 365 series, at Electronica 2008 in Munich. The ultra compact HD365, measuring just 1U x 3" x 5", delivers 365W of output power and is up to 90% efficient. This off-line switcher has ITE and medical safety […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has unveiled its latest solutions and product demonstrations for ac to dc-dc point-of-load applications at the 2008 Digital Power Forum. TI experts will also present a variety of technical papers on digital power at the conference. The UCD9240 pulse-width modulation controller, now in volume production, digitally manages up to four independent […]
Lambda has introduced a new range of digitally controlled modules to its innovative NV-Power family of configurable ac-dc power supplies enabling increased...
CHiL Semiconductor Corp. announced two new digital multi-phase buck controllers for VR11.1-compliant server and gaming/enthusiast desktop applications. According to the company, as the first digital controllers to offer up to 8-phase control, the CHL8316 and CHL8318 controllers are said to use a number of innovative patent-pending digital control techniques to meet over 90% power efficiency […]
Powervation unveiled what it describes as its unique Auto-control™ power-conversion technology – a move that is said to mark a fundamental shift in the analog/digital power-management playing field. The new chip is targeted for electronic systems used in communications, computing and consumer devices. Early test results reveal system efficiency gains of up to 30%, along […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) announced the successful development of what it describes as a revolutionary gallium nitride (GaN)-based power device technology platform...
Google Inc. announced that it has filed a patent for a "water-based data center" that uses the motion of waves to power on-board computers and the ocean’s water to cool them. The patent was submitted in February 2007, but was spotted in the U.S. Patent & Trademark office’s electronic filings and publicized online in the […]
Eltek Valere announced the V- Series HE, a series of rectifiers that is said to offer more than 95% efficient power conversion. The V-Series HE debuts as Eltek Valere’s second product line to adopt high-efficiency technology. The V-Series HE is a standalone, 48V ac-dc power rectifier and battery charger that provides up to 1,000W of […]
Capstone Turbine Corp. a manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced that it has received two orders totaling over $1.3 Million for its UPSource product, an Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) for data center applications. The systems will be delivered to customers in Arlington, Virginia and Houston, Texas. "Capstone’s UPSource Secure Power product is designed, configured and […]