austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS1538 – an I²C interfaced ADC with power consumption in the µA range, expanding austriamicrosystems high-performance ADC portfolio....
Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced the industry’s first dual-function, single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller with an integrated dc-dc controller for power sourcing...
Microchip Technology Inc. announced the MCP4141/2, MCP4241/2, MCP4161/2 and MCP4261/2(MCP41XX/42XX) non-volatile digital potentiometers. The 7- and 8-bit devices have a SPI interface...
ROAL Electronics, in line with its expansion and growth plans for the global market, named Mike Petagna to the position of Director, Business Development for North America. Petagna has served the electronics industry in the critical disciplines of engineering, marketing and sales management prior to joining ROAL Electronics. He will work in close collaboration with […]
Magnetek, Inc. announced that it has started shipping the first production units of its new multi-megawatt E-Force™ wind power inverter to a leading U.S. wind turbine builder under a 60-unit order scheduled for delivery through March 2008. Initial units are expected to be installed on domestic wind farms. Magnetek’s modular E-Force wind power inverters are […]
Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd. (CamSemi) is launching its first products – a family of what is described as "breakthough performance" controller ICs –...
Zilker Labs, Inc. announced that it has closed its fourth round of venture funding, securing $10 million from existing investors Sevin Rosen Funds, North Bridge Venture Partners and H.I.G. Ventures. The company will use the new financing to expand its sales staff to support increasing world-wide customer use of its innovative Digital-DC™ power conversion IC […]
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced two new families of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) interface controllers. All devices in the families are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3af specification for powered devices (PD), which provide all the control functions needed to enable a PD to request and draw power from an Ethernet network via a power source. By using these […]
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX5952, a quad Power-Sourcing-Equipment (PSE) controller for high-power (PoE+) and IEEE 802.3af-compliant Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) applications. The MAX5952...
The Bel Power division of Bel Fuse Inc. released the GHBW53V08 Series of isolated dc-dc converters engineered to power IEEE Standard 802.3af-compliant Power over LAN and VoIP applications. The series joins the company’s broad offering of isolated and non-isolated power dc-dc converters for high-speed networking, telecommunications, and computing applications. Boasting the capability to deliver up […]
The Green Grid announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the formation of two European-based working...
Power Efficiency Corp. (PEC) recently opened a new technology center in Las Vegas, Nevada to support expanded operations. The new facility will support product development, R & D and provide quality and technical support for the integration of the company’s eSave Technology™ into additional products. The new facility is also expected to provide the critical […]
Linnea Brush, Senior Analyst with the Darnell Group, revealed the leaders in the scramble for the top spot in digital power at...
Emerson Network Power announced the availability of three new models of the Liebert DS™ precision cooling system. Previously available in only downflow configurations, the new Liebert DS models provide support for applications that require cooling delivered from the top of the unit (upflow) with capacities of 28, 35 and 42kW. According to the company, with […]
Power-One, Inc. announced from the Digital Power Forum that it has agreed to a license transfer from C&D Technologies, Inc. to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.. The transfer of the license had been requested by Murata, as part of Murata’s purchase of C&D’s Power Electronics Division (PED). The sale was completed on August 31, 2007. Under […]