Darnell Group Inc. has announced that PMBus™ is sponsoring the first-annual Darnell’s Power China (DPC ’12), to be hosted in Shanghai, May...
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe dc power distribution standards for commercial buildings – announced that it formed the Task Level/Furnishings workgroup to create a standard bringing dc power directly to the desktop. Due to the success of the Alliance’s first standard for the Occupied Space, which […]
Eltek announced MultiSite Monitor, an IP-based monitoring service for its dc power systems that enables carriers to monitor remote power systems around the world for both green power performance and for system health. The MultiSite Monitor software can watch up to 3,000 sites worldwide that use a wide range of Eltek dc power system controllers […]
Intersil Corp. announced the newest version of its popular web-based design tool for power management products. Designed for easy use, the iSim™v4.0 for switching regulators follows its predecessor iSim V3 for Integrated FETs, and adds new advanced capabilities for selecting, simulating and optimizing single-phase PWM controllers with external FETs, allowing users to complete designs in […]
Infineon Technologies enhanced its online design solution Infineon Light Desk, adding additional features and the support for a new series of ac-dc off-line LED drivers. The Infineon Light Desk is an interactive, cloud-based design and verification environment that enables selection and configuration of LED driver ICs in a broad range of applications. Using the Infineon […]
Darnell Group has issued a Call for Papers for the first-annual Darnell’s Power China conference, to be hosted in Shanghai in May,...
Envia Systems announced test results that verify the company’s next-generation rechargeable battery has achieved what the company says is the highest recorded energy density of 400 Watt-hours/kilogram (Wh/kg) for a rechargeable lithium-ion cell. When commercialized, this 400 Wh/kg battery is expected to slash the price of a 300-mile range electric vehicle by cutting the cost […]
Enabling flyback power supply designers to replace inefficient Schottky rectifiers with a MOSFET driven as an ideal diode, the ZXGD3105N8 synchronous MOSFET...
Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new family of liquid salt electrolytes, known as MetILs, that could lead to...
Nitride Solutions Inc., a developer of next-generation nitride substrates for LEDs, lasers and power electronics, announced that it has closed its Series A financing. The round was oversubscribed and closed at $2.5M. Nebraska Angels and Aurora UV again joined lead investor Midwest Venture Alliance in completing the round. Nitride will use the funding to perfect […]
An Announcement and Call for Papers has been issued for the ninth-annual Darnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’12). DPF ’12, to be hosted...
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe, direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – announced Philips is upgrading its membership from Participating Member to Governing Member, and is now a member of the Board of Directors. This is the first expansion of the Board since the […]
POWERVAR has introduced new mobile power technology. The Mobile Power Manager (MPM) is a UL 60601 listed power supply which can handle multiple battery chemistries and is outfitted with proprietary management software which allows facilities to monitor mobile cart usage. "The Mobile Power Manager is a design extension of our medical grade UPM Series." states […]
Renesas Electronics Corp. announced the availability of its lineup of five low-loss P-channel power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor (MOSFET) products, including the µPA2812T1L, optimized for use in charge control switches for lithium-ion (Li-ion) secondary batteries of notebook PCs and power management switches for power supply switching with ac adapters. Demand has increased in recent years for notebook […]
Semiconductor Research Corp.(SRC), a leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, is adding three members to the global Energy Research Initiative (ERI) that focuses on new technologies for renewable energy and its efficient and reliable distribution on the power grid. The addition of Hydro One Networks, NEC and ON Semiconductor brings the recently created […]