ZMDI AG announced its entry into the LED market with the first three energy-efficient LED driver ICs of a new family. The...
The partners in a new publicly-funded research project announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program: "END – Models, Solutions, Methods and Tools for Energy-Aware Design." This three-year ENIAC (European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council) project is designed to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s semiconductor and electronics equipment companies in developing new products and technologies that are at […]
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released the A revision of IPC-9592, Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries. First released in 2008, IPC-9592 sets the requirements for power conversion devices (PCDs) in the computer and telecommunications industries, including design for reliability, design qualification testing, manufacturing conformance testing and quality […]
STMicroelectronics (ST) has unveiled what it says is the industry’s first IC to combine important power-optimization and power-conversion functions for solar generators....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that stand-alone data centers and buildings that house large data centers can now earn the Energy Star label. To earn the label, data centers must be in the top 25% of their peers in energy efficiency according to EPA’s energy performance scale. By improving efficiency, centers can save […]
Lennox International Inc. announced its new Lennox SunSource® Home Energy System, which it describes as a revolutionary advancement in residential heating and...
Marvell and 4Home, a provider of connected home services software, today introduced a new energy management solution, based on the SheevaPlug™, powered by Marvell® Sheeva™ CPU technology. According to the companies, the new energy management solution allows consumers to easily and reliably monitor and control their home’s energy usage by simply plugging into an electrical […]
Enpirion announced the introduction of the first two members of a family of PowerSoC dc-dc converters for DDR2/DDR3 VTT applications: the 8A...
The ZigBee® Alliance and the SunSpec Alliance announced an agreement to collaborate on defining standards for renewable energy and microgrid management using the ZigBee Smart Energy™ version 2.0 standard. The ZigBee Alliance is a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, and the SunSpec Alliance was […]
The California Instruments brand MX Series ac-dc power source from AMETEK Programmable Power is now available with a power sink option (SNK) that dramatically reduces the total energy consumed in the production testing of grid-tied inverters designed for distributed resources such as solar energy systems. By utilizing the MX Series to simulate the interconnection with […]
Docea Power SAS, a company in the field of EDA (Electronic Design Automation), specializing in tools for controlling the energy consumption of electronic systems, announced that it secured $1.5M in VC money after the successful launch of its Aceplorer product in 2009. The funds, raised from Rhone-Alpes Creation, Alps Development Sustainable Investment, Siparex, Octalfa, and […]
Diodes Inc. has introduced a multi-topology LED driver IC designed to increase the reliability of high brightness lamps in automotive, industrial and commercial lighting systems. The ZXLD1370 LED driver controller operates in buck, boost and buck-boost modes. It combines patent pending control loops and high-side current sensing to ensure accurate current control of LED strings. […]
Flextronics announced plans to develop a power manufacturing and service facility in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. In addition to providing telecom, computing and consumer OEMS with a range of power services from this location that will include standard chargers, magnetics and cables, Flextronics will develop this site for reverse logistics and repair activities specific to the […]
ABB announced the debut of GridSync™ wireless sensors. GridSync combines sensors and wireless communications, allowing utilities to increase grid visibility and efficiency through VoltVar Optimization (VVO). GridSync provides high accuracy current, voltage and frequency information in real time for Smart Grid applications, including Volt Var Control (VVC), Demand Response, and Load Monitoring. "GridSync will allow […]
Following the overwhelming positive feedback from PwrSOC ‘08, a second International Workshop on Power Supply on Chip will once again bring together the key players from both the industry and academic communities active in the emerging area of system-in-package (SiP) and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for power supply miniaturization. Organized by Tyndall National Institute, PwrSOC ‘10 […]