CamSemi announced the completion of what is described as one of the largest VC funding rounds for a European fabless semiconductor company this year by raising US$26 million (&Euro;13 million). The C round funding, led by 3i and existing shareholders Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and TTP Ventures, sees the Carbon Trust join as a new […]
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX8830 LED light-management IC in a tiny, 2.5mm x 2.5mm UCSP™. This device is said to reduce...
GE Consumer & Industrial has joined The Green Grid, a global consortium of more than 80 hightech equipment companies, including AMD, APC,...
Honeywell Power Products has added a new line of video power supplies, which the company claims offers installation professionals several areas of...
Infineon Technologies announced that a product innovation is ready for design-in: an 8-bit microcontroller for electric bicycles (e-bikes). The company states that the market for the electric bicycles accounts for more than 18.5 million bikes for 2007 and shows an annual growth rate of 25%. E-bikes are equipped with a battery pack that frees the […]
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that they claim could easily be mistaken for a simple...
The Green Grid announced its technology roadmap and key deliverables for 2007. For the next several months, The Green Grid will focus...
Corsair® unveiled what is described as the environmentally friendly VX Series of power supplies. Designed and engineered for mainstream computer users, both...
Ceravision Ltd. is introducing its new Continuum™ 2.4 lighting technology, which is now available for evaluation by lamp and electronics manufacturers. The...
The ENERGY STAR Program announced that, beginning on July 20, 2007, it’s new specifications for computers have went into effect. The new...
The Ethernet Alliance announced the recent decisions by the IEEE 802.3 working group to forward project authorization requests (PARs) for the next generation of Ethernet technologies. The Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) was formed in July 2006, and its proposal envisions a single project encompassing a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) rate for server and storage […]
Royal Philips Electronics announced its global "asimpleswitch.com" consumer campaign intended to show that solutions for reducing energy consumption can be simple and actionable without compromising on quality of life. By partnering with The Alliance for Climate Protection and the global Live Earth concerts on July 7th 2007, Philips aims to inspire more than two billion […]
Protonex Technology Corp. announced that it has received an $800,000 extension to a previously awarded contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to optimize performance of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system – ProCore™ UAV. The advanced version of the system is expected to enable longer flight times and increased payload capability of […]
Members of the IPC’s Power Conversion Subcommittee, leading power supply associations and power supply manufacturers from around the world converged on Schaumburg,...
Emerson Network Power announced an agreement with Dell Inc. that is intended to help customers expand data center capacities while driving down energy costs. The Dell-Liebert Energy Smart Solutions combine Dell’s PowerEdge Energy Smart servers with Liebert XD and Liebert DS cooling systems to maximize data center performance, density and efficiency. The Dell-Liebert Energy Smart […]