Micropelt, German vendor of chip thermogenerators and thermal energy harvesting micro power sources, and IMST, German specialist in low power wireless solutions, announced the TE-CORE/RF – a new, modular, self-sustaining wireless sensor kit. An embedded Micropelt thermogenerator which converts heat from a warm surface into electricity, provides the system power. A difference of 10°C (18°F) […]
AZZURRO Semiconductors, a specialist in GaN-on-Si technology has announced two new members to its advisory board: the former CTO of Agilent, Dr. Roland Haitz, as well as former Siemens and Infineon top executive Dr. Karl Platzoeder. "Extending the advisory board with technical experts in the field of LED and Power Semiconductors is an excellent move […]
A new, publicly-funded research project, “Energy for a Green Society” (ERG), recently announced the details of its multinational/multidisciplinary program, which aims to achieve “substantial advances in the solar-energy supply chain, from sustainable harvesting to smart distribution.” The three-year ENIAC JU project aims to push solar-cell efficiency towards 25% and reduce power conversion losses by 20%. […]
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spinout formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large area silicon substrates. The acquisition will enable Plessey to exploit synergies with its 6-inch processing facility in Plymouth, England to produce HB LEDs based on CamGaN’s proprietary […]
Gamesa has made further progress on its technological diversification strategy by taking a stake – via its investment fund, Gamesa Venture Capital – in N2S, a Spanish tech start-up specializing in intelligent energy services management. Gamesa Venture Capital has acquired a 20% stake in N2S to bolster and enhance its presence in two of its […]
Effective January 1, 2012, Belgium-based power solutions manufacturer Mitra Innovations S.A. has changed its name to Alpha Technologies S.A. Mitra, which describes itself as one of Europe’s pioneering innovators in power conversion technologies, joined The Alpha Group in 2010. The change of name signals the next step in the integration of the company within the […]
The following are a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2011, thus providing...
The following are a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2011, thus providing...
The following are a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2011, thus providing...
The IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovator Award 2011 is going to the PCIM Advisory Board Leo Lorenz from Infineon Technologies. The award may...
With energy bills rising and growing concern on future energy supply, Moixa, which has been leading €1.4m of R&D projects funded by the Technology Strategy Board and the EU, is unveiling an energy solution that it says could help all homes reduce energy, and help the Government towards 2020 renewable energy targets. The ’Smart DC’ […]
Natcore Technology Inc. and MX Holding S.p.A. have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture, on terms to be formally determined, that will conduct research and development activities in three key areas aimed at increasing the efficiency and lowering the cost of solar energy. Headquartered in Villasanta, near Milan, MX Holding is […]
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that Enel has selected ST to be its key semiconductor partner in the Energy@Home consortium launched by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia in October 2009, with the objective of helping private home owners and customers use electricity in a more efficient way. The Energy@Home initiative will develop a system in which […]
Infineon Technologies AG has produced the first chips on a 300-millimeter thin wafer for power semiconductors at the Villach site in Austria. Infineon states that this makes it the first company in the world to succeed in taking this step forward. The chips now produced on a 300-millimeter thin wafer exhibit the same behavior as […]
ROHM Semiconductor announced that OKI Semiconductor Co., Ltd., part of the ROHM group, will change its company name to Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd. The name change will became effective on Oct. 1st2011, three years after ROHM Co., Ltd. acquired OKI Semiconductor from OKI Electric Industry Co. Ltd. It includes the three subsidiaries of OKI Semiconductor, […]