The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have decided to enter into a new phase of their collaboration, by signing an agreement to set up a 50-50 equity joint venture named BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification. The agreement was signed on February 1st by Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, and […]
Oxford Photovoltaics, a company recently spun out from the University of Oxford by Isis Innovation Ltd., has developed new solar cell technology that is manufactured from cheap, abundant, non-toxic and non-corrosive materials and can be scaled to any volume. Harnessing the sun’s energy, the solar cells are printed onto glass or other surfaces, are available […]
SolarPrint, a photovoltaic (PV) energy technology developer, announced that it is expanding the possibilities of next-generation energy harvesting for wireless sensors with...
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TELEFUNKEN Semiconductors announced the release of its TF600X family of high voltage dc-dc synchronous buck regulators to deliver very high efficiency regulated outputs. The family consists of three parts TF6001, TF6002 and TF6003 that operate from 4.5 to 26V Input and provide 1, 2 and 3A adjustable regulated outputs. Achieving efficiencies up to 93% and […]
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI) announced what it describes as a cost-effective line driver and level shifter IC with a high-voltage I/O channel that meets the physical layer requirements of sensor and actuator systems used in factory automation applications. The ZIOL2211 is function- and pin-compatible with the ZIOL2401, ZMDI’s first member of the IO-Link family, […]
microGaN GmbH and Diotec Semiconductor AG are cooperating in design and marketing of Gallium Nitride (GaN) rectifier devices. One of the recent developments is a 4A, 600V so called "SiGaN Schottky" diode, with an ultra-low barrier of 0.3V. Like any Schottky diode, it has got negligible reverse recovery and only a very low switching time, […]
Fronius International GmbH is planning to launch three new inverters on the market, all at the beginning of 2011. The Fronius IG,...
Total announced the construction of a photovoltaic panel production and assembly unit at Composite Park in France’s north-eastern region of Moselle. With a surface area of 2,800 square metres, the plant will house two production lines for a total capacity of 50 MWp representing about 220,000 photovoltaic panels per year. Construction is scheduled to begin […]
ABB announced that it has invested about $13 million in Aquamarine Power, a Scottish company that has developed technology to convert energy captured from waves near shore into clean, usable electricity. ABB Technology Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, made the investment in a funding round that also included a $4.8 million investment from SSE […]
Several interesting product announcements brought the 2010 Electronica Trade Fair to its conclusion last week, with offerings from Fairchild, Renesas, EnOcean, and...
On the final day of Electronica 2010, International Rectifier (IR) presented a roadmap for the commercialization of GaN power switches that included...