austriamicrosystems announced an expansion of its low dropout regulator (LDO) portfolio with the AS1358/59/61/62 family optimized to deliver what is described as...
STMicroelectronics announced a new quad high-side intelligent power switch (IPS) – the VNI4140K – which is produced using the latest generation of...
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced relationships with two renewable energy providers, SunPower Corp. in the United States and Airtricity in Ireland, as part of...
The Genlyte Group Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Philips Holding USA Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics pursuant to which Philips will acquire Genlyte in an all-cash transaction for approximately USD 2.7 billion that will create what is described as one of the world leaders in […]
Vestas Wind Systems announced its intentions to establish a new research and development center in the United States. The center is expected to be operational by 2009, and to employ up to 80 people when it is fully operational in 2010. The company states that it is restructuring its R&D organization, and will make Research […]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced a first phase agreement with Nitol Solar Ltd. to supply polysilicon to Suntech over a seven-year period beginning in 2009. The agreement provides for the delivery of predetermined volumes of polysilicon each year at fixed prices for the initial term with a portion of supply in later years subject […]
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, and Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., have formed a global distribution partnership. Under the terms of the new agreement, Avnet will distribute – on a global basis – the full line of standard and modified standard ac-dc and dc-dc power supplies produced by the […]
PREMA Semiconductor GmbH has extended its family of LED drivers with a boost driver for solar applications. The new PR4403 drives and...
austriamicrosystems has launched the AS5305, a magnetic linear motion encoder IC, aimed at linear motion and off-axis rotational measurements in applications such...
ERNI announced a new single-row cable connector system (SRC, Single-Row Connector) in the standard size of 2.54mm for small and flexible connections of cables to printed circuit boards. The new MaxiBridge™ connectors are suitable for various sensor, actuator, power supply or data applications in automotive and industrial electronics, computer technology, consumer electronics or medical engineering. […]
Power-One, Inc. announced that the jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, upheld the validity...
Digi-Key Corp. and Enfis – a designer, developer, and manufacturer of LED arrays and smart light engines – announced the signing of a global distribution agreement. Enfis products incorporate ‘plug & play’ electronic and thermal management controls with a simple user interface straight from the box. This is said to enable integrators to minimize time […]
Recent announcements reveal the continued extent to which European companies are investing in the North American wind energy market, which the Global...
EPCOS has applied to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to delist its American Depositary Shares (ADS). In addition, the company will apply to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for deregistration and termination of the reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. EPCOS expects that the delisting will take effect […]
austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS1538 – an I²C interfaced ADC with power consumption in the µA range, expanding austriamicrosystems high-performance ADC portfolio....