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741Batteries and Portable PowerEarth Day: Smart Materials, Smart Power and the Smart Grid
Smart materials are beginning to emerge that will change the way power and energy systems are designed and produced. Piezoelectric energy harvesting...
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487Automotive ElectronicsSiemens and BAIC form JV for EV Drive Trains
Siemens AG and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) will join efforts to bring further green automotive drive-technologies to the China...
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520Automotive ElectronicsAsian Fuel Cell JV being formed by Plug Power and Hyundai Hysco
Plug Power Inc. today announced that in line with its aggressive international growth strategy it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Fairchild Reports Mixed Results, Income Down, Sales Up (a little)
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. announced results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2014. Fairchild reported first quarter sales of $344.1 million, up 1 percent from the prior quarter and slightly higher than the first quarter of 2013. Fairchild reported a first quarter net loss of $9.3 million or $0.07 per diluted share compared to net […]
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874Communications Power60V MOSFETs Feature Ultra-low Rds(on) for Industrial Applications
International Rectifier Corp. today announced the expansion of its StrongIRFET™ MOSFET portfolio to include 60V devices for a wide variety of industrial...
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380Motion ControlAmantys seals Partnership for the US Market with AmePower
Amantys Ltd. has today expanded its global reach through a significant partnership with Miami-based AmePower Power Electronics, a division of AmeTrade, Inc,...
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798Automotive ElectronicsHigh-Power Ultra-Low-Ohmic Shunt Resistors
ROHM Co. Ltd. has announced the development of high power ultra-low-ohmic shunt resistors ideal for current detection in applications with increased power...
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Components
Latest Kinetis ARM Cortex-M4-based MCUs up Performance and Efficiency
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. announced today it is launching the next generation of its flagship Kinetis K series microcontrollers (MCUs) with the expansion of its existing Kinetis K1x, K2x and K6x MCU families, and the introduction of the Kinetis K0x MCU family. In addition, Freescale has dramatically expanded its enablement software offerings for the entire Kinetis […]
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742Automotive ElectronicsAEC-Q100 Motor Driver provides High Performance and 1.5A Peak Current
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the MCP8063—a highly-integrated, cost-effective, automotive AEC-Q100-qualified motor driver in a small, 8-pin, 4×4 mm DFN package. It...
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562Communications PowerFreescale to Purchase Mindspeed ARM Processor Business from MACOM
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Comcerto® CPE communications processor business of Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. This...
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770Batteries and Portable PowerHalf- and Full-Bridge Drivers Target Multi-Cell L-Ion-Powered Products
Intersil Corporation today announced the industry’s first small form factor half- and full-bridge drivers that significantly extend power usage and overall product...
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534European Power NewsCrocus and TowerJazz Qualify Magnetic Sensors, Launch Volume Production
Crocus Technology, Inc. and TowerJazz today announce that Crocus’ CTSX magnetic field sensor family has completed qualification. The CTSX magnetic sensor product...
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631ComponentsMCUs Streamline Next-Gen Motor Control and Digital Power Applications
Continuing to expand one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs), Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. has introduced the lead families of...
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471Motion ControlCornell Dubilier acquires Axial Film Capacitor Lines from SB Electronics
Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. has acquired the axial film capacitor product lines from capacitor maker, SB Electronics of Barre, VT. The acquisition...
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554Communications PowerOptocoupler Eliminates Bridge Circuits and Reduces Size, Cost and Power Needs
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced a new high-speed photocoupler (optocoupler) targeted at servo motors and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that is...
