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Automotive Electronics
STMicro Reports Mixed Financial Results
STMicroelectronics NV reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending September 28, 2013. Third quarter net revenues totaled $2,013 million and gross margin was 32.4%. ST’s third quarter net loss was $142 million as the Company took a charge of $120 million, mostly non-cash, in connection with its annual third quarter impairment […]
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639ComponentsNTC Thermistor Probe Assemblies with Ring Lug Terminals enable Secure Surface Mounting
Ametherm, Inc. today introduced a new series of NTC thermistor probe assemblies with ring lug terminals for high-accuracy temperature sensing and measurement....
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Batteries and Portable Power
Fairchild Semiconductor to Switch Stock Exchange Listing to NASDAQ on October 31
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.announced that it will voluntarily transfer its stock exchange listing from The New York Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 31, 2013. The company’s stock will continue to trade under the symbol “FCS”. This transfer will be seamless to Fairchild investors. “We are excited to join the NASDAQ which […]
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1.1KComponentsHigh-Speed IGBT H-Bridge Modules Built to Boost Performance
Vincotech, an independent operating unit within Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has released a new line of up-graded H-bridge modules capable of handling up...
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668Automotive ElectronicsVPG Extends Ultra-High-Precision Current-Sense Resistor to 200 mΩ
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has expanded the CSM3637P ultra-high-precision, surface-mount, four-terminal current sense...
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889Energy EfficiencyToshiba Launches Unipolar Stepping Motor Driver
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched the TB67S14x series of constant-current-control motor drivers for unipolar stepping motors used in home appliances and...
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Automotive Electronics
Fairchild Reports Mixed Financial Results for Q3
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. announced results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2013. Fairchild reported third quarter sales of $364.6 million, up 2 percent from the prior quarter and third quarter of 2012. Fairchild reported third quarter net income of $12.1 million or $0.09 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $7.5 million […]
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772Automotive ElectronicsAvago Unveils Automotive Smart Gate Drive Optocoupler with Integrated Flyback Controller
Avago Technologies unveiled the ACPL-32JT, a new automotive 2.5A smart gate drive optocoupler device that enables isolated power supply in automotive powertrain...
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1.7KAutomotive ElectronicsBMW i3 Li-Powered EV Wins “Breakthrough Products” Award
In announcing the award, Popular Mechanics stated, "With a range of up to 100 miles from its lithium-ion battery pack, the BMW...
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Automotive Electronics
650V SiC Schottky Improves Performance in High-power Industrial Applications
Microsemi Corporation expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky product family with a new line of 650V solutions. The new diodes are targeted at high-power industrial applications including solar inverters. SiC offers a number of benefits compared to silicon material including a higher breakdown field strength and higher thermal conductivity. These attributes allow designers to create […]
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Motion Control
Intellect Motion Announces Cloud Services for Motion Control Applications
Intellect Motion today announced that it will support its advanced motion control device iMotion in the Cloud. The iMotion gives users the ability to interact with games and Apps in 3D spaces utilizing any standard webcam, while providing haptic feedback within titles that implement the iMotion Software Developers Kit (SDK). The device works with Windows, […]
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802Automotive ElectronicsPrecision Resistors offered down to 250 MicroOhms
Stackpole Electronics, Inc. has introduced the CSS precision current sense resistor series designed for high-current applications. The new series is offered in...
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885Automotive ElectronicsAircraft Tractors and Railroad Locomotives going Hybrid
Saft Batteries has been awarded a contract by Kalmar Motor to supply a state-of-the-art lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system for the world's first...
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709Automotive ElectronicsKOA Speer Introduces New Anti-Sulfur Thick-Film Chip Resistor
KOA Speer Electronics has introduced its latest in precision thick film chip resistors, the anti-sulfur RK73H-RT. Made with a sulfur-proof electrode material,...
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Energy Efficiency
ASHRAE/IES Publishes Major Changes to Energy Standard
Major changes to requirements regarding building envelope, lighting, mechanical and the energy cost budget are contained in the newly published energy standard from American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and IES. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, incorporates 110 addenda, reflecting changes made through the public review […]
