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Royal Philips Debuts LPC21xx MCU Family
Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) announced two new members of its high-performance, low-cost, ARM-based microcontroller (MCU) family. The new LPC2114 and LPC2124 32-bit MCUs are suitable for a wide range of applications, including motor control, servo-loop control, power management and data acquisition. Key features of the devices include up to 256K bytes of embedded Flash […]
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Communications Power
Intevac Names Arthur Money to Board of Directors
Intevac Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) named to its board of directors Arthur Money, former Assistant Secretary of Defense with extensive experience in the Pentagon, on military and governmental advisory boards, and in executive and management positions with public companies. Intevac Chairman Norman Pond remarked, "We are quite pleased to welcome Art as a member of […]
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935Batteries and Portable PowerBeta Dyne Launches 35W DC/DC Converter
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced a new offering in its custom products lineup, a 35W high-voltage dc/dc converter that can provide...
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Automotive Electronics
Modine Reports Second-Quarter 2003 Results
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended September 26, 2003. Sales for the second quarter increased over 1% to $279.1 million from $275.3 million reported a year ago. Sales were positively impacted by net favorable currency exchange rates, primarily the stronger Euro, which added about $13.5 million to […]
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1.2KComponentsAgile Systems Intros DigitalPOWER Amplifier
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) announced its latest addition to the DigitalPOWER™ block amplifier family with the introduction of the 190V,...
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Automotive Electronics
LTC's GAIA Europe Unit Wins Follow-On Study
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA), an early production stage rechargeable lithium battery manufacturer, announced that a leading submarine builder has awarded LTC's GAIA Europe Unit with a follow-on Phase II contract for studying the feasibility of its advanced lithium-ion batteries on the latest generation of diesel-electric submarines for a US NATO ally. The […]
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865Motion ControlAnimatics Intros NEMA 34 SM3416 SmartMotor
Animatics Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) launched its new NEMA 34 size, low-cost, integrated servo motor, the SM3416, which produces more than 1nM...
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Motion Control
IXYS Uses Sensor IC in Fight Against SARS
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, announced that it has received additional substantial orders for its MX805 system on a chip wireless temperature sense IC. The MX805 is the primary display and control IC used in portable and hand-held "contact-less" thermometers that are used […]
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Communications Power
Schneider Electric Acquires Ilevo
Schneider Electric (Palatine, IL) announced that it has acquired Ilevo (Karlstad, Sweden), a former spin-off from Ericsson, previously under the majority control of Itact (a venture capital corporation specializing in avant-garde technology) and other shareholders, including Swedish electricity distribution corporations. "With the acquisition of 100 percent of Ilevo, Schneider Electric is pursuing its dynamic innovation […]
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Motion Control
Schneider Electric to Meet EU Directive in Advance
The North American Operating Division of Schneider Electric (Palatine, IL) announced that it is undertaking steps to eliminate lead and several other metals and chemicals from products being manufactured for European markets or sold there, in accordance with an environmental directive issued by the European Union. By July 1, 2006, the EU's new directive — […]
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Automotive Electronics
EU Approves Toshiba and Mitsubishi Joint Venture
The European Union Commission has approved the joint venture between Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan), which will combine their electric equipment manufacturing. The new 50-50 joint venture, to be named Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp., will be the world's third largest manufacturer of industrial electric equipment, behind Siemens AG (Germany) and […]
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Components
NEC Unveils New V850 Series RISC MCUs
NEC Electronics Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) and its subsidiaries in the US and Europe, NEC Electronics America Inc. and NEC Electronics GmbH, announced the V850E/IA3™ and V850E/IA4™ microcontroller units (MCUs) for motor and inverter control systems in electronic home appliances. As members of NEC Electronics' V850™ Series, the new MCUs are suitable for high-end, application-specific, […]
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840ComponentsFairchild Releases QSB34 Photodiode Sensor
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced its QSB34 PIN photodiode sensor in a large 9mm² surface area with a reception angle...
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Communications Power
Adept Technology Offers Adept ActiveV+ Software
Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA), a manufacturer of flexible automation for the semiconductor, electronics, fiber optic, telecommunications and life sciences industries, announced the release of Adept ActiveV+™ software that allows real-time control of Adept robots and motion controllers from native PC languages using Microsoft® Component Object Model technology. Adept ActiveV+ software enables application developers […]
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Motion Control
NEMA Intros MG 1-2003 Motor/Generator Standard
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA, Rosslyn, VA) announced that it has released MG 1-2003, Motors and Generators, a revised version of MG 1-1998. The new standard provides more than 500 pages of manufacturing and performance data related to electric motors and generators, and is designed to assist users in the proper selection and application […]
