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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Reports Second-Quarter 2001 Results
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced financial results for its fiscal 2001 second quarter and six-month period ended March 31, 2001. Revenue for the second quarter rose 53 percent to $11.5 million, compared with $7.5 million in the same period last year. Revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2001, increased 74 percent to […]
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Automotive Electronics
ON Semi Posts First-Quarter 2001 Results
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the first quarter of 2001 were $357.0 million, a decrease of 13 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2000, and a decrease of 24 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000. Excluding amortization of intangibles, restructuring charges and the cumulative effect of an […]
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerAmerican Superconductor Announces New Contract from US Navy
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) announced that it has received a third contract from the US Navy to continue the design and...
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745ComponentsAdvanced Power Technology Expands Power MOS 7 Line
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include 200V and 1,000V MOSFETs....
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Motion Control
Micromech Announces TL Range of In-Line Torque Limiter Couplings
Micromech Ltd. (UK) has introduced a new range of in-line torque limiter couplings for use with stepper motor, servo motor and gearbox transmission applications. The new Torque-Limiter (TL) range is designed to set the maximum torque capability of a coupling within the working limits of the weakest link in the transmission system. The new TL […]
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1.3KMotion ControlOriental Motor USA Announces AS69, AS911 AlphaStep Stepping Motor Systems
Oriental Motor USA Corp. (Torrance, CA) announced new, higher-torque AlphaStep stepping motor systems, in round shaft and electromagnetic brake types. The AS911...
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1.4KMotion ControlIRC Announces Thick-Film-On-Steel Dynamic Braking Resistors
International Resistive Co. Inc. (IRC, Boone, NC) announced that it has applied its thick-film-on-steel technology to dynamic braking applications. The resultant dynamic...
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Motion Control
Thomson Airpax Mechatronics Announces New 98mm Series of Brushless DC Motors
Thomson Airpax Mechatronics (Cheshire, CT) announced a new 98mm series of brushless dc motors that they claim is 30 percent more efficient and 33 percent smaller than industry-standard devices. They feature a three-phase MOSFET PWM drive with surface-mounted components. Available in 26W and 35W outputs with motor lengths of 43.5mm and 48.0mm, these brushless motors […]
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Automotive Electronics
Honeywell Reports First-Quarter 2001 Financial Results
Honeywell (Morris Township, NJ) announced that its first-quarter ongoing earnings per share (EPS) were $0.51, excluding $595 million in repositioning and other charges. Reported first quarter EPS was $0.05. The first-quarter EPS was substantially affected by the current economic environment and continued high energy and raw material costs. Other factors included income declines in units […]
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Automotive Electronics
Motorola, Elmos Semiconductor Announce Partnership
Motorola (Austin, TX) and Elmos Semiconductor AG (Germany) announced a long-term partnership to jointly drive innovative architectures for the automotive market. The two companies are joining forces to provide automotive customers more advanced microcontroller choices with an emphasis on broader peripheral sets, price-competitive solutions and fast time-to-market. The alliance is expected of offer car manufacturers […]
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Motion Control
BI Technologies Unveils Model 7700 Series Power Modules
BI Technologies (Fullerton, CA) has unveiled the Model 7700 Series of low-profile power modules with power-handling capabilities of up to 4,000W. These hybrid modules contain all the power components needed to perform boost-type power factor protection in a switching power supply. They include a bridge rectifier with SCRs, an ultrafast boost diode, a power MOSFET […]
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Motion Control
Parker Hannifin Launches XL Series of Stepper Drives
Parker Hannifin's (UK) electromechanical division has launched a new range of stepper drives called the XL Series. The new series drives are housed in a metal case with a width of 30mm. The cases stand 175mm tall and have front-to-back measurement of 130mm. They are designed for panel-mounting, using standard connectors and screw terminals, and […]
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Motion Control
TDI Debuts RBL and RBL488 Series of Electronic Loads
TDI Transistor Devices (Randolph, NJ) debuted the new RBL and RBL488 Series of single-channel electronic loads suitable for testing large batteries, power supplies, fuel cells and other related dc-power equipment. Features include ratings from 0 to 1,000V, 0 to 1,000A, and up to 4,000W in a single unit. Operation is below 0.5V at 1,000A. TDI's […]
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Automotive Electronics
International Rectifier Announces New Software Design Center
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the establishment of a new software design center, the International Rectifier Electronic Motion Systems (IR EMS) Canada, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The new facility expands IR's power management systems capabilities into the software arena of electronic motion controls. This expansion is part of a strategic initiative […]
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Components
Toshiba Releases TB62209F Motor Driver IC
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Irvine, CA) introduced a motor driver IC, the TB62209F, that uses a new BiCD process, integrating bi-polar, CMOS and double-diffused MOS devices on a single chip. Toshiba claims that the new process and built-in field effect transistor (FET) output enables its new IC to achieve a low power consumption […]
