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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Claims 114% Top Line Growth and Bottom Line Improvement of 49%
Ballard Power Systems consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 included revenue of $14.6 million (note: all monetary amounts are in US Dollars), up 114% compared with Q2 of 2012. This growth was driven primarily by positive performance of the Telecom Backup Power and Engineering Services markets. Gross margin in the […]
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Automotive Electronics
Arrow Electronics Announces 2013 Vision Series – Power Management
Arrow Electronics, Inc. has announced the dates for Vision Series 2013, a single-day event consisting of technical seminars, industry keynote speakers, and tradeshows. The event will focus on an important topic in the electronic industry – power management. Vision Series, now in its third year, will take place in 14 cities across North America. Developments […]
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1.5KComponentsAbracon Introduces New Family of Circuit Protection Devices
Abracon Corporation is extending its product portfolio with the newly introduced ABNTC, ATCC and AMCV series of NTC thermistors, tantalum capacitors and...
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1.2KEnergy EfficiencySchneider Electric Pays Big to Acquire Invensys at a 27% Premium
Schneider Electric S.A. announced today that it has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended offer by Schneider Electric to...
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1.7KComponentsTMBS Rectifiers Cut Power Losses, Increase Efficiency in TO-252 Package
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today expanded its offering of TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 12 new 45V, 60V, and 100V devices...
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Motion Control
Amkor Acquires Toshiba’s Malaysian Power Semi Packaging and Test Operations
Toshiba Corporation and Amkor Technology, Inc. have completed Amkor’s acquisition of Toshiba Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (TEM), Toshiba’s semiconductor packaging operation in Malaysia. The transaction also includes Toshiba’s license to Amkor of related intellectual property rights and a manufacturing services agreement between Toshiba and Amkor. Under the manufacturing services agreement, Toshiba has agreed to purchase […]
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687Batteries and Portable PowerEurope’s Largest Energy Storage Trial Launched
S&C Electric Europe, Samsung SDI and Younicos have signed a joint agreement to deploy Europe's largest intelligent network storage project, onto a...
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648Batteries and Portable PowerUConn to host the Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation
Together with the University of Connecticut (UConn), a new Fraunhofer center was formally established on July 25th. The mission of the Fraunhofer...
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504ComponentsLow-loss Chokes for Inverters in Rail Vehicles
SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG (SMP) has developed a range of chokes for use in railway technology. The inductive components...
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871ComponentsVincotech Upgrades Product Line for Drive Applications with PFC
Vincotech has announced the latest generation flowPIM 0 + PFC 2nd product. This module is equipped with power components such as a...
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Energy Efficiency
IXYS Announces Return of Top Line Growth
IXYS Corporation today reported results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2014, which ended June 30, 2013. Net revenues for the quarter were $71.2 million, up $4.3 million sequentially from net revenues of $66.9 million in the preceding quarter, and down $9.7 million from $80.9 million in net revenues from the June 2012 quarter. […]
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Communications Power
ABB Completes Acquisition of Power-One / Future of BMP Products Unclear
ABB and Power-One, Inc. confirmed that ABB has completed its previously announced acquisition of Power-One. The transaction positions ABB as a leading global supplier of solar inverters, which play a critical role in converting the sun’s energy into electric current and controlling its flow into the power system. Power-One has one of the market’s most […]
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European Power News
Eaton Begins Construction of New State-of-the-Art Innovation Center Building in Roztoky
Eaton Corp. announced the beginning of construction work on its new state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Roztoky. The ground breaking ceremony was attended by Eaton's regional leadership, senior representatives of the Czech Technical University (CVUT), the Mayor of Roztoky u Prahy and the government agency Czech Invest as well as the site developers, Trigema. Eaton is […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Toshiba Debuts N-ch MOSFET for Lithium-ion Battery Protection Circuits
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced the launch of a semi-power N-channel MOSFET for lithium-ion battery protection circuits: the SSM3K324R. Designed for notebook PC lithium-ion battery protection circuits, the SSM3K324R brings on-resistance and low capacitance in a large capacity, high radiation performance package. A successor to Toshiba’s popular SSM3K316T, the SSM3K324R uses the […]
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555ComponentsAOS Expands 600V AlphaIGBT Portfolio with 20A to 60A Solutions
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced the release of 7 new products in its 600V AlphaIGBT portfolio with high-efficiency IGBT solutions...
