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788Energy EfficiencyMicrogrid at Fort Bliss Commissioned as a Counter to Cyber Warfare Threat
U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy...
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Digital Power
Parviz Ghaffaripour Leaves Arkos Joins Exar as SVP Connectivity and Power Management
Exar Corporation announced that Parviz Ghaffaripour will join the Company as Senior Vice President of Connectivity and Power Management Products reporting to Exar President and CEO, Louis DiNardo. Mr. Ghaffaripour most recently served as CEO of Akros Silicon, a privately funded power management company located in Sunnyvale, California. Prior to Akros, he was Chief Operating […]
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Communications Power
Exar Introduces New Family of Rugged RS-485 Transceivers for the Industrial Market
Exar Corporation today announced the XR3080-88X family of high reliability RS-485/RS-422 transceivers designed for harsh industrial environments with enhanced fault and voltage protection. Consisting of nine devices, the family supports data rates up to 20Mbps in either full or half duplex configurations, and is intended for use in remote utility metering, ac and dc motor […]
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704ComponentsQspeed Diodes Combine Low Recovery Losses and Softness to Optimize Efficiency and Minimize EMI
Power Integrations, Inc. has introduced the LQA200 series of 200 V diodes. The company’s Qspeed™ high-performance silicon diodes are based on merged-PIN...
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779Energy EfficiencyYokogawa Enhances Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope with Added Channels and New Firmware
The new Yokogawa DLM4000 is the industry’s first mixed-signal oscilloscope to feature eight channels. Combining the large screen and 8-channel capability of...
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1.1KComponentsAmorphous and Tape-Wound Cores, SMD Capacitors and Rugged Connectors at PCIM
AmoFlux amorphous powder cores were featured by Magnetics while VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG was showing the latest developments in nanocrystalline toroidal...
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2.0KCommunications PowerSiC and GaN Again a Major Focus at PCIM Europe
Among the companies making announcements in silicon-carbide (SiC) and gallium-nitride (GaN) semiconductor devices were Toshiba Electronics Europe, ROHM, Cree, Transphorm and GaN...
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685ComponentsRugged High-Power Toroidal Transformers
Bridgeport Magnetics Group Inc. introduces a new line of dry-type single-phase and three-phase low voltage (<600Vac) high-power transformers from 5,000VA to 50,000VA...
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Automotive Electronics
European Project Reports Achievements in Drive to Shape the Future of Power Microelectronics
LAST POWER (Large Area silicon-carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications), the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, today announced its three-year program achievements that place Europe at the forefront of research and the commercialization of energy-efficient devices for industrial and automotive applications, consumer electronics, […]
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1.2KComponentsROHM Claims New Hybrid MOS Combines the Best Characteristics of MOSFETs and IGBTs
ROHM Semiconductor claims development of a new high-voltage transistor design which was demonstrated this week at PCIM Europe and which significantly reduces...
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743Energy EfficiencyWi-SUN Alliance Membership Continues to Grow
Wi-SUN Alliance today announced that its membership has reached 30 companies. Companies who have recently joined as Contributor members include Access Company,...
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Energy Efficiency
Eaton and CA Technologies Join to Deliver Infrastructure Management for Data Centers
Eaton Corp. and CA Technologies, Inc. today announced an agreement to deliver a robust data center monitoring, management and control solution in North America. The turnkey solution will combine Eaton power management hardware and software with CA Technologies Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) technology — empowering data center managers to increase operational efficiency, mitigate risk […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ZBB Energy Reports Q3 Commercial Revenue More Than Doubled From the Prior Year
ZBB Energy Corporation announced its financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2013. Financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the third quarter ended March 31, 2012 included: Commercial product sales increased 117% to $2,019,191 from $929,925. Product sales gross profit of $257,429 compared to […]
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1.6KCommunications PowerSiC Modules, IGBTs and Super-Junction MOSFETs Introduced on Day One of PCIM
On the opening day of PCIM Europe 2013, Cree, Inc. introduced the first-commercially available silicon-carbide (SiC) six-pack power module in a standard...
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1.0KCommunications PowerGate Drive Optocouplers for High-Speed SiC FETs Deliver up to 2.5A
Avago Technologies today unveiled two new sets of high speed gate drive optocoupler devices, the ACPL-P/W345 and ACPL-P/W346. These devices are 1A...
