ABB and Power-One, Inc. today announced that their boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One for $6.35 per share in cash or $1,028 million equity value. The transaction would position ABB as a leading global supplier of solar inverters — the “intelligence” behind a solar PV system — […]
Lapis Semiconductor, a ROHM Group Company has introduced the ML6101xx series of low-cost, feature-rich, low-power microcontrollers. The new Mini Low Power Microcontrollers...
The EMerge Alliance — an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe dc power distribution standards for commercial buildings — today announced the addition of 21 new members and 39 new products for dc power applications at LIGHTFAIR International 2013. Now supported by more than 100 member organizations, the group continues to make […]
Fairchild Semiconductor today reported first quarter sales of $343.2 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, up 3 percent from the prior quarter and 3 percent lower than the 14-week first quarter of 2012. Fairchild reported a first quarter net loss of $0.5 million or $0.00 per diluted share compared to a net […]
Innovolt® Inc. announced a partnership with Muratec America, Inc., a manufacturer of multifunction digital office equipment and business productivity solutions. Starting today, Innovolt's patented power protection and management technology will be offered with Muratec's suite of equipment as well as be featured in Muratec's dealer product catalog. Muratec supplies desktop and workgroup MFP solutions to […]
Dialight unveiled its new SafeSite LED Linear Fixture with integrated battery backup, the first LED fixture of its kind to provide at...
Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED) has announced the launch of the newly developed IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) gate driver TD-BD-IGFB05K with...
AEG Power Solutions has enhanced its product portfolio with an 880 kVA central solar inverter, the Protect PV.800.AEG PS has expanded its...
Smart Power Systems, Inc. is expanding its product line with the new Watchguard, a complete power filter solution that features a smart diagnostic system, and monitors and protects microprocessing-based equipment against a wide range of power disturbances. The unit also records incidents of power interruption and displays them on an easy-to-read LCD screen. The Watchguard […]
JouleBug, the free mobile app that makes sustainable living simple, fun and social, is welcoming Android™ users to its Earth Day party....
AVX Corporation has added several new varistors to its trusted TransGuard® and TransGuard Automotive Series. Based on AVX’s reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology,...
Plug Power Inc. announced that Johannes M. Roth has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Roth is the founder and Managing Director of FiveT Capital Holding AG, an investment holding company based in Switzerland with businesses specializing in asset management, risk management and alternative investments. Mr. Roth is also a Portfolio Manager and Managing […]
Echola Systems, Inc. has extended its line of smart power distribution products with a new 380Vdc smart-switched Power Distribution Unit (PDU) for...
Kyocera Corporation has succeeded in developing a new multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) achieving a smaller size with high voltage resistance and high...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and the University of California, Berkeley today opened the doors to a state-of-the-art electronics teaching lab. A $2.2 million gift from TI helped transform the existing lab into the Electronics Design Laboratory, designed to encourage ingenuity among undergraduate engineering students. “The new lab is an engaging learning environment for hands-on engineering, […]