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Batteries and Portable Power
Atmel Acquires IDT’s Smart Metering Product Line to Broaden Smart Energy Portfolio
Atmel® Corporation has completed the acquisition of Integrated Device Technology‘s smart metering IC product lines and technologies, further enhancing Atmel’s smart energy product portfolio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition includes IDT’s Metrology Analog Front End (AFE) and System-On-Chip (SoC) devices for single- and poly-phase energy meters. The smart metering IC product […]
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Automotive Electronics
Maxwell Technologies to Restate Prior Financial Results; Senior VP Resigns
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced that on March 1, 2013, the audit committee of its board of directors concluded that the previously issued financial statements contained in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and all unaudited quarterly reports on Form 10-Q in 2011 and 2012 (collectively, the “Prior Periods”), […]
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Components
O2Micro Introduces LED Driver Controller for Single-SKU, Global LED Bulbs
O2Micro International Limited extended its general lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8022VM LED driver controller. The OZ8022VM is designed to address the high-volume, non-dimming incandescent bulb replacement market, which includes PAR lamps, A bulbs and BR bulbs. The OZ8022VM supports universal 85Vac to 265Vac operation, enabling a single LED bulb to address […]
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Automotive Electronics
Live Webinar Will Show How to Design a Multi-kW Power System in 30 Minutes
Vicor Corporation has announced the next installment in its popular Power Advantage Educational Series, featuring expert design tips and techniques aimed at optimizing power solution design. The new live webinar on March 13, 2013, presented by Paul Yeaman, Director, Applications Engineering, Vicor, will focus on a three-step technique that enables designers to architect and implement […]
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Automotive Electronics
SemiSouth Lab’s SiC Manufacturing and Test Equipment to be Sold via Global Webcast Auction
Heritage Global Partners ("HGP"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Counsel RB Capital and The Branford Group have announced their upcoming major global webcast auction sale of late model silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing assets and testing equipment of Mississippi-based SemiSouth Laboratories. The global webcast auction is scheduled to begin at 10 am CT on April […]
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Automotive Electronics
Diodes Incorporated Closes Acquisition of BCD Semiconductor
Diodes Incorporated has completed its acquisition of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited (“BCD”) in an all cash transaction, valued at approximately $151 million. Under the terms previously announced each ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share, of BCD, including Shares represented by American Depository Shares ("ADSs"), has been converted into the right to receive cash. Each […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
VDE Americas Enters North American Market for Solar PV Power Plant Quality Assurance
VDE has established a U.S.-based wholly owned subsidiary, VDE Americas. One of the first key activities is the introduction of a set of premium tailored products for the testing and certification of complete large scale PV systems with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). The new quality mark - VDE Quality Tested […]
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764Power QualityLeviton Adds Medical-Grade Power Strips for Use in Patient-Care Areas
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. has introduced a new line of medical-grade power strips for use in patient care areas of health care...
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Automotive Electronics
MagnaChip to Offer 0.35um Ultra-High Voltage BCD Process for Integrated Smart Energy Applications
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced that it now offers a 0.35-micron ultra-high voltage 700V BCD (Bipolar/CMOS/DMOS) process technology targeted at the growing smart energy market for applications such as ac-dc and switched-mode power supplies as well as LED lighting. The ultra-high voltage 700V BCD technology enhances performance by significantly lowering conduction and switching losses. This feature […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Receives $4M Strategic Investment from South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum Limited
Ballard Power Systems has signed a definitive agreement with Anglo American Platinum Limited under which Anglo American Platinum will invest $4 million in Ballard through its PGM Development Fund, to support continued commercial advancement of the company's fuel cell products in target market applications. Anglo American Platinum's interest in the growth of fuel cell market […]
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Automotive Electronics
CEA Announces Modular Communications Interface Standard for Energy Management
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced the publication of a new American National Standard, ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This standard specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart-grid system. These devices include consumer products such as sensors, […]
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860Batteries and Portable PowerUninterruptible Power Supply for Naval Applications from Gresham Power
Gresham Power Electronics has released the 1RCQ10KA, 10KVA Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for Naval applications. The new Gresham UPS provides a battery...
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Automotive Electronics
EIS Alliance Aims to Simplify and Accelerate Development of Home EMS Tech
The Energy Information Standards Alliance (EIS Alliance) has begun work on the problem of interoperability between different manufacturers’ home energy management system (EMS) products, and between those products and the Smart Grid. Coming out of meetings last October in Atlanta, and follow-up discussions in January, key industry stakeholders identified two significant gaps in the home […]
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843Batteries and Portable PowerSelenium-Enhanced Devices Protect from Smart-Grid-Related Switching Surges
Thomas & Betts Power Solutions' line of Current Technology® Select® (SL3) surge protection devices (SPDs) offers selenium-enhanced protection from utility-induced switching surges...
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1.0KCommunications PowerServer Technology Adds PDU Power Pivot for Rackmount Data Centers
Server Technology, Inc. have introduced the PDU Power Pivot™, a patent-pending new data center PDU feature with a 90 degree rotatable power...
