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996Automotive ElectronicsNTSB Focuses JAL 787 Li-ion Fire Investigation on Battery Design and Certification Process
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman identified the origin of the Jan. 7 battery fire that occurred on a...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Richardson Appointed Chairman and CEO by ZigBee Board of Directors, Heile Moves to Chairman Emeritus and Chief Technologist
The ZigBee® Alliance announced that Bob Heile has assumed the new role of Chairman Emeritus and Chief Technologist with Tobin Richardson being selected by the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors to assume the role of Chairman and CEO, previously held by Heile. The move allows the Alliance to maximize its presence by having two strong, […]
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706Automotive ElectronicsKEMET Further Expands its C0G and X8R Flexible Termination Portfolio
KEMET Corporation announced the expansion of its Flexible Termination (FT-CAP) product portfolio in C0G and Ultra-Stable X8R dielectrics. KEMET has extended case...
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Automotive Electronics
LEM to Establish Low-Cost Production in Bulgaria
LEM has decided to establish a new low-cost production plant in Sofia, Bulgaria. LEM expects to ramp up production in Bulgaria beginning in October 2013. The company intends to invest CHF 2 million into the new site. The goal of LEM Bulgaria is to diversify LEM's low-cost production and increase production capacity close to its […]
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Automotive Electronics
“Smart” Relay Caused the Super Bowl Blackout
Entergy New Orleans, Inc. announced today that it has traced the cause of Sunday’s outage to an electrical relay device reportedly manufactured by S&C Electric Co. that was to have prevented just such occurrences. Root-cause analysis of the failure is still underway. The switching gear is housed in a building near the stadium that receives […]
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Automotive Electronics
Microchip Announces Record Net Sales
Microchip Technology Incorporated reported results for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Consolidated GAAP net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were a record $416 million, up 8.5% sequentially from net sales of $383.3 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 26.4% from net sales of $329.2 million in the prior […]
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726Automotive ElectronicsVishay Extends Precision Series of Wide-Terminal Thin-Film Chip Resistors with Values Down to 1 Ohm
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has extended its MCW 0406 AT Precision series of wide-terminal thin-film chip resistors with ohmic values down to 1...
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Automotive Electronics
ON Semi Reports Fourth Quarter and 2012 Annual Results
ON Semiconductor Corporation had total revenues of $680.2 million in the fourth-quarter of 2012, down approximately six percent compared to the third quarter of 2012. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the company reported a GAAP net loss of $138.2 million, or $0.31 per share. The fourth quarter 2012 GAAP net loss was impacted by […]
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Energy Efficiency
Ideal Power Gains Key Certification for Grid Storage Battery Converter
Ideal Power Converters (IPC) announced that its 30kW Battery Converter has been certified for UL1741 conformance. The certification for UL1741 ensures safety and grid compatibility for distributed generation technology that supplies power to the electric grid in North America. “Battery converters can contribute up to half the energy efficiency losses and costs in grid storage […]
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901Communications PowerModular M-LB Series AC Surge Protectors Added by Pepperl+Fuchs
Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc. has added the M-LB Series Surge Protection Barriers. The modular M-LB series fits various mains configurations and protects 115/230 V...
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Energy Efficiency
Toshiba Acquires Consert Intelligent Solution Provider for Smart Grid Deployments
Toshiba Corporation has acquired privately-held Consert Inc., an intelligent energy management company that converts electric consumption in homes and small businesses into cost-effective clean sources of capacity and energy reserves for utilities. The purchase makes Consert a Toshiba subsidiary that will enhance Toshiba Group’s smart community business in the United States. Operations in North America […]
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Communications Power
Power Clinic Moves to Larger Location to Support Growing Power Supply Repair Operations
Power Clinic Inc. has moved to a new and bigger location to accommodate more clients and provide better services. Coming off a year marked by solid sales growth and income, the new 12,000 square-foot facility boosts the company’s previous space by 70% allowing Power Clinic Inc. to rapidly scale power supply repair operations in response […]
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790Automotive ElectronicsIR Expands Portfolio of Rugged, Reliable 600V Trench Ultrafast IGBTs
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) announced the expansion of its family of 600V insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of the IRGP4640D,...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Power-One and Panasonic to Collaborate in the Development of Grid-Connected Energy Storage Systems
Power-One, Inc. and Panasonic Corporation have entered into a strategic alliance to develop, produce and market energy storage systems for the residential and non-residential markets worldwide combining Power-One inverters with Panasonic lithium-ion batteries and systems. As part of the agreement, the companies will leverage their respective research and development and sales and marketing resources for […]
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Automotive Electronics
Toyota to Sell Electricity Management System Using Recycled Hybrid Vehicle Batteries
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that starting this April, it will sell an electricity management system that uses recycled nickel-metal hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles to Toyota vehicle dealers throughout Japan. Through such means, TMC is aiming for the more effective use of resources used in batteries. The systems will be sold via TMC’s energy […]
