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Automotive Electronics
STMicro Reports Q4 Total Revenues Flat from Q3, Power Discrete Revenues Down 11%
STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth quarter net revenues totaled $2.16 billion, down 1.3% from the same period last year and gross margin was 32.3%, down from 33.4% in the year-earlier period. Net loss attributable to parent company was $428 million, mainly due to a […]
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Digital Power
Varentec Introduces Transformative Technology for Smart and Dynamic Control of the Electric Grid
Varentec, Inc. is announcing its product ENGO for electricity grid control and monitoring at the DistribuTECH conference and exhibition in San Diego. ENGO, which stands for Edge of Network Grid Optimization, delivers accurate control of grid voltage, and at the same time provides distribution line monitoring, power quality alerts and grid analytics, all in one […]
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Energy Efficiency
ABB and Ambient Collaborate on Advanced Power Quality Monitoring Solution
ABB Group and Ambient Corporation announced the integration of DistribuSense™ current and voltage sensors with AmbientPQM™ for advanced power quality monitoring and communications. The integrated product is a combination of hardware and software, Ambient Smart Grid Communications Nodes enabled with AmbientPQM, which enhances the ABB DistribuSense offering by adding local intelligence, management, communications, and alarm […]
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Communications Power
ProTek’s New TVS Components Protect Power, AC-DC and Telecom Devices
ProTek Devices has added three new transient voltage suppressor (TVS) components to provide voltage surge circuit protection in power supplies, ac-dc devices and telecommunications equipment. The SMAJ5.0CA and SMAJ36A are 400 Watt TVS diodes. The SMBJ5.0A and SMBJ33CA are 600 Watt TVS diodes. And, the SMCJ5.0C and SMCJ33A are 1,500 Watt TVS diodes. All the […]
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1.2KBatteries and Portable Power5-Watt DC-DC Converter Boasts Cold Start Up of -55°C
Aimtec‘s new 5W dc-dc converters series, AM5E-FZ,operates at -55°C to +85°C, without derating, to support all outdoor applications, including those at risk...
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1.0KBatteries and Portable PowerAlpha and Omega Adds PFC Controller Product Line
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) has introduced the first of a new product line of power factor correction (PFC) devices. The...
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Energy Efficiency
H4 PV Connector from Amphenol is TUV-certified to 1.5kV
Amphenol Industrial Global Operationsannounced that its photovoltaic (PV) H4 connector is TUV-certified to 1.5kV and meets the requirements of IEC EN 50521, Certificate #: R-72123201. This new rating approval combined with the existing 1.0kV by UL further establishes Amphenol’s H4 series of PV connectors as the technology leader for PV systems worldwide. PV module manufacturers […]
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Power Quality Protection
Power-One Commercial and Utility-Scale Inverters Certified to UL 1741,Set to Ship in the U.S.
Power-One, Inc. announced that its new ULTRA 780kW, 1.17MW and 1.56MW central inverters and TRIO 20.0kW and 27.6kW commercial string inverters have successfully received certification to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 standards for use in the U.S. market. The ULTRA and TRIO products are shipping commercially in Europe and will begin shipping in the first […]
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Power Quality Protection
New Power Technologies and GRIDiant to Provide Smart Grid Analytics for SMUD
Under an agreement announced today, New Power Technologies Incorporated will provide Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) an integrated transmission and distribution (T&D) modeling tool powered by New Power Technologies’ Energynet® and GRIDiant Corporation‘s Advanced Grid Management (GRIDiant® AGM™) technologies. The integrated T&D modeling tool will combine the high-definition grid simulation and visualization capabilities of New […]
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Automotive Electronics
Microsemi Reports Modest Increases in Sales and Income in Q1 2013
Microsemi Corporation reported unaudited net sales for Microsemi’s first quarter of fiscal 2013, ended Dec. 30, 2012, were $247.6 million, up 2.8 percent over the prior year quarter. GAAP gross margin was 57.6 percent, improving 540 basis points over the prior year quarter and improving 40 basis points sequentially. GAAP operating margin was 10.3 percent, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Maxim Reports Small Decline in Revenue in Q2 2013
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. reported net revenue of $605 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2013 ended December 29, 2012, a 3% decrease from $623 million revenue recorded in the prior quarter. Tunc Doluca, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased that the breadth of our businesses allowed us to achieve revenues […]
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Communications Power
Eltek Initiates Legal Action against ZTE for Patent Infringement
Eltek ASA has announced legal action against Chinese telecoms equipment company ZTE Corp. on patent infringement of Eltek’s high efficiency technology. This is Eltek’s second recent legal move to protect its patented technology. “We have been in a dialogue with ZTE on this issue for a few months, but they do not admit to any […]
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Automotive Electronics
Contour Energy to Develop Rechargeable Fluoride-Ion Batteries in Singapore
Contour Energy Systems, Inc. has opened a research & development center in Singapore, located at Westpark Biz Central. Contour is developing advanced primary and next-generation rechargeable battery systems optimized to meet the most demanding power and energy density, reliability and safety requirements. Its battery systems are also being designed to perform in the most extreme […]
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Automotive Electronics
Japan’s JM Energy Announces Plans to Expand R&D Facilities for Lithium-Ion Capacitors
JSR Corporation is expanding its research & development facilities at JM Energy Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary specializing in Lithium-ion (Li-ion) capacitors in order to strengthen its research and development functions. The construction is scheduled to be completed in June 2013 and will cost, in addition to the introduction of testing equipment and other items, […]
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Automotive Electronics
ams and Mouser form Worldwide Distribution Partnership
ams AG and Mouser Electronics Inc. announced a new distribution partnership. ams provides innovative solutions to the most challenging applications that require extreme precision, accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity and power efficiency. “We have always been dedicated to forming strategic partnerships with companies that share our forward-minded business vision,” says Mike Scott, Vice President of Semiconductors […]
