Power Quality Protection

Stackpole’s SM8035 for High-Energy Pulse Applications

The SM8035 from Stackpole Electronics, Inc. is a 4W molded SMD wirewound resistor. The robust wirewound element is able to withstand much...

TI Q4 2012 Revenue was $2.98 Billion Down 13% from Q4 2011

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) reported decreased financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter (the third quarter of 2012 and with the fourth quarter of the previous year (2011). Revenue of $2.98 billion in Q4 of 2012 represented a decline of 13% from the previous quarter and a decline of […]

Energy Efficiency

Boulder Wind Power Converters Deliver High Performance And Low Cost In Wind Power Applications

Boulder Wind Power (BWP) announced today that the latest test results incorporating its proprietary power converter technology at full scale demonstrated an unmatched level of power quality for wind power applications. BWP’s converter design drastically reduces damaging voltage stresses while improving the quality of the voltage and current waveforms at competitive industry costs. This unmatched […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

Eric Lidow — Pioneer in Power Semiconductors

International Rectifier announced with deep regret that Eric Lidow, the company’s founder and former Chairman and CEO passed away on January 18,...

January 18, 2013

New ‘Ene-Farm’ Home Fuel Cell System is More Affordable and Easier to Install

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation have jointly developed a new version of their ‘Ene-Farm’ home fuel cell. The price of the new system will be 1,995,000 yen (with the standard backup heat source; including tax; excluding installation fee). This is about 760,000 yen less (about 27%) than the recommended retail price of the […]

Batteries and Portable Power

January 18, 2013

European Collaboration to Prepare European Electricity Networks for Influx of Electric Vehicles

A European consortium, consisting of DNV KEMA, Fraunhofer ISE, EMD International, RAH and RFVV, has begun an EU funded project to develop modeling and simulation tools for optimally integrating electrical vehicles (EVs) into electricity networks. The project, Novel E-Mobility Grid Model (NEMO), plays a key role in the further development of electric mobility in Europe […]

Power-One Updates Outlook for Q4 of 2012 – PV Inverter Weakness in Europe Reduces Expectations

Power-One, Inc. has provided an updated outlook for its fourth quarter 2012 financial results. The Company expects to report fourth quarter revenue of $190 million to $195 million, which is below the previously estimated range of $210 million to $230 million. Softer than expected market conditions in the Renewable Energy business, primarily in Italy and […]

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ROHM Adds Wide-Terminal Low-Ohmic Chip Resistors for Current Detection

ROHM Semiconductor has expanded its lineup of high-power, wide-terminal, low-ohmic chip resistors designed for current detection in automotive systems, motors, power supply...

TI Integrates USB on C2000 Piccolo Microcontrollers, Enabling On-The-Go Field Diagnostics and Communications

Helping customers develop end products requiring on-site connectivity, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has announced its newest 32-bit, real-time C2000™ Piccolo™ F2806xU microcontrollers (MCU) with integrated USB connectivity. In many applications, such as consumer and industrial motor control systems, industrial power systems, telecom and data systems, wind and solar energy generation and general power electronic applications, […]

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XMC1000 Industrial Microcontrollers from Infineon Hit New Price/Performance Levels Enabled By 65nm e-Flash Technology on 300mm Wafers

Infineon Technologies AG has presented its new 32-bit microcontroller family XMC1000, which uses the ARM® Cortex™-M0 processor. With the XMC1000, Infineon is...

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IR’s 300V Power FETs Offer Benchmark Rds(on) to Improve Efficiency in Industrial Apps

International Rectifier Corp. (IR) has introduced of a family of 300V devices featuring IR’s latest power MOSFET silicon that deliver benchmark on-state...

Components

January 16, 2013

LED Driver Features 3-Level Toggle Dimming and PFC with Low System BOM Count and Cost

O2Micro International Limited extended the company’s Free Dimming(TM) technology and Lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8022T LED driver controller with 3-level toggle dimming and power factor correction (PFC). Similar to O2Micro’s OZ8022A, OZ8022B and OZ8022M LED driver controllers, the OZ8022T provides three-step analog dimming using any ordinary non-dimming on/off switch and supports […]

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