Emerson Network Power has introduced a fully-dedicated team serving the complex needs of massive data centers. The hyperscale solutions team is dedicated to leveraging Emerson-wide expertise and resources across the entire data center ecosystem to serve companies that build large cloud environments for search, social networking, web computing, and other data-intense functions. This new initiative […]
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 […]
Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc. introduces a tiny series of surface mount transformers developed with Texas Instruments to be used with the SN6501...
Microsemi Corporation announced a new generation of industrial temperature, silicon carbide (SiC) standard power modules. They are suited for use in high-power switch-mode power supplies, motor drives, uninterruptible power supplies, solar inverters, oil exploration and other high-power, high-voltage industrial applications requiring high performance and reliability. The power module family is also offered with extended temperature […]
Toshiba Corporation has launched a low on-resistance power MOSFET as the latest addition to its TO-220SIS package series for automotive applications. The...
TDK Corporation has expanded its TDK-Lambda HFE1600 range of 1.6kW high-density, front end power supplies with the addition of a 32V model....
IGBT driver manufacturer CT-Concept Technologie AG, a Power Integrations company, has opened a design center in Ense, Germany. The facility will develop semi-custom gate-drive designs based on its driver cores and produce full-custom drivers using CONCEPT’s SCALE-2® platform for large projects. SCALE-2 chipsets provide high levels of integration, resulting in low component count and consequent […]
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched its NextPower Live portfolio, a new family of linear-mode power MOSFETs designed specifically for use in ‘hot-swap’...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created an energy analysis tool to help individuals and educators experiment with future energy use scenarios. The interactive Buildings, Industry, Transportation, Electricity, and Transportation Scenarios (BITES) allows users to explore how changes in energy demand and supply can impact carbon dioxide emissions and […]
The announcement last month by the ZigBee Alliance of “Green Power” as an optional feature for ZigBee PRO is one of the most-striking indications that battery-less, wireless systems are poised for a surge in growth. Until the ZigBee announcement, the options for deploying energy harvesting (EH) powered controls and sensors were limited, and so was […]
Molex Incorporated has announced the release of its new EXTreme EnergetiC™ high-current connector system. The new connector system is designed to provide...
Amantys Ltd. today announced the appointment of Karen Oddey as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through the next stage of its development. With over 20 years of leadership experience at senior levels in many diverse electronic companies including 3Com, Thales and QinetiQ, Oddey brings to the company a broad range of experience growing […]
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has added 19 new automotive-grade FRED Pt® and HEXFRED® Hyperfast and Ultrafast rectifiers and soft recovery diodes in DPAK,...
The Green Grid has published a new white paper titled Evaluation of Eco Mode in Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. The paper offers an extensive look into how Eco Mode can improve data center efficiency and overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) when appropriately deployed, and makes recommendations regarding other power distribution equipment to ensure a reliable […]
RF Code and Server Technology announced an integrated data center solution making it significantly easier to monitor and manage the factors that impact the efficient, fiscally-smart running of a data center. The joint offering is an integration of RF Code’s wire-free Sensor Manager solution with Server Technology’s Sentry Power Manager (SPM) data center power monitoring […]