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1.3KBatteries and Portable PowerVishay Presents Power Metal Strip Resistors
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced two new low-value, surface-mount Power Metal Strip® resistors with power ratings of 3.0 W and 5.0...
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Power Components
International Rectifier Opens New Manufacturing Facility in China
Power-management semiconductor firm International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) opened its new manufacturing facility in Xi’an, China, on October 13, 2005. The new assembly and test facility will manufacture power-management components needed to support the world’s growing requirement for power supplies and intelligent motion control. In addition to the new manufacturing facility, the company […]
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1.4KComponentsTexas Instruments Debuts TPS61059 Power Conversion IC
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) debuted a new high-power, white light-emitting diode (LED), power conversion chip for next-generation camera phones and...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Ceres Power Makes Propane Fuel Cell Breakthrough
Ceres Power Ltd. (Bristol, UK), a developer of fuel cell products for the distributed power generation market, announced that it has made a breakthrough by constructing a fuel cell that will run on propane. The company reported that in tests the fuel cell generated a continuous supply of electricity in the 250 W to 400 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Patent Attorneys Approve ARSC Fuel Cell Acquisition
American Security Resources Corp. (ARSC, Houston, TX), a company specializing in products or services for homeland security and national defense, announced that its patent and trademark counsel, Wendy Buskop, of the Buskop Law Group, after reviewing the patent claims of EGO Design, had recommended that ARSC complete its contemplated fuel cell technology transaction with the […]
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Automotive Electronics
Vehicle Projects Signs Contract forFuel Cell Power Plant
Vehicle Projects LLC announced the signing of a contract to develop a 150 kW fuel cell power plant as a prototype power plant for an advanced rail-vehicle under development by an offshore railway research organization. The PEM fuel cell power plant will be delivered in January 2006 and will utilize the new FORZA power modules […]
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1.0KAutomotive ElectronicsAltair Nanotechnologies Opens Plant in Anderson, Nevada
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV), a developer of advanced ceramic nanomaterial technology, announced plans to open a plant in Anderson, NV, that...
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1.0KAutomotive ElectronicsBallard Announces Management and Board Changes
The Board of Directors of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that Dennis Campbell has stepped down as President and Chief...
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947Communications PowerFairchild Announces Changes in Finance Organization
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) announced that Matthew Towse has resigned his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial...
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3.4KBatteries and Portable PowerMagnetek Unveils PVI-3600 Aurora PV Solar Inverter
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a manufacturer of digital power products for communications, information technology, alternative energy, power generation, transportation and commercial fuel...
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Communications Power
NetPower Intros NAS/NAT2030x10 POL DC-DC Converters
NetPower Technologies Inc. (Plano, TX) introduced a new point-of-load (POL), non-isolated, dc-dc converter with an input-voltage range from 9 V to 36 V. The NAS2030x10 (3.0 V version) wide input range POL converter is suitable for applications requiring low-cost, non-isolated, dc conversion operating from higher voltages than most standard 3.3 V, 5 V, or 12 […]
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Communications Power
International Rectifier Wins $6.2 Million in Case against IXYS
Power semiconductor firm International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that it has won $6.2 million in its patent case against IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of high-power semiconductors and modules. A federal court jury in California found that elongated octagonal MOSFETs and IGBTs manufactured by IXYS infringed US patent 4,959,699 held […]
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Communications Power
Freescale Intros MC34652/MC34653 Power Management ICs
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (Austin, TX) introduced two new advanced, highly integrated, power management ICs, the MC34652 and MC34653, which facilitate an easy hot-swapping solution in -48 V backplanes for telecommunications and networking equipment. Both the MC34652 and MC34653 integrate a power MOSFET to control the load. The ICs feature an input-voltage range of -15 V […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Darnell Group Issues Call for Papers for PPDC 2006
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced that a Call for Papers has been issued for the 2006 Portable Power Developer's Conference (PPDC ’06). The conference will be held April 3-5, 2006, at the Richardson Hotel in Richardson, TX. The theme for PPDC ’06 will be “Can Power Management Assure Extended Run Times?” This three-day international […]
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1.7KCommunications PowerNational Semiconductor Unveils LM5080 Controller IC
Power management technology company National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) unveiled a new load-share controller integrated circuit (IC), the LM5080, for balancing...
