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Batteries and Portable Power
AnalogicTech Offers AAT2500/AAT2510 Voltage Regulators
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (AnalogicTech, Sunnyvale, CA), a developer of power management solutions, announced two new step-down voltage regulators that combine multiple voltage regulators on a single chip. Targeted at systems running on single lithium-ion/polymer batteries, the AAT2500 combines a low dropout (LDO) linear regulator with a 400 mA dc-dc step-down converter. For applications with […]
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Power Quality Protection
GridPoint Products Help with New Energy Tax Credits
GridPoint Inc. (Washington, DC), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances for residential, light commercial, and government markets, announced that its products will help consumers reap the benefits of tax credits, net metering, time-based pricing, and other forms of demand response outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, recently signed into law by […]
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Power Quality Protection
Petrucelli Joins GridPoint as Government Solutions Director
GridPoint Inc. (Washington, DC), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances for residential, light commercial, and government markets, announced the appointment of Michael Petrucelli to Director of Government Solutions. In that role, Petrucelli will lead business development with local and federal governments as well as spearhead research and development efforts with agencies such as […]
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Communications Power
Semtech Expands RailClamp Digital Protection Family
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for communications and portable devices, announced the expansion of its RailClamp® protection family with two ultra-low capacitance devices designed to protect data interfaces operating at speeds higher than 2 GHz. The RClamp™0502B and RClamp™0514M protect two lines and four lines, respectively, and each present […]
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Communications Power
C&D Technologies Win HP Development Award
The engineering team of C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) announced that it has received a development award from Hewlett Packard in recognition of development work carried out by its engineering team based in Portland, Oregon. The team received the award following its development of a high-complexity, high-density dc-dc converter to power Hewlett Packard’s 64-bit, dual-core […]
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1.2KPower Quality ProtectionDOE’s ANL Installs Power Measurement ION EEM System
The Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), a US Department of Energy (DOE) science and engineering research laboratory operated by the University of Chicago,...
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1.2KAutomotive ElectronicsBallard Shareholders Approve Sale of German Subsidiary
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) stands to receive more than $20 million in cash back after shareholders approved a deal...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Reports Successful Tests of Refuelable Fuel Cells
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that its refuelable fuel cell Power Packs, developed to power an Itronix Corp. tablet (GoBook™) under a contract with General Dynamics with funding from the US Air Force, performed successfully in meeting the specified test criteria. The Power Pack produces 8 W at 5.0 V output, and when depleted […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Reports Third-Quarter 2005 Results
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of electric power generation plants, reported results and accomplishments for the company’s third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2005. FuelCell Energy reported a net loss to common shareholders for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 of $18.6 million, or $0.38 per basic and diluted share, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Teledyne Technologies Acquires RD Instruments
Teledyne Technologies Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), a provider of electronic components, communications products, aerospace components, and on-site power generation systems, announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Investment Inc., has completed the acquisition of RD Instruments Inc. (RDI, San Diego, CA) for approximately $37.0 million. RD Instruments designs and manufactures acoustic Doppler instrumentation. The business will operate […]
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Digital Power
Ramtron Acquires Goal Semiconductor for $7.6 Million
Ramtron International Corp. (Colorado Springs, CO), a developer of ferroelectric random access memory products, announced its acquisition of Goal Semiconductor Inc. (Montreal, Canada), a manufacturer of digital-to-analog conversion products and programmable microcontrollers, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $7.6 million. Ramtron believes that its business combination with Goal will enable the company […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
AnalogicTech Intros AAT3687 BatteryManager IC
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (AnalogicTech, Sunnyvale, CA), a developer of power management solutions, introduced a new highly integrated, single-cell, lithium-ion/polymer battery charger IC, the AAT3687 BatteryManager, that brings together a charging device, a reverse blocking diode, and a current sensing circuit in a small 3 mm x 3 mm TDFN package. The AAT3687 BatteryManager reduces […]
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1.8KCommunications PowerInternational Rectifier Intros IR3621M/F PWM Driver ICs
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its new IR3621M and IR3621F voltage-mode, dual-output, bi-phase, synchronous buck, controller driver ICs for...
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Automotive Electronics
SatCon Launches New Products for HEVs
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a developer of power control electronics, announced that it has begun shipping products both domestically and internationally from its new line of modular-built hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) products consisting of high-voltage electrical and electronic components capable of input voltages up to 450 Vdc for use in the HEV markets. The first […]
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1.3KCommunications PowerMGE UPS’ Galaxy 4000 UPS Selected as Awards Finalist
MGE UPS Systems Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA), a developer of high-availability power solutions, announced that its Galaxy 4000 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)...
