Power Quality Protection

June 23, 2005

Ericsson Expands POLA Series Point-of-Load Regulators

Ericsson Power Modules (Sweden) has expanded its interoperable POLA™ Series of point-of-load (POL) regulators with an additional 17 products all intended for...

Neah Power Systems Receives Military Fuel Cell Funding

Neah Power Systems Inc. (Bothell, WA), an developer of direct-methanol micro fuel cell technology, announced that $3.5 million for porous silicon-based, direct-methanol fuel cell research and development has been included in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill. The funding would support Neah Power's continued development of silicon-based fuel […]

RPI to Offer Fuel Cell Science Training Using NSF Grant

Using a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI, Troy, NY), the nation's oldest technological university, will offer 28 doctoral students training in fuel cell science and engineering. The students will begin their studies in 2005, and will receive full tuition, as well as an annual $30,000 stipend. RPI will […]

Voller Energy Receives CE Certification for VE100 Fuel Cell

Voller Energy Group plc (UK), a manufacturer of portable fuel cells, announced that it has received CE certification for the latest generation of its VE100 portable fuel cell system. The company believes that this is the first time that a product of this type has been CE certified, and sets a new standard for hand-portable […]

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Summit Intros Four-Channel Power Supply Controller

Summit Microelectronics Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of programmable, mixed-signal, power management platform solutions, introduced its new SMT4504 power supply management...

C&D Technologies Appoints Jeffrey Graves New CEO

C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Graves as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 5, 2005. Graves is the former Chief Executive Officer of Kemet Electronics Corp., a manufacturer of capacitor solutions. In his new role, Graves will focus on top-line growth, acquisition integration, and process and production […]

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June 21, 2005

ROAL Electronics Intros New Sixteenth-Brick DC-DC Converters

ROAL Electronics USA Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), a designer of ac-dc and dc-dc switch-mode power supplies, announced a new fully featured and...

Automotive Electronics

June 20, 2005

Cemtrex and Ducon to Develop PEM Fuel Cells

Cemtrex Inc. (Farmingdale, NY) announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Ducon Technologies Inc. to jointly develop proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells to deliver clean power for application in utilities, transportation and other industries. Cemtrex will work with Ducon to jointly customize the existing fuel cell technology for power plant applications. "Ducon […]

June 20, 2005

USC and KIER Partner to Study Fuel Cell Technology

The University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) has signed an agreement with the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER , South Korea) to collaborate research on fuel cell technology. The agreement allows the university and KIER to exchange scientists and share research findings. The partnership will draw on the strengths of each institution in fuel […]

Automotive Electronics

June 20, 2005

Semtech Announces Intent to Acquire Xemics

Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced that it would acquire Xemics SA (Switzerland), a fabless developer of ultra-low-power analog, radio frequency and digital integrated circuits. Semtech is to pay $43 million in cash to the shareholders of Xemics, and up to an additional $16 million if certain performance milestones […]

Power Components

June 17, 2005

O2Micro Granted Adaptive LCD Power Supply Circuit Patent

O2Micro International Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, received 27 claims under United States patent number 6,873,322 for its Adaptive LCD Power Supply Circuit invention. The patented invention is designed to provide designers of portable electronic devices a way to use a […]

June 16, 2005

ON Semiconductor Offers NIS5102 Hot-Swap Protection IC

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ), a supplier of power management solutions, expanded its SMART HotPlug family with the release of the NIS5102 high-side, hot-swap protection IC with built-in charge pump and accurate temperature sensing circuitry. Designed for computing and telecom applications, it combines a power MOSFET with control circuitry and thermal protection. The integrated approach […]