Transtector Systems Inc. (Hayden Lake, ID) offered its SXRR Series of solid-state, silicon surge-suppression devices that can be installed as a line-to-line or line-to-ground device, and are suitable for railway signaling applications. The SXRR Series provides continuous protection in the event that railway circuits become unbalanced, as a result of a surge strike. Featuring a […]
AccelRate Power Systems (Vancouver, BC, Canada), a developer of rapid battery chargers, announced that it has appointed Accent Marketing Limited as its investor and public relations advisory firm in Europe. AccelRate will commit to fees of approximately CDN$75,000 during the one-year contract. In addition, AccelRate will grant to Accent a stock option exercisable for one […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) reported that it has been notified by Malaysian authorities that the untested parts hijacked last month have been smuggled out of the country and are being offered for sale in Asia. The company reiterated that although these units are marked and appear complete, they had not gone through Maxim's […]
Renesas Technology Corp. (San Jose, CA), a joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., announced that its profits will likely take a steep fall because of a drop in prices. For the previous fiscal year, which ended in March, Renesas posted net profit of $188 million (¥19.9 billion), compared to the previous year's […]
Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) announced that it is planning to sell a portion of its 4.4 billion Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, Taiwan) shares. TSMC's board of directors approved sponsoring an offering of the company's American Depositary Shares (ADS) by its largest shareholder, Philips, the Development Fund of the Executive Yuan (DF) and other […]
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) announced that it has been selected by Windtec Engineering GmbH (Klagenfurt, Austria) to supply its PowerModule™ PM1000 power electronic converters for a new 1.5 MW wind turbine generator control system being developed. The PowerModule™ PM1000 converters and developer kit provide a platform to quickly develop both hardware and software […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ), a supplier of power management solutions, opened a new Solutions Engineering Center (SEC) in Seoul, South Korea. Established to further support key local strategies, the SEC is housed within the company's new downtown offices. The new ON Semiconductor Seoul office, which is located in Kookmin Yucksam Building, is headed by […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that it is now supplying humidification and water management components to Volkswagen AG for its fuel cell hybrid vehicle – the Touran HyMotion. Modine has been working on developing this fuel cell technology for the past year. Over the next year, the company will continue working with Volkswagen to […]
Molex Inc. (India), an electronic components company, announced its new HyperJack™ 1,000 GB Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) module, which provides PoE management functions embedded within an RJ-45 connector. The multi-port module integrates magnetics that support Ethernet 10/100/1,000 and high-performance power management silicon from Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX). The HyperJack 1,000 module's fully shielded connector is […]
Emerson Network Power introduced the new Liebert XDF from Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH), which is a plug-and-play enclosure system that allows for quick deployment of high-density equipment. The Liebert XDF extends the "mini-computer room" concept pioneered by Liebert to the requirements of high-density server and communications equipment. The Liebert XDF uses an air-cooling, water-cooling or […]
Condor DC Power Supplies Inc. (Oxnard, CA), a supplier of medical power supplies, unveiled its new GNT60 Series of 60 W universal...
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF, New York) announced plans to install a fuel cell next to Walters Hall, which will use trees for fuel and will power 8% of the campus with renewable energy. University researchers say it will allow them to use one of upstate […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that it has completed the exercise of its option to purchase 4,376,633 shares of its common stock previously owned by a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. The shares acquired through the option exercise are being cancelled and returned to authorized and unissued status. The shares were purchased […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a developer of power control electronics, reported financial results for its fiscal 2005 second quarter, which ended April 2, 2005. Revenue for the quarter was $8.3 million dollars compared to $8.2 million in 2004. The $8.3 million does not reflect an expected $1.5 million of revenue recognition from the completion […]
UTC Power, a division of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT), announced the official unveiling of the first US supermarket installation of the PureComfort™ 240M combined cooling, heating and power (CHP) system. In a ribbon- cutting ceremony at the A&P fresh store in Mount Kisco, NY, local and federal government officials celebrated the installation of […]