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Digital Power
Volterra Reports First-Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA), a provider of analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2005 was $14.6 million compared to net revenue of $7.6 million for the first quarter of 2004 and level with net revenue of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Energi Reports Fiscal 2004 Results
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), a developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, reported its audited financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004, was CDN$88,798, compared with CDN$67,870 for the previous year. The main source of revenue in 2004 was from the sale of fuel […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
GrafTech Reports First-Quarter 2005 Results
GrafTech International Ltd. (GTI, Wilmington, DE) announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net sales increased over seven percent, to $211 million, versus $197 million in the first quarter of 2004. Gross profit increased nine percent, to $49 million, versus $45 million for the first quarter of 2004. Net income for the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Decision Reached in Magnetek v Nilssen Patent Arbitration
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a manufacturer of digital power products for communications, information technology, alternative energy, power generation, transportation and commercial fuel cells, announced that a decision has been reached in a long-standing patent dispute between the company and Ole K. Nilssen. In April 1998, Nilssen filed a lawsuit alleging infringement of patents pertaining to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Darnell Offers DCG Power Sponsorship Opportunity
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced an opportunity to become a sponsor of its new "Distributed and Cogeneration Power Electronics: Worldwide Forecasts, Applications and Competitive Environment Second Edition" report, which focuses on the factors driving the distributed and co-generation (DCG) power electronics market. Distributed and co-generation is gaining momentum and becoming an attractive energy option […]
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1.4KCommunications PowerStaco Energy Intros UniStar IIILA Series Online UPS
Staco Energy Products Co. (Dayton, OH) introduced its new UniStar IIILA Series single-phase, online uninterruptible power supply (UPS), which features protection over...
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Batteries and Portable Power
S&C Installs PureWave UPS System in Arizona Casino
The S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) announced that a 480 V, 1,250 kVA/1,000 kW PureWave UPS™ system is scheduled to be installed and commissioned in an Arizona casino in August 2005. Casino management requested the UPS system after a power outage resulted in "lights out" with chips on the table; they wanted protection beyond that […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IEEE Intros P1547.6 Secondary NPS Standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has begun work on a new standard, IEEE P1547.6™, to provide additional information for interconnecting utility distribution, secondary network power systems (NPS) with local electric power systems that contain distributed resources (DR) such as fuel cells, photovoltaics and microturbines. Distribution secondary network systems were not traditionally designed […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
O2Micro Granted Battery-Charging Patent Continuation
O2Micro International Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 14 claims under United States patent number 6,861,823 for its high-accuracy voltage-mode battery-charging invention; a continuation of the invention issued August 2003 under United States patent number 6,611,129. The patented battery-charging IC […]
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Motion Control
Suntech Development Releases SGD11A AC Motors
Suntech Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong, SAR) released its three-phase SGD11A ac motors that can run up to 3,000 rpm. The products have an output power of 3.2 W, output voltage of 6 V, output current of 0.3 A, and phase resistance of <3.2 Ω. The motors can also be used as rechargers.
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704Power QualityGoodwork Releases SMBJ Series Voltage Suppressors
Goodwork Semiconductor Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) released its SMBJ Series of surface-mount transient voltage suppressors, which withstand peak forward-surge currents up to 100...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Quantum Subsidiary Awarded OEM Vehicle Platform Contract
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA), a manufacturer of packaged fuel systems for hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel applications, announced that its subsidiary, Tecstar Automotive Group, was awarded a contract to distribute OEM-level parts for a new vehicle platform that will potentially generate up to $25 million in revenues per year. The […]
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Communications Power
Intersil Launches ISL6251/ISL6255 Battery Chargers
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) released its new ISL6251 and ISL6255 chemistry-independent battery chargers, which raise performance standards and yield cost savings for makers of notebook PCs and other portable devices. Both devices deliver increased battery capacity and life while improving charging safety compared to current and legacy solutions while often enabling the use of smaller […]
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Automotive Electronics
Cummins Announces New Executive Appointments
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN), a designer of electric power generation systems, announced a chain of new appointments as part of a strategic reorganization to promote the company's growth. Cummins CEO Tim Solso reports that the company is restructuring key elements to make it more efficient in executing plans, to propel growth and increase profits. Joe […]
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Communications Power
Artesyn Reports First-Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the first quarter ending on April 1, 2005. Sales reported for the first quarter of 2005 were $102.5 million compared to $96.5 million for the same quarter last year. Net income and earnings per share for the first quarter of 2005 and 2004 were each […]
