A group of manufacturers and energy companies are joining the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) in developing fuel cell vehicles in a multimillion-dollar partnership. Several "learning demonstration teams" include General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Corp., as well as ChevronTexaco, BP and Shell, and fuel cell developer Ballard […]
iWatt Inc. (Los Gatos, CA), a power management IC company developing and marketing digital controllers for power supplies, announced its new iW2202...
Cobasys (Orion, MI), a supplier of nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery systems for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), stationary power solutions and uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS), and a joint venture between ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures and Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), announced that it has been selected by ISE Corp. (San Diego, CA) to provide […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, reported that it was closing two plants and cutting more jobs, as part of the third phase of its consolidation activities. Microsemi is consolidating the manufacturing operations of its Broomfield, CO, plant into other Microsemi plants; and closing its Ennis, Ireland, […]
SynQor Inc. (Boxborough, MA) announced an expansion to its Peta Series of high-current, high-efficiency, quarter-brick dc-dc converters. The PowerQor® Peta Series now...
NIC Components Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of NIC Components Corp. (Melville, NY), introduced a new range of radial-leaded, interference-suppression film capacitors, the NPX Series, which has safety agency approvals from numerous bodies, including UL and CSA. All parts from the range are lead-free and fully RoHS-compliant. The devices have a metallized polypropylene, moulded-box construction and […]
Philips Semiconductors (San Jose, CA) announced the availability of its new Power Management Selection Guide 2005. Philips' portfolio of advanced power technologies and products covers virtually all aspects of power and power management. The guide contains detail information of Philips' entire power management portfolio, including the latest in power conversion and power MOSFETs, such as […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new bq25010, a highly integrated charge and power management device that combines a single-cell...
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) announced that it has signed an $88 million deal with the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) to build a fleet of 40 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and further develop the technology. Under the five-year program, GM will spend $44 million to deploy fuel cell demonstration vehicles in […]
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP, Houston, TX) announced that Mark Hurd will serve as the company's new Chief Executive Officer and President, replacing the Carly Fiorina. The HP board unanimously selected Hurd based on his track record leading a complex organization, as well as his strong executive and personal qualities. A 25-year veteran and two-year CEO of […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd., the operating subsidiary of Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON), a leading developer and producer of solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems, announced that it has shipped three more systems in March, bringing the total number of systems shipped this year to four. One 5 kW SOFC system was shipped to […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA), a developer of multi-fuel reforming and proton-exchange membrane fuel cell technology, announced that it will begin accepting orders for its new 5 kW PowerFlow™ hydrogen fuel cell system at the 2005 Hannover Fair taking place in Hannover, Germany from April 11-15, 2005. PowerFlow is being offered to OEMs for […]
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, Hauppauge, NY) dedicated the first combined use of solar power and fuel cell systems on Long Islan at the Local 25 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers headquarters in Hauppauge. A combination of alternative energy technology systems, the 15 kW solar power system and 5 kW fuel cell unit will […]
The Power Management Bus Implementers Forum, which supports the advancement and early adoption of the PMBus protocol for power management, announced that...
Summit Microelectronics Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of programmable, mixed-signal, power management platform solutions, announced two new devices, the SMB111 and...