Protonex Technology Corp. (Southborough, MA), a developer of fuel cell power solutions for portable and remote applications, announced that it will feature its NGen™ fuel cell power system at the Tactical Power Sources Summit in Arlington, VA. The Summit, hosted by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement, will showcase innovative ways industry leaders of […]
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced that the conference agenda for the first annual Portable Power Developer's Conference (PPDC 2005), which will be held April 18-20, 2005, in San Jose, CA, has been finalized. The three-day, international conference will focus on the latest commercial advancements and anticipated future developments related to advanced power management and […]
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $33.6 million, an increase of 2% from the $32.9 million reported in the prior quarter, and an increase of 4% […]
LTRIM Technologies (Montreal, Canada) announced the LTR8333 Power-On Reset (POR) digital system supervisor virtual component IP, which is used to monitor the power supply voltage of critical digital blocks in system-on-chip (SoC) applications. A reset signal is activated when it detects out-of-tolerance power supply conditions. The LTR8333 provides an ultra-low supply current, less than 2.9 […]
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX), a developer of battery-free, power quality products, announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 were $4.8 million, up 98% from the same period last year, and 17% sequentially. Revenues for the full-year 2004 were $15.8 million, up 78% from […]
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA), a provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, announced that the lock-up agreements entered into in conjunction with the initial public offering of Volterra common stock will be terminated as of the market close on January 14, 2005. Volterra had previously announced that it was in discussions with […]
Schaffner Ltd. (Wokingham, UK), a supplier of EMC components and test equipment, announces new models in its FN3258 range and improvements to...
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (St. Louis, MO), announced that the Point of Load Alliance (POLA) is intending to jointly design and release products in accordance to the PMbus specification. The digital interface and control specification will make power conversion products more advanced and flexible without increasing complexity for the end user. During […]
LEA International (Hayden, ID) introduced its new PowerVantage™ surge suppression products, which feature low-clamp modules (LCMs) that use a patented MOV design,...
Belden CDT Networking, a unit of Belden CDT Inc. (Fort Mill, SC), announced its PowerSense line of high-performance power distribution products, designed for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) applications, which enables power to be delivered to network devices such as IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, security cameras, access control devices and other enterprise terminals over the existing […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced its new FX5545G108 fully integrated, dc-dc buck converter that delivers power density of more than 570...
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) announced its new FPF200X Series of IntelliMAX™ integrated, low-power, load switches targeting portable battery-powered applications....
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock, payable February 14, 2005, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2005.
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) reported that net sales rose by double digits year-over-year, but declined slightly from the previous sequential quarter. Sales for the fiscal second quarter climbed to $250.1 million, a 34% increase over the $186.0 million reported for the same quarter a year ago. Linear posted net income for the second […]
E-One Moli Energy Ltd. (Molicel, Vancouver, BC, Canada), a subsidiary of E-One Moli Energy Corp. (Taiwan), announced a new high-power, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) cell for high-rate applications, the IMR26700, which are suitable for laptop computers, electric bicycles, power tools, and electric or hybrid-electric vehicles. The 3 Ah IMR26700 cell uses lithium-manganese oxide (LiMN204) in the positive […]