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Batteries and Portable Power
Hoku Scientific Plans Move to the Leeward Coast
Fuel cell developer Hoku Scientific Inc. (Honolulu, HI) ready to manufacture components for hydrogen fuel cells, has outgrown its offices in Kalihi and is preparing to move to the Waianae Coast. Hoku revealed that it is seeking a zoning variance for the former Tycom facility in Maili. A 38,000 ft² building on 2.5 acres has […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
UQM Technologies Gets DOE Modular Inverter Contract
UQM Technologies Inc. (Frederick, CO), a developer of alternative energy technologies, received a contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a 5 kW modular inverter under the Small Business Innovation Research Program. In addition to converting dc power from photovoltaic systems to ac power, inverters can serve the same purpose for reciprocating […]
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Communications Power
Artesyn Reports Second-Quarter 2004 Results
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in power conversion solutions for the communications industry, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 25, 2004. Sales for the second quarter of 2004 grew 20% to $105.5 million compared to $87.6 million for the same period in 2003. Net income for the second quarter […]
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1.1KComponentsAnalogicTech Unveils AAT3242 LDO Regulator
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (AnalogicTech, Sunnyvale, CA), a developer of power management solutions, introduced its new AAT3242 dual low dropout (LDO) linear...
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Communications Power
Microsemi Debuts New LX1995 LED Driver
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, announced a new miniature LED driver for powering LEDs in hand-held display applications that include wireless phones, pagers, digital cameras, GPS receivers and personal digital assistants. Designated the LX1995, the new step-up, boost converter is available in a 1 mm, five-pin, […]
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Power Components
Power Integrations Reports Second-Quarter 2004 Results
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Net revenues for the second quarter of 2004 were a record $35.9 million. Net revenues increased 21% from the $29.8 million reported in the second quarter of 2003, and were up 5% […]
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Communications Power
Vicor Announces Second-Quarter 2004 Results
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Revenues for the quarter increased to $45,374,000 compared with $38,693,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. The company reported net income for the quarter of $61,000 compared with a net loss of $5,958,000 in the corresponding period of 2003, […]
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Communications Power
STMicroelectronics Reports Q2 2004 Revenues
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) reported financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 26, 2004. Net revenues for the second quarter were $2,172 million, up 7.0% sequentially from the $2,029 million reported in the prior quarter, and 27.6% above the $1,702 million of last year's second quarter. Revenues from application-specific products […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard to Provide Fuel Cell Engines to DaimlerChrysler
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) reported that it will provide three heavy-duty fuel cell engines to DaimlerChrysler Corp. for integration into Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses for a project financed by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, the Global Environment Facility, and the United Nations development program. The three buses will operate in Beijing as […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Sustainable Energy Restructures Licensing Deals
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), a developer of power electronics for renewable energy applications, has agreed to restructure its licensing and inverter supply arrangements with RWE Piller GmbH and RWE Fuel Cells GmbH, subsidiaries of the global multi-utility company RWE AG (Essen, Germany). Under the agreement, RWE Fuel Cells will be substituted for […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells Receive DOE Support
A new phase of research grants was awarded from the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) to help forward the technology that should make zero-emissions energy more available to the commercial market. Eleven projects, including private-sector cost-sharing of more than 20%, split a total grant package of $4.2 million. The total works out to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Pacific Fuel Cell Wins Energy STTR Award
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (PFCE, Tustin, CA), a producer of nanotechnology-based fuel cells for the portable and micro fuel cell market, was one of 22 businesses chosen for a Small Business Technology Transfer grant by the US Department of Energy. This is a phase I grant, and the intended start date is September 1, 2004. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Awarded Fuel Patent for Fuel Cell Products
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has been issued a new patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office (US Patent #6,758,871 "Liquid Fuel Compositions for Electrochemical Fuel Cells") for its proprietary fuel. This is the third US patent issued with respect to the fuel used in Medis' proprietary fuel cell technology, and […]
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Communications Power
National Semi Intros Power Solutions for Xilinx FPGAs
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a new design guide that addresses the power management requirements of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from Xilinx. In addition to the design guide, National offers a web page at http://www.national.com/appinfo/power/xilinxfpga.html that recommends National's power management, thermal management, interface, networking and Bluetooth wireless technology products for use with […]
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Power Quality Protection
e/j BLOOM Offers Modern Power Conversion Courses
The Educational Division of e/j Bloom Associates Inc. (San Rafael, CA) announced a new four-day, two-segment design course, Modern Power Conversion Design Techniques, which will be held in Las Vegas, NV, from August 17 to August 20, 2004. The new course has been divided into two different topic segments, each with its own consultant instructor. […]
