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Automotive Electronics
Fairchild Receives Automotive ISO/TS16949 Certification
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that all of its manufacturing facilities worldwide producing automotive products have achieved the automotive standard ISO/TS16949 certification. The TS16949:2002 is a comprehensive quality management standard developed by the International Automotive Task Force and Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association Inc. The TS16949:2002 standard specifies quality system requirements for the design, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Active Power Doubles Energy of its Runtime Product
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX), a developer of battery-free, power quality products, announced that it successfully completed the second of five milestones for its new battery-free, energy storage system by operating a prototype at 80 kW for 15 minutes. The new prototype delivers double the energy of the previous unit and has achieved the desired […]
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Components
Sipex Debuts SP6134H DC-DC Power Controller
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA), a provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits, announced the SP6134H, a high-voltage, dc-dc power controller, which offers dc-dc voltage conversion from input voltages as high as 28 V down to output voltages as low as 0.8 V. The SP6134H operates at a fixed 600 kHz switching frequency that enables the use […]
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800Communications PowerCUI Intros New Versions of DMS Series Power Supply
CUI Inc. (Beaverton, OR) introduced new versions of its DMS Series switching power supply, featuring four interchangeable input plugs for international compatibility....
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1.0KCommunications PowerPower Integrations Expands TinySwitch®-II IC Family
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced the expansion of TinySwitch-II, the company's low-power family...
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Communications Power
IR to Expand Workforce at Newport, Wales Facility
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) CEO Alex Lidow and Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan revealed a major initiative to expand IR's workforce and double the production capacity at its facility in Newport, Wales. The expansion will include the creation of skilled engineering and production jobs to fill the nearly 120 vacancies the company […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
USFCC Publishes Fuel Cell Contaminant Literature
The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC) announced publication of the "Literature Survey of Fuel Cell Contaminants," to serve as a ready-access data tool to the fuel cell industry and other interested groups. The report focuses upon the effects of contaminants on the performance and components of proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, including direct-methanol […]
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499Batteries and Portable PowerPalcan Unveils Concept Fuel Cell Extended Runtime UPS
Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (Burnaby, BC) announced that it has completed the engineering design concept of its extended runtime uninterruptible power supply...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Fuel Cells Heat Dairy Farm in NY
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY), a fuel-cell development and manufacturing company, announced that since February 2004, a Plug Power fuel cell system has generated about 4,800 kWh of electricity, and operated for more than 2,000 hours at the site, according to state officials. Wagner Farms, in Eagle Mills, NY, has 300 cows. The fuel cell […]
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Automotive Electronics
General Hydrogen Selects Maxwell's Ultracapacitors
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that General Hydrogen Corp., a leading developer of hydrogen and fuel cell power systems, has selected Maxwell's BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitors to achieve high-performance energy management in its Hydricity™ hydrogen fuel cell power systems for electric lift trucks and other applications. The companies have signed a multi-year strategic supply agreement […]
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908Batteries and Portable PowerAbsopulse Unveils HVC2k AC-DC Power Supply
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, Ontario, Canada) unveiled its new HVC2k ac-dc power supply for high-voltage applications that employs high-frequency conversion technology to...
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Power Quality Protection
NPS Reports DOE Award for NW 100 Wind Turbine
Northern Power Systems Inc. (NPS, Waitsfield, VT), a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has signed a $2 million cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the development of the company's NorthWind® 100 (NW 100) wind turbine. The Northern team includes major subcontractor GE Energy, which will participate in the design […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Intersil Debuts ISL84714/15/16 Analog Switches
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced three new high-performance switches, the MightyMUX™ ISL84714, ISL84715 and ISL84716, which are bi-directional, ultra-low resistance, low-voltage, analog signal switches intended for use in cell phones, Smartphones, personal digital assistants and other portable, battery-powered products. Drawing much less than 1 µA from a 3.6 V supply, the low power consumption contributes […]
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Communications Power
O2Micro Receives Continuation of Circuit Patent
O2Micro International Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,720,800 for its Precision Trimming Method, also referred to as DigitalLaserTrim™, for integrated circuits; a continuation of the invention issued October 2002 under United States […]
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733Batteries and Portable PowerProton Energy Developing Fuel Cells for NRL
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., announced...
