A small, low-tech bomb damaged an old Volkswagen junk car that was awaiting disposal, parked outside an auto-repair shop, near an American Electric Power Co. (AEP, Columbus, OH) substation that serves Henry County, VA. State police detonated a second bomb that was found on the car's roof. The explosion happened shortly before 5 pm on […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, reported that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed, or vacated and remanded, all findings of patent infringement previously issued against IXYS by the United States District Court for Central California in the patent […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, reported that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a contempt order against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. issued by the United States District Court for Central California for a purported violation of a permanent […]
Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced its new AT73C212 power management standard integrated circuit designed for multi-media section supply in new-generation feature phones. The AT73C212 is designed to supply and regulate power to CMOS or CCD camera modules, MP3 or polyphonic sound generators, a multi-media coprocessor, an external memory module, and a USB interface. The […]
Enpirion Inc. (Bloomsbury, NJ), a developer of power management solutions based on its proprietary Power System on a Chip (PSOC) technology, announced that it has closed an $8 million round of funding, the company's first. The investment, which was led by Canaan Partners and in which Silicon Alley Seed Investors participated, will enable Enpirion to […]
Advanced Power Conversion plc (APC, Farnborough, England) announced its new APC-R3000 Series of high-density, front-end, power supplies intended for distributed power architecture...
The US Army's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) has awarded a $3.7 million contract to a team, led by the Gas Technology Institute (GTI, Des Plaines, IL) to develop a 10 kW portable generator powered by a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) fueled by diesel or military logistics fuel. The objective is a compact and efficient […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, reported that Chief Technology Officer Hans Maru has received the first F.T. Bacon Medal for fuel cell research and deployment. The award was presented on March 9 at a ceremony sponsored by the University of Connecticut's Global Fuel […]
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems LLC (Rochester Hills, MI) announced that it has changed its name to COBASYS. The name change reflects the company's focus in the expanding fields for nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) storage solutions in the transportation and stationary power markets. COBASYS is a joint venture between Texaco Energy Systems LLC, a unit of ChevronTexaco […]
Protonex Technology Corp. (Southborough, MA), a developer of fuel cell power solutions for portable and remote applications, announced they received early-stage financing to further develop its portable fuel cell technology for commercial applications. The financing was led by Conduit Ventures Ltd. with co-investors SAS Investors, Solstice Capital and Commons Capital. Protonex¹s portable fuel cell systems […]
JumboTek Advanced Technologies Inc. (Taiwan) announced its new E010 JV surge suppressor, designed for use as ESD and EFT protection of I/O...
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada) announced that it has acquired ABB's Retail Energy business, formerly Energy Interactive Inc. (Oakland, CA). Under this arrangement, ABB's staff, services and products will be integrated into Power Measurement's worldwide organization. ABB's Retail Energy products, including the Energy Profiler®, Energy Profiler Online™, Energy BOSS® and E-VEE™ applications, will be […]
Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA), a manufacturer of automation for the semiconductor and telecommunications industries, announced that Lights Out Factory Automation (Los Angeles, CA) has standardized on Adept robots, vision systems and motion controls for fully automating a fuel cell assembly system developed for Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan). Lights Out […]
Jadoo Power Systems Inc. (Folsom, CA), a provider of portable fuel cell power systems, announced that it has delivered its professional video camera power system, the NABII, to KOVR, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA. Jadoo is working with a select group of end users in this product pre-release. The NABII will be formally launched […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) narrowed its first-quarter guidance to the top part of the previously forecast range. The company said revenues will be between $2.835 billion and $2.950 billion. The previous forecast was between $2.720 billion and $2.950 billion. TI said it expects earnings per share of between $0.19 and $0.22. The previous […]