FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced the dedication of a fuel cell power plant, its Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant, to operate on coalmine methane gas at a ceremony at the AEP Ohio Coal LLC Rose Valley Site in Hopedale, OH. The purpose of the project, which is co-funded by the US Department of […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4440, a 100V transient, tolerant high-side, n-channel MOSFET driver with powerful gate drivers that...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2003. Net revenues for the third quarter of 2003 were $34.5 million compared with $28.2 million in the same period a year ago and $29.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in advanced power conversion equipment for the communications industry, reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2003. Sales reported for the third quarter of 2003 were $88 million compared to $86 million for the corresponding quarter last year. For the first nine months of […]
VRB Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) and Sea Breeze Power Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of large wind farms using state-of-the-art wind turbines, announced the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement between the two companies. Sea Breeze Power and VRB Power Systems entered into the agreement to create cost-effective green energy systems for remote […]
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced a fully integrated, ±50A, isolated current sensor, the ACS750(S/L)CA-050, which joins the 75A ACS750(S/L)CA-075 and the...
XPiQ Inc. (Holliston, MA), a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of ac/dc and dc/dc power supply products, released two new series, the CFP1K5...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4100, a precision smart battery charger controller that operates with or without a host...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a pair of 600V, 50A, non-punch-through, (NPT) discrete IGBTs for motor drive applications in...
Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) announced two new members of its high-performance, low-cost, ARM-based microcontroller (MCU) family. The new LPC2114 and LPC2124 32-bit MCUs are suitable for a wide range of applications, including motor control, servo-loop control, power management and data acquisition. Key features of the devices include up to 256K bytes of embedded Flash […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 27, 2003. Net revenues for the third quarter were $1,803.9 million, a 6.0% sequential increase over second-quarter 2003 revenues of $1,702.2 million, and 9.6% above the $1,645.2 million of last year's third quarter. Revenues from differentiated products […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new patent on its pulsed-step power inverter technology. The patent expands existing patents issued to Sustainable Energy in March of 2001, further protecting the intellectual property that is central to the company's integrated energy management and power-conditioning […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that all the Series 2 common share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.18 per share, and otherwise expiring on October 15, 2003, have been exercised. A total of 2,531,250 common shares were issued at $0.18 per share for net proceeds to the company of $455,625. As a result […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI), a leader in hydrogen-based energy solutions, announced that the company has been awarded the first phase of funding from the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to partner with the Army's National Automotive Center (NAC). The $500,000 total contract will be applied towards the development by […]
The Power Electronics Group (PEG) of Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, announced the...