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2.0KBatteries and Portable PowerAVX Intros Improved BestCap Supercapacitors
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced advances to its BestCap™ Series of electrochemical supercapacitors. Based on the combination of high capacitance and...
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2.0KAutomotive ElectronicsIR Intros IRF8010 Series HEXFET Power MOSFETs
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the new IRF8010 Series of HEXFET power MOSFETs with as much as 10 percent...
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Batteries and Portable Power
VRB Power Reports Moab Installation Progress
VRB Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that PacifiCorp has agreed to advance a milestone payment to complete phase one of a two-part commissioning plan for the Moab installation. Phase one will constitute complete testing of the entire system; cell stacks, inverter, hydraulics and controls, with connectivity to the grid. The testing of charge and […]
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Communications Power
Advanced Energy Systems Files for Bankruptcy
Advanced Energy Systems Inc. (AESI, Wilton, NH), a designer, manufacturer and installer of solar-powered inverters, announced that the company has run out of funding and filed for bankruptcy. The company holds patents and rights to significant photovoltaic system designs. The company will be liquidated in two phases. The first phase will be a sealed bid […]
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Automotive Electronics
Fairchild Reports Senior Corporate Appointments
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced several new corporate promotions and the creation of a new position to enable the company to expand its worldwide industry leadership. Fairchild has named Hans Wildenberg to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Reporting directly to Fairchild President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Kirk Pond, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Millennium Cell Receives Favorable Nasdaq Ruling
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) announced a favorable ruling by the Nasdaq Stock Market to continue the listing of the company's common stock on the Nasdaq National Market. The company had appealed an earlier decision by the Nasdaq to remove the company from the Nasdaq National Market listing due to deficiencies in Rule 4450(a)(3) of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Technologies Reports Year End, Q4 Results
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. For the quarter ended December 31, 2002, the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $2,700,000, or $0.13 per share, based on 21,100,417 weighted average shares, compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $12,424,000, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Microchip Unveils PS402 PowerSmart Device
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the PS402, a smart battery system (SBS)-compliant, battery management, integrated circuit that integrates all rechargeable battery monitoring functions for nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries on a single chip. With accuracy to within ±1 percent, the PS402 is a fuel gauge IC that combines Microchip's RISC-based, microcontroller with a 15-bit, analog-to-digital […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Greek Navy Upgrades with Siemens Fuel Cell Technology
Greece is calling on Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S, Munich, Germany) along with Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG (HDW, Kiel, Germany) to equip three of the its class 209 submarines with a propulsion system that is independent of an outside air supply. The project covers the supply of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell […]
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Components
Intersil Delivers ISL6161 Hot-Plug Power Controller
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced its new dual-rail, hot-swap controller targeted primarily for the new PCI Express bus. The new Endura™ ISL6161 allows boards to be safely inserted and removed from live backplanes. The IC controls both 12V and 3.3V power buses, offering programmability and fast-response protection. In addition to PCI Express, the ISL6161 is […]
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408Communications PowerAlps Electric Debuts SKRT Series Tactile Switches
Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced the new SKRT Series of side-push type tactile switches, which measure 4.46mm x 3.55mm x 3.3mm...
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832Communications PowerLTC Intros LTC3731 DC/DC Switching Controller
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC3731, a three-phase, synchronous, step-down, switching controller with integrated MOSFET drivers that is expandable...
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Automotive Electronics
Anuvu, Kettering University Team on Fuel Cells
Anuvu Inc. (Sacramento, CA) and Kettering University (Flint, MI) have agreed to jointly develop fuel cell technologies for transportation, and will hold a series of educational seminars to instruct end users on the uses of appropriate design considerations for fuel cells in transportation applications. In addition, the four-phase program includes a provision for Avunu to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
NEC, Toshiba, Others to Unify Fuel Cell Standards
NEC Corp. (Japan), Toshiba Corp. (Japan), Hitachi Ltd. (Japan) and others have announced that they are working together to unify the technical standards for tiny fuel cells that can be used to power laptops, cellular phones and other portable devices. The fuel cells would be fueled with methanol, a hazardous substance, so the companies believe […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power, H Power Announce Merger Consummation
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) and H Power Corp. (Belleville, NJ) announced the consummation of their previously announced merger transaction. The transaction was completed shortly after the approval of the transaction by the respective stockholders of Plug Power and H Power. As a result of the transaction, H Power stockholders will receive 0.8305 shares of […]
