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Communications Power
O2Micro Receives Patent for DC/DC Converter IC
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 23 claims under US patent # 6,459,602 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter IC with improved transient response. "This patent grant is key to O2Micro's family of power-efficient, low-cost dc/dc products for […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
UTC Fuel Cells President William Miller Retires
UTC Power announced the retirement of William Miller, president of its UTC Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT) unit. UTC Power is part of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT). Miller has served as president since 1999 after joining UTC in 1983. Jan van Dokkum, president of UTC Power, has assumed Miller's responsibilities. "I want to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Completes US DOD Fuel Cell Program
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced the successful completion of the fuel cell demonstration program, funded by the US Department of Defense (DOD), at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, NY. In early 2002, Plug Power installed 10 grid-parallel, 5kW, fuel cell systems, which operated for more than 80,000h and generated approximately 210,000kWh of electricity throughout […]
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985Communications PowerFairchild Unveils FAN7601 "Green" PWM Controller
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the new FAN7601, a programmable-frequency, current-mode, pulse-width modulation controller that meets the International Energy Agency's...
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932Batteries and Portable PowerApollo Installs First Power Plant at Hydrolec
Apollo Energy Systems Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) announced that it has installed a 2.5kW stationary power plant at Hydrolec Inc. (Jacksonville, FL)....
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerCE+T Debuts New Arcon ST Range Inverters
CE+T s.a. (Wandre, Belgium), a leading company developing digital inverter power solutions, has now completed its range of lower-end, fail-safe, bypass systems....
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Batteries and Portable Power
Grove Fuel Cell Symposium Issues Call for Papers
Contributions are now invited for oral and poster presentations at the Eighth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium – Building Fuel Cell Industries that will take place September 24-26, 2003, in London. Submissions are invited from all sections of the industry and academia, with particular emphasis on the importance of innovation and new ideas in advancing fuel […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
HEDEPS 2003 to Be Held in Nice, France
The High Energy Density Electrochemical Power Sources Conference (HEDEPS) 2003 will be held at the Hotel Negresco in Nice, France, September 17-20, 2003. The deadline for abstract submission is February 16, 2003, the deadline for registration is April 28, 2003, and the deadline for manuscript submission is June 28, 2003. The conference will evaluate the […]
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Power Components
Lattice Semiconductor Launches ispPAC PLDs
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Hillsboro, OR) announced the launch of a new family of ispPAC® mixed-signal, programmable logic devices (PLDs) for power management, which features in-system programmable analog and logic blocks, and provides optimized power supply management functions critical to the operation of multiple power supply electronic systems. The first device in the ispPAC family, the […]
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917Power Quality ProtectionAPC Issues Safety Recall for Back-UPS CS Products
In cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) is voluntarily recalling certain...
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639Batteries and Portable PowerITFT Presents PowerFilm Solar Module Technology
Iowa Thin Film Technologies Inc. (ITFT, Ames, IA) announced the release of its PowerFilm paper-thin solar technology, which is claimed to be...
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Automotive Electronics
BCComponents Intros 2322 615 3x/5x Thermistors
BCComponents International BV (the Netherlands), a new addition to Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced the release of a pair of NTC thermistors Series that are coated with glass for environmental protection and feature nickel barrier contacts for improved soldering characteristics. The 2322 615 3x and 2322 615 5x Series of surface-mount thermistors are designed […]
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Automotive Electronics
Eaton Reports Fourth-Quarter Operating Earnings
Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) announced operating earnings per share of $0.98 for the fourth quarter of 2002, 51 percent above results one year earlier of $0.65 per share. Sales in the quarter were $1.78 billion, five percent above last year. Net income before unusual items was $69 million compared to $47 million in 2001. After […]
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Power Quality Protection
AmericanDG Supplies Power to Healthcare Facility
AmericanDG (Waltham, MA) announced that it has signed an agreement with Greenpark Care Center in Brooklyn, NY, to supply energy for the 400-bed, long-term, healthcare facility through a distributed generation (DG) power system. Under the terms of the agreement, Greenpark will receive a substantial portion of its electricity and hot water directly from an on-site, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
LTC Reports Improved Sales and Profits
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced that net sales for its second quarter ended December 29, 2002, were $145,045,000, an increase of 20 percent over net sales of $121,266,000 for the second quarter of the previous year. The company also reported net income for the quarter of $56,163,000, or $0.18 diluted earnings per share, […]
