Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) announced two new models of the Agilent 4070 Series test system, the Agilent 4072B and 4073B, which enable semiconductor manufacturers to reduce test time for capacitance measurements and dc measurements in advanced semiconductor wafer manufacturing processes by offering up to 40 percent higher throughput. The new members of the […]
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (Albany, NY), a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. (Albany, NY), announced that Jeong Kim has joined its board of directors. Kim currently serves as a professor at the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Kim founded Yurie Systems in 1992, and served as Chairman and CEO until its […]
Splashpower Ltd. (Cambridge, UK) announced the appointment of Jamie Urquhart, a co-founder and chief strategy officer of ARM Holdings plc, as the company's Vice President of Licensing. Previously a member of Splashpower's technical advisory board, Urquhart joins the company as a hands-on member of the management team with plans to develop strong customer relationships. "Jamie's […]
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) introduced a new series of surface-mount inductors designed for use in power applications where high current-handling capability and...
HydrogenSource LLC (South Windsor, CT), a designer of fuel processing systems for the fuel cell industry, announced that it has completed a...
Apollo Energy Systems Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) announced that it has received its second government order to build 1kW to 5kW Apollo alkaline fuel cells for testing. Florida's Department of Community Affairs has received a financial assistance award from the US Department of Energy (Washington, DC) for the construction of an Apollo power plant for […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Houston, TX) introduced the industry´s first digital signal processing (DSP) approach for the rapidly growing power management market....
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) announced Raychem Circuit Protection's new PolySwitch SMD050-2018 resettable device for telecom and networking applications. The...
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON) is holding discussions with several possible strategic partners, both in the US and abroad, which have resources sufficient to aid the company in its drive to achieve volume production and global marketing of its fully developed and tested electric energy generators. Jiri Nor, president, told Astris shareholders that it is […]
Vanteck (VRB) Technology Corp. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of 12,279,000 units of Vanteck at a price of $0.10 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to acquire one Vanteck common share […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced that it has delivered a regenerative fuel cell auxiliary power unit developed under contract by the US Army for deployment and testing on army vehicle platforms. The initiative with the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM, Warren, MI) was initiated in response to the military's desire to explore alternative […]
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced that it has received approximately $700,000 of previously committed additional investment, completing the private placement the company had previously disclosed. Including the additional funds, the total transaction involved the sale of approximately 1.52 million common shares at $3.40 per share primarily to institutional investors. Investors also received approximately […]
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Conroe, TX) announced that it has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in order to execute an orderly reorganization of its business. Synergy and its board of directors had considered a number of options, including restructuring, refinancing and a strategic sale of all or part of its […]
Transistor Devices Inc. (TDI, Hackettstown, NJ) announced its new Mercury Series of 1.2kW, front-end, dc power supplies, which provide +12Vdc, +24Vdc or...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced new ultra-high-energy density film capacitors that provide small package solutions where high ripple current handling capability...