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961ComponentsDynex Intros Six New Phase Control Thyristors
Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of six new high-power, phase-control thyristors with repetitive voltage ratings at 125 degrees C...
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerSipex Presents SP6651A Buck Regulator
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new 800mA synchronous buck regulator, the SP6651A power-management IC, for lithium-ion-powered PDAs, DSCs and MP3 players....
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Communications Power
Maxim Reports First-Quarter 2003 Revenues
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) reported net revenues of $285.9 million for its fiscal first quarter ending September 28, 2002, a 19.4 percent increase over the $239.4 million reported for the same quarter a year ago, and a 2.1 percent sequential increase over the $280.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. […]
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2.1KBatteries and Portable PowerInvensys Debuts New Powerware 9350 UPS Systems
Invensys Powerware (Raleigh, NC), a unit of Invensys plc (Chippenham, England), introduced the Powerware® 9350 family of high-end uninterruptible power systems (UPS),...
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1.3KBatteries and Portable PowerInvensys Debuts New Powerware 9335 UPS Systems
Invensys Powerware (Raleigh, NC), a unit of Invensys plc (Chippenham, England), introduced the Powerware® 9335 double conversion, online UPS for business-critical applications...
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Packaging and Cooling
Iceland Invents Energy from Water Machine
Researchers from the University of Iceland announced the invention of a radical device, the Thermator, which can produce electricity from water. While thermo-electric generators have been used to power spacecraft, using heat from radioactive materials, the Thermator works on nothing more than hot water through use of the thermo-electric effect. Professor Thorstein Sigmarsson of the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Paul Wormser Appointed to Sustainable Energy BOD
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced the appointment of Paul Wormser as a Director of the company. Wormser is COO of Konarka Technologies (Lowell, MA), which is developing a breakthrough, thin-film, solar technology. Prior to joining Konarka, Wormser served as CEO of Advanced Energy, and was also Director of Technology with Solar Design […]
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Automotive Electronics
Honeywell Declares Quarterly Dividend
The board of directors of Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Township, NJ) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.1875 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2002, to shareowners of record at the close of business on November 20, 2002.
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Automotive Electronics
Cummins Reports Third-Quarter 2002 Miscalculation
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN) announced that it discovered a miscalculation in the company's reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share. The correct amount is $0.96 per fully diluted share. The miscalculation does not impact the reported $39.0 million profit after taxes, any other reported numbers for the company, or any forward guidance. Basic earnings per share […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Toshiba to Intro Fuel-Cell-Operated Notebook PC
Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it plans to market a fuel cell battery-operated notebook computer by 2004 with an operation time of about 10 hours, three times longer than conventional batteries. The company also reported that it plans to install fuel cell batteries in personal digital assistant products.
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Batteries and Portable Power
ON Semi Intros NTLTD7900 Battery Management FET
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) introduced the NTLTD7900, a dual n-channel, common drain, power MOSFET for lithium-ion battery management in portable electronics, including cellular phones, pagers and PDAs. The NTLTD7900 is a 9A, 20V device designed for use in protection circuits for one- and two-cell lithium-ion battery packs. Offered in a tiny 3.3mm x 3.3mm […]
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Communications Power
APT Reports Third-Quarter 2002 Results
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) reported third-quarter 2002 revenues of $13.1 million, toward the high end of the previously announced company guidance of $12.6 to $13.2 million, an increase of 91 percent over the year-ago quarter and of 22 percent over the prior quarter. The net income for the third quarter of 2002 […]
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Communications Power
Xicor Intros X80010/11/12/13 Power Solutions
Xicor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the X80010, X80011, X80012 and X80013 smart power management products, which integrate power supply sequencing, system management and hot-swap functions to provide a complete solution that addresses power distribution from a -48V backplane. The hot-swap features of the X80010 family allow for insertion and extraction of line cards, network interface […]
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Power Quality Protection
FERC Probes Enron Wind Power Partnerships
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that it was investigating whether former Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) executive Andrew Fastow improperly created special partnerships to hide the company's stake in three wind power farms. FERC said it would hold hearings to determine if the three small power producers should be stripped of their certification as […]
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Power Quality Protection
Alliant Energy Reports Third-Quarter 2002 Earnings
Alliant Energy Corp. (Madison, WI) reported earnings for the third quarter of 2002 of $0.59 per share compared to $0.90 in 2001. The decrease in adjusted earnings in the third quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001 was primarily the result of increased losses from Alliant Energy's Brazil investments; higher utility operating […]
