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Communications Power
Artesyn Reports Third-Quarter 2002 Results
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2002. Revenue for the quarter totaled $86.0 million, compared to $109.0 million in the same period a year ago. The company incurred a cash loss of $0.16 per share for the quarter, excluding the impact of restructuring and goodwill impairment […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Splashpower Offers Wireless Recharging Solution
Splashpower Ltd. (Cambridge, England) announced its new Splashpower™ wireless recharging solution, which is suitable for use in PDAs, mobile phones, personal music players and portable gaming devices. The SplashModule enables immediate, safe and contactless recharging for the implementation of a wireless mobile lifestyle. The Splashpower solution has two parts: the first is the SplashModule™, a […]
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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 […]
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408Automotive ElectronicsEM Microelectronic Unveils EM655X ICs
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA (Switzerland) introduced the EM655X family of supervisory ICs, which are available with 11 standard threshold voltages from 4.63V to...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Avista Labs Secures Distribution with SGS Future
Avista Labs (Spokane, WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA), announced it has reached an agreement with SGS Future s.r.l. for distribution of Avista's fuel cells in Italy. The first installation is scheduled to be a mountaintop facility, in recognition of the International Year of the Mountains being celebrated this year. Under […]
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636Communications PowerTyco Electronics Intros PolySwitch TRF250-180
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) announced Raychem Circuit Protection's lead-free, resettable, PolySwitch® TRF250-180 device for telecom and networking applications, which...
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Power Quality Protection
Artesyn's Bob White Honored by IEEE PELS
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced that Staff Engineer Robert White has received the 2002 Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). The award is to honor long and distinguished service to the welfare of PELS at an exceptional level of dedication and achievement. White is with Artesyn's Worldwide Technology Development […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Announces GenSys5C Feature Addition
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that it has added standby capability to its GenSys™5C, the company's 5kW combined heat and power fuel cell system. The standby feature allows the fuel cell to provide power to critical loads upon grid interruption. The GenSys™5C operates in parallel with the electric grid, providing base load power during […]
