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Communications Power
O2Micro Reports First Quarter Sales and Earnings
O2Micro International Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net sales for the first quarter were $16.1 million. First-quarter revenue of $16.1 million was an increase of five percent over the preceding quarter, and 83 percent over the comparable quarter of the prior year. Earnings […]
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Power Quality
PowerDsine Launches 6024/6012/6006 Product Line
PowerDsine Ltd. (Farmingdale, NY) introduced a second-generation of power-over-LAN hubs offering remote SNMP management capabilities in a smaller form factor. The new PowerDsine 6024, 6012 and 6006 (24-, 12- and 6-port configurations, respectively) power-over-LAN hubs are claimed to be the first and only IEEE 802.3af standard-compliant midspan devices in the market. The new midspan family […]
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679Communications PowerCalifornia Micro Devices Intros CM3014 Regulators
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the addition of a low-noise, power-management device to its Power Wise Regulator family for mobile...
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Automotive Electronics
Microsemi Division Receives QS 9000 Certification
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that its Integrated Products business unit has been certified as meeting the requirements defined in the QS 9000 quality system standards used in the automotive industry. "We were particularly motivated to pursue QS 9000 certification because our RangeMAX lighting power management and AudioMAX Class D audio products are finding their […]
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Power Quality
Advance-Galatrek Adds to StrikeSafe TVSS Range
Advance-Galatrek (UK) unveiled its latest range of 110V transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS) for its StrikeSafe Series, specifically designed for applications such as industrial and manufacturing sites. The StrikeSafe range of 110V TVSS devices is available in a variety of formats and capacities, suitable for the wide installation base of industrial equipment that uses a […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Angstrom Power Secures Fuel Cell Financing
Angstrom Power Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has secured $2.85 million in its first round of financing. Angstrom is applying micro-fabrication techniques to create a novel micro-structured fuel cell system based on patented architecture, which will have favorable operating characteristics and higher power densities, while being simple and inexpensive to manufacture. Initial target applications […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) reported financial results and accomplishments for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net cash spending for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, decreased to $8.0 million from $16.9 million during the first quarter of 2001, and from $11.7 million during the fourth quarter of last year. Plug Power […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Proton Energy Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced its first-quarter 2002 results. Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, were $938,000, compared to revenues of $239,000 for the same period last year. The increase is primarily related to the increase in contract revenue associated with the company's US Department of Energy and Naval […]
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760Power Quality ProtectionXPiQ Acquires Switching Systems International
XPiQ Inc. (Holliston, MA) announced that it has acquired the business and certain assets of Switching Systems International Inc. (SSI, Anaheim, CA)....
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Batteries and Portable Power
SAIT Develops Fuel Cell for Cellular Phone
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, Korea) has developed a fuel cell that can be built into a cellular phone, and which can be attached to the back of a cellular phone for use. The size of a credit card, the direct methanol fuel cell features an output density of 32mW/cm2 (output is 2,000mW) and […]
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Automotive Electronics
Penn State Develops Multifunctional Battery Monitor
Penn State University's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) engineers have developed a new multi-functional battery monitor that takes the physical condition of the battery and its age or past history into account as well as the percent of charge, resulting in highly accurate estimates of working time, physical condition and causes of failure based on a […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Issues 2002 First-Quarter Results
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) released its report to shareholders for the first quarter ending March 31, 2002. Revenue in the first quarter was $12.1 million, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2001. Net loss for the quarter was $42.8 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to a loss of $14.1 […]
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Packaging and Cooling
Capstone Announces First-Quarter 2002 Results
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) reported revenue of $4.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, compared with revenue of $8.9 million for the first quarter of 2001. For the first quarter of 2002, Capstone's net loss was $12.0 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to a net loss of $9.5 million, or $0.12 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Global Thermoelectric Reports Q1 2002 Results
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Calgary, Canada) announced its first-quarter 2002 results. Revenue from thermoelectric generator sales and service for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, was $4.5 million, compared to $6.3 million for the first quarter of 2001. The gross margin from continuing operations was $1.6 million, or 35 percent of revenue in the quarter, compared […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DTE Energy, Plug Power Install Demo Fuel Cells
DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) has installed two fuel cells manufactured by Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) to provide backup power at a Detroit Edison power station in a project intended to demonstrate the feasibility of using the technology in conjunction with the traditional power grid. The project is to assess the use of […]
