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Batteries and Portable Power
Nuvera Names Roberto Cordaro President and CEO
Nuvera Fuel Cells (Cambridge, MA) announced the appointment of Roberto Cordaro as President and CEO. In addition, Cordaro will join the company's board of directors. Previously, Cordaro was the CEO of Motor Coach Industries International, a North American manufacturer of inter-city luxury motor coaches and buses. "We are pleased that Roberto has joined our team," […]
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Components
Matsushita Launches AN32500A Power Management IC
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it has launched a power management AN32500A IC for portable wireless devices based on the Intel PXA210 and Intel PXA250 applications processor. The new IC, which only requires a low supply voltage and operates with a software-controllable voltage management in accordance to CPU performance, is slated […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IEC Electronics Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
IEC Electronics Corp. (Newark, NY) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2002. For the three-month period ending December 28, 2001, IEC's revenues were $15.8 million, compared to $59.7 million for the same period last year and $15.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. IEC reported a net loss of $2.2 million, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IMPCO Expects to Spin Off Quantum Fuel Cells
IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Cerritos, CA) said that it expects to complete the spin-off its Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) unit during the second quarter. IMPCO said last June that it planned to spin off the division through a tax-free distribution of Quantum stock to IMPCO shareholders by the end of 2001. The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Technology Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced financial results for its fiscal 2002 first quarter, which ended December 29, 2001. Revenue for the first quarter decreased 12 percent to $8.3 million, compared to $9.5 million in the same period last year. The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 was $5.4 million, or $0.33 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Matsushita to Sell Metal Hydride 2000 Series Battery
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) and Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) will market an AA nickel-metal-hydride battery, the Metal Hydride 2000 Series, which achieves a high capacity of 1,900mAh (minimum level). The Hydride 2000 Series products will be available for sale on April 1, 2002. The Metal Hydride 2000 Series achieves an electrical […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ECD Reports Second-Quarter 2001 Results
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced its operating results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2001. Revenues increased 77 percent to $26,745,000, compared to $15,088,000 in the second quarter last year. The company's net loss was $4,317,000, compared to $716,000 in the same quarter last year. On a per-share basis, the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Synergy Produces Feed For Fuel Cell Use
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Calgary, Alberta) announced that it has successfully reformed each of the five major fossil fuels into the free hydrogen and other feeds commonly utilized as fuel for most types of fuel cells. The company obtained these results while both eliminating the production of soot traditionally associated with heavy fossil fuel reforming, and […]
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Communications Power
Maxim Announces New MAX6710 Voltage Monitor
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new MAX6710 quad-voltage monitor in a six-pin SOT23 package, which monitors voltages down to 0.622V. Various combinations of fixed and adjustable voltages meet a variety of low-voltage system requirements. For example, integrated reset timing is designed to monitor multi-voltage systems in telecommunications, networking gear, storage devices, high-end […]
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Automotive Electronics
Tyco Electronics Offers nanoSMDM Series PolySwitches
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) Raychem Circuit Protection Division announced its new nanoSMDM Series of PolySwitch devices, which are now available in a lead-free design. Simplifying migration to lead-free manufacturing and assembly, the devices can be installed with both leaded and lead-free solders. The small form factor of the nanoSMDM devices gives engineers […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Kemet Expands on AO-Cap Series Capacitors
Kemet Electronics Corp. (Greenville, SC) has extended the capacitance range and voltage ratings of its aluminum polymer capacitor line. The AO-Cap Series now has a capacitance range of 47µF to 390µF and voltage ratings of 2V, 4V and 6V. Available case sizes are D, V and X. The devices are suitable for extending battery life, […]
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Power Quality Protection
IPT and Planergy Partner for Distributed Generation
International Power Technology Inc. (IPT, San Jose, CA) announced a strategic alliance with Planergy International (Richmond, CA). Under the memorandum of understanding agreement, the companies plan to cooperate in the development of turnkey, inside-the-fence, distributed generation projects nationwide with a specific focus on the California market. "IPT brings to the table the experience and pedigree […]
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Power Quality Protection
Capstone Microturbines Meet Rule 21 DG Requirements
The California Energy Commission (Sacramento, CA) has certified Capstone Turbine Corp.'s (Chatsworth, CA) 30kW and 60kW MicroTurbine energy systems as the first and (so far) the only products that comply with the requirements of its "Rule 21" grid interconnection distributed generation (DG) standard. "The CEC and all of California's major utilities spent more than a […]
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Automotive Electronics
SatCon Appoints Postlethwait as VP, General Manager
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has appointed Jeffrey Postlethwait as vice president and general manager of SatCon's Semiconductor Products business unit. Postlethwait joins SatCon from Micro Networks Corp. (Worcester, MA). "We're looking forward to Jeff managing our Semiconductor Products business unit," said David Eisenhaure, SatCon's president and CEO. "He has an extensive […]
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Automotive Electronics
Exide Technologies Stock to be Traded on the OTC
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that its common stock will be de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange, with the last full day of trading expected on Thursday, February 14, 2002. On Friday, February 15, the company expects its shares to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The company said that it will notify […]
