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Communications Power
Artesyn Sells Repair/Logistics Business Unit
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced that it has sold its repair and logistics business unit to Solectron Corp. (Milpitas, CA). The purchase price for the transaction was $33.5 million. "The sale of the Artesyn Solutions business to Solectron is a solid strategic transaction for both companies," commented Artesyn's president and CEO, Joseph O'Donnell. […]
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Communications Power
Xybernaut Granted Power-Management Patent
Xybernaut Corp. (Fairfax, VA) announced that the company has been granted Patent Number 6,301,593 by the US Patent and Trademark Office related to voice-activated power management for mobile/wearable computing devices. "Battery life is a critical component of mobile computing and related technologies," said Edward Newman, chairman, president and CEO of Xybernaut. "This patent provides the […]
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Communications Power
Semtech Announces SC1104 PWM Controller
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced the addition of the SC1104 highly-integrated synchronous voltage-mode PWM controller to its line of single-phase switching regulators. The SC1104 minimizes the number of components needed to build an efficient low-voltage power supply. The SC1104 is used in the design of single-ended, dc/dc power supplies where small circuit-board space and […]
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Automotive Electronics
SoftSwitching Technologies Intros UPSEnhancer
SoftSwitching Technologies (Madison, WI) announced the release of its UPSEnhancer (UPSE) product line. The UPSEnhancer product family is based on SoftSwitching's Dynamic Sag Corrector (DySC) product, suitable for protecting industrial processes such as semiconductor and automotive manufacturing, and information technology applications such as enterprise, data, network and telecomm centers from power sags and momentary power […]
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448Batteries and Portable PowerWuhan Electronics Intros PS Series AC/DC Adapters
Wuhan PS Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new PS Series of ac/dc adapters that deliver high efficiency and low power consumption....
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838Automotive ElectronicsBallard and Ford Sign Fuel Cell Engine Agreement
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that its Transportation Division has signed a three-year agreement valued at $69.1 million (US$43.9 million)...
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Reports End of XCELLSIS/Ecostar Acquisitions
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of XCELLSIS (Vancouver, BC) and Ecostar Electric Drive Systems (Dearborn, MI) from DaimlerChrysler AG (Auburn Hills, MI) and Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI), culminating in a 20-year vehicular fuel cell alliance agreement. The transaction, including a private placement of $55.0 million […]
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Automotive Electronics
United Technologies to Sign Fuel Cell Deal
United Technologies Corp. (Miami, FL) will sign a fuel cell deal with a major US automaker in January, according to United Technologies' President Karl Krapek, who declined to identify the automaker, but said fuel cells that would ease US dependence on gasoline were a major bright spot for United Technologies. "We would be the supplier […]
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Automotive Electronics
Optimal Energy Gets Flywheel Technology Contract
Optimal Energy Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA) has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Denver, CO) to provide flywheel technology for the second-generation reusable launch vehicle program. The total value of the contract is approximately $600,000. A flywheel power module, to be developed under the contract, will provide electrical power peak reduction using the […]
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Communications Power
SatCon Obtains Order for StarSine UPS System
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, ) announced it has received a second $1.0 million order for its StarSine UPS system. The order was placed by Energy and Environment Inc. (Huntington Beach, CA). "This second order from Energy and Environment will help us demonstrate the value of our StarSine UPS in industrial process applications," said David Eisenhaure, […]
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Power Quality Protection
Xantrex Appoints Bernd Kohlstruck as VP
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Arlington, WA) announced the appointment of Bernd Kohlstruck as vice president and general manager for its distributed power market unit, which is responsible for renewable, backup and distributed power applications for residential, commercial, industrial and utility markets. Kohlstruck joins Xantrex from Alstom/Ballard in Europe where he was responsible for the company's power […]
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Automotive Electronics
NESS Intros New 2.7V Ultracapacitors
NESS Capacitor Co. Ltd. (Suwon, Korea) introduced its new 2.7V ultracapacitors with a continuous operating-voltage rating higher than 2.5V and available in 1,700 Farad, 3,500 Farad and 5,000 Farad capacitance sizes. The 5,000 Farad model has an energy density of 5.8Wh per kilogram, and an ESR value of only 0.4 milliohms, at curents of over […]
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1.1KComponentsVishay Intros ESTA GLI Series Capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the new ESTA GLI Series of low-inductance, metallized-film, power capacitors designed for dc-linking, voltage-conversion, frequency-conversion...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Boeing to Study Fuel Cell Electric Technology
Boeing Co. (Seattle, WA) reported plans to develop and test an electrically powered airplane to see if fuel cell technology can make jets more environmentally friendly. The goal will be to use fuel cells and electric motors for auxiliary power instead of gas turbines. "Fuel cells show the promise of one day providing efficient, essentially […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Shareholders Approve Acquisition
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that its shareholders have approved the acquisition of the interests of DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI) and Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) in XCELLSIS (Vancouver, BC) and Ecostar Electric Drive Systems (Dearborn, MI), to become the world leading supplier of complete vehicular fuel cell engines, and to offer […]
