International Rectifier Corp. (IR) announced the expansion of its family of 600V insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of the IRGP4640D,...
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) launched its first high-current USB ready Li-Ion battery charger integrated circuit (IC) with a fast charging...
Minmax Power, Inc. has introduced the MDWI03 Series of 3W dc-dc converters in a compact DIP package with 1500Vdc input-to-output isolation. Input...
Solar innovator 1366 Technologies, Inc. recently celebrated the opening of its new, 25-MW wafer manufacturing facility in Bedford, Massachusetts. The 42,000 square foot factory, slated to employ 100 people, represents the final step in the path to commercialization of the company’s Direct Wafer™ technology, a transformative manufacturing process that produces a uniformly better wafer at […]
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has announced the availability of the EPC9004 development board, featuring EPC’s enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN®) field effect...
Power-One, Inc. and Panasonic Corporation have entered into a strategic alliance to develop, produce and market energy storage systems for the residential and non-residential markets worldwide combining Power-One inverters with Panasonic lithium-ion batteries and systems. As part of the agreement, the companies will leverage their respective research and development and sales and marketing resources for […]
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that starting this April, it will sell an electricity management system that uses recycled nickel-metal hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles to Toyota vehicle dealers throughout Japan. Through such means, TMC is aiming for the more effective use of resources used in batteries. The systems will be sold via TMC’s energy […]
NK Technologies’ new ATPR “E-Out” Series ac current transducers combine a current transformer with a true RMS signal conditioner in a single...
Ohmite Manufacturing Co. has announced the BA Series of resistors. Featuring a rugged wirewound design, these high power resistors are designed for...
On 1st of January 2013 Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. joined the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP). For Würth Elektronik eiSos this is a step towards a wide product range of transmitter and receiver coils for wireless power transfer. Würth Elektronik eiSos will continue to develop and provide coils in accordance with the QI […]
TDK Corporation announced the release of TDK-Lambda’s latest addition to its ZWS line of compact ac-dc power supplies. The new single-output ZWS300BAF...
A new green technology developed by startup company AC Kinetics, Inc. could help eliminate as much as 26 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO&sub2;) annually from the air we breathe, while also reducing electricity usage by about 104 billion KwH. This next-generation motor control is compatible with existing ac induction motor drive hardware and is […]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has launched its interactive electricity data browser that makes it easier for the public to access all types of data about U.S. electricity, including electricity generation, retail sales, average electricity prices, and the cost and quality of fossil fuels used to generate electricity. Users can retrieve electricity information at […]
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The company posted fourth quarter sales of $113.0 million compared to $117.5 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $112.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Income from continuing operations was $4.9 million or $0.13 per diluted […]
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry’s first single-chip, front-end power management unit (PMU) for battery-powered applications based on ARM Cortex A9 and A15 processors. The TPS65090 power management integrated circuit integrates all power management functions and maximizes power efficiency to extend battery run-time in tablets and other portable electronics by 20 percent, simplify […]