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 […]
Trina Solar Limited has announced the 60-cell PDG5, the first in Trina Solar’s new line of dual rated frameless modules. The PDG5 is resistant to potential induced degradation (PID) and micro-cracking, and does not require grounding. The PDG5 is optimized for reliable performance under stressful environmental conditions and is among the most durable modules on […]
Thermal events, as have happened recently in batteries in the Boeing Dreamliner, occur when the internal temperature of the battery rises to...
Chroma Systems Solutions has introduced the 19020 Series Multichannel Hipot tester. A brand new architecture enables the 19020 Multichannel Hipot tester to...
Atmel Corporation announced the Atmel SAMA5D3 series, its highest performance, low-power microprocessor units (MPUs) based on the ARM® Cortex™-A5 core. The new SAMA5D3 series is designed for embedded applications in the industrial space, including factory and building automation, smart grid, medical and handheld terminals, along with consumer applications such as smart watches, outdoor GPS, DECT […]
KEMET Corporation and NEC TOKIN Corporation have closed the first step in establishing an alliance with the completion of a capital injection of USD 50 million (approximately JPY 4.4 billion) by KEMET Electronics Corporation, KEMET’s wholly-owned subsidiary (collectively with KEMET Corporation, into NEC TOKIN. KEMET and NEC TOKIN entered into definitive agreements on this alliance […]
Infineon Technologies AG today reported results for the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year, ended December 31, 2012: Group revenue totaled €851 million, 13 percent down on the €982 million recorded in the previous quarter. This performance was in line with expectations. Despite a negative impact of €6 million arising in connection with the […]
Freescale Semiconductor has achieved Golden Unit certification by the ZigBee Alliance for the new ZigBee 2012 specification and ZigBee Input Device standard. Freescale is one of the first ZigBee Alliance members to achieve the Golden Unit status supporting the latest ZigBee specification’s update to the ZigBee PRO Feature Set and the ZigBee Input Device standard […]
KOA Speer Electronics has recently expanded the range of resistance values of their smallest size within the RK73B1F series of general-purpose thick-film...
Avago Technologies has announced a new highly-integrated smart gate drive optocoupler device, the ACPL-339J. The device is a 1A output current gate...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. has developed a new dual analog/pwm output, one-time programmable, linear IC which allows the user to optimize the device...
Amphenol Aerospace has enhanced its 2M Series connectors for interconnect applications that require high performance. These upgraded micro-miniature connectors are 71% lighter,...
TSMC Solar Ltd. today announced confirmation by both TUV SUD and UL that its commercial-sized (1.09 square meters) CIGS module has achieved...