ROHM Semiconductor has announced new linear regulators and switching regulators based on innovative low quiescent current (Iq) technology. The new power management...
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,...
After more than three years in development, Solite, Inc. introduces the company’s self-contained Lighting Energy Ecosystem — providing blended, balanced daylight and...
iWatt Inc. has launched a digital ac-dc solid state lighting (SSL) LED driver platform designed specifically to address the key issues of...
OXIS Energy Limited, United Kingdom, and GP Batteries International Limited, Singapore, announced a joint manufacturing agreement to accelerate the commercialization of OXIS’ proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery systems for use in different energy sectors of the world market. OXIS and GP Batteries have agreed to establish a joint Project Steering Board which will review the improvements […]
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) has signed a distribution agreement with Energy Services Company (ESCo) iPower Energy Limited (iPower). CFCL has granted iPower a limited exclusivity on the basis of minimum deliveries of 200 BlueGen cogeneration units during 2013 and a further 200 BlueGen units during 2014. The exclusivity is limited to the use of […]
As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, the Department announced $12 million to develop innovative, ultra-efficient solar devices that will close the gap with the theoretical efficiency limit, or the highest potential percentage of sunlight converted directly into electricity. Today, a sizable gap still exists between the efficiency of laboratory and commercial-scale solar photovoltaic […]
STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth quarter net revenues totaled $2.16 billion, down 1.3% from the same period last year and gross margin was 32.3%, down from 33.4% in the year-earlier period. Net loss attributable to parent company was $428 million, mainly due to a […]
Varentec, Inc. is announcing its product ENGO for electricity grid control and monitoring at the DistribuTECH conference and exhibition in San Diego. ENGO, which stands for Edge of Network Grid Optimization, delivers accurate control of grid voltage, and at the same time provides distribution line monitoring, power quality alerts and grid analytics, all in one […]
ABB Group and Ambient Corporation announced the integration of DistribuSense™ current and voltage sensors with AmbientPQM™ for advanced power quality monitoring and communications. The integrated product is a combination of hardware and software, Ambient Smart Grid Communications Nodes enabled with AmbientPQM, which enhances the ABB DistribuSense offering by adding local intelligence, management, communications, and alarm […]
SEMI and the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation in areas of standards and roadmap activities for the solar thin film industry. Through PVMC, CNSE and SEMATECH are spearheading a unique research, development, and commercialization partnership in which industry, academia and government […]
The HomePlug® Alliance has congratulated the IEEE P1901.2 Working Group on its letter ballot approval of the draft standard for Low-Frequency Narrow-Band Powerline Communications (P1901.2). The Working Group is meeting this week in Munich, Germany to prepare the draft standard for the next steps in the standards approval process. IEEE P1901.2 is an important standard […]
Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have signed a unique three-way agreement to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology. The goal of the collaboration is to jointly develop a common fuel cell electric vehicle system while reducing investment costs associated with the engineering of the technology. Each […]