Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) stated that it is buying Gylling Optima Batteries AG (Danderyd, Sweden) for about $62.0 million in a deal that will add slightly to company earnings of $35.0 million in 1999 revenues. All shareholders of the company will get about $2.14 per share. The deal has already been accepted by the […]
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, increased 33 percent to $44,144,000, a new record for the period, from $33,151,000 for the second quarter of 1999, and $43,537,000 for the first quarter of 2000. Net income for the second quarter was $796,000, or $0.14 per […]
The shortage of charge-coupled devices, a crucial component in scanners, is expected to lower many scanner manufacturers' previous shipment targets for 1,200dpi models by 30 to 40 percent in the upcoming boom season. The originally tight CCD supplies, compounded by the fact that Toshiba Corp. (Houston, TX) suffered from power shortages earlier in August, may […]
Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) unveiled the NXI110 Series of 110W, non-isolated, dc/dc converters for the next-generation of micro-processors. The NXI110 provides...
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of power semiconductors. The 150V family of UltraFET MOSFETs is designed for use in uninterruptible power supplies, dc/dc converters and power supplies, and general-purpose load control. Intersil claims that the device improves the power efficiency required to enable high-speed computing and Internet data […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced its Austin Lite Power Module Series, a new product in Lucent's original Austin Series dc/dc point-of-load...
Power-One (Camarillo, CA) has added the RPM5ERERKYH to its High Power Series. The RPM5ERERKYH is designed to power semiconductor test equipment and other high current, 1V applications. It provides an adjustable output from 1.0V to 1.8V at 640A; requires no minimum load for operation and incorporates extensive transient protection. The device also features current share […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) released its multiple-output dc/dc controller CPU power regulator for advanced configuration power interface (ACPI)-compliant PCs. This power regulator uses Intel's Tahoma Pentium 4 (P4) that interfaces with Rambus memory. According to Intersil, the ACPI specification enables computers to transition into an active state to perform routine activities. When tasks are […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) stated that it has finalized its $7.6-billion acquisition of Burr-Brown Corp. (Tucson, AZ). The move keeps the digital DSP company within huge profit reports in the 3G phone, DSL and consumer audio-systems markets. TI said it plans to integrate its process technologies with Burr-Brown's analog expertise to build DSL […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has completed the facility construction in the first phase of expansion of its manufacturing facility in Aizu, Japan. The expanded facility will provide new manufacturing capacity to support ON Semiconductor's strategic growth in efficient analog integrated circuits and better power-management devices for wireless applications. The Aizu plant handles […]
MagneTek Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) reported increases in revenue, income and earnings per share for fiscal 2000, ended June 30, 2000, compared with prior year results. Operations that are for sale were reported on a discontinued basis, as the company focuses exclusively on fast-growing markets for digital power products. Continuing operations reported total revenue of […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) shares dropped eight percent after the company announced the resignation of Gary Mittleman as president, CEO and director. The company stated that Greg Silvestri, its executive vice president of operations, has been appointed COO, adding that he will manage the everyday operations until Plug Power finds a new president and […]
DCH Technology Inc. (DCHT, Valencia, CA) issued its progress report to shareholders along with second-quarter earnings for the period ended June 30, 2000. Revenues reported for the second quarter of 2000 were $265,756, compared with $50,551 for the same period 1999, an increase of 426 percent. Revenues for the first six months of 2000 were […]
Zapworld.Com (ZAP, Sebastopol, CA) reported its audited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, were $2,283,000, compared to $1,513,000 in the prior year, an increase of $770,000 or 51 percent. Net loss for the same period was $477,000, or $0.09 per share, compared to […]
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Traverse City, MI) said it has raised sales forecasts for its gasoline-electric-powered Insight car, and expects the technology to turn a profit when it is introduced in the mass-market Civic. According to Kazuihiko Tsunoda, chief engineer of research and development, Honda lifted its estimate of US sales to 6,500 units from […]