Switch Maker Signs Distribution Agreement
Mar 28, 2007
APEM Components, a manufacturer of switches and switch panels, has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key. ...
Power Supply Vendor Discusses Ruling in Lawsuit
Mar 28, 2007
Power-One has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, has completed the Markman hearing and issued its claim construction ruling on March 22...
PoE Features Tackle High-Power and Other Design Challenges
Mar 28, 2007
This month at the Power Electronics Technology website, a special section on power over Ethernet presents a series of articles addressing different aspects of PoE design. ...
US and China Seek Uniformity in Efficiency Labeling
Mar 21, 2007
The Environmental Protection Agency and the China Standards Certification Center have agreed to work toward harmonizing information on the Energy Star and CSC energy-efficiency labeling programs for consumer electronics and office equipment. ...
Smart Grid May Benefit Plug-In Hybrids
Mar 21, 2007
Xcel Energy has announced the results of a six-month study related to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and how an increase in their popularity may affect Colorado....
Demand for Mobile-Phone LED Drivers Will Increase
Mar 21, 2007
An analyst in a recent IMS Research report stated that LED-driver revenues from the mobile phone sector will increase by 50% by 2012 to $600 million....
New Discretes, Passives and Modules Shine at APEC
Mar 14, 2007
At APEC2007, several vendors displayed their latest offerings of passive components, discrete power semiconductors, and various dc-dc converter modules....
Presentation Addresses Silver-Zinc Rechargeable Battery Technology
Mar 14, 2007
Dr. Ross Dueber, president and CEO of Zinc Matrix Power, will discuss the benefits of silver-zinc rechargeable battery technology for portable applications during the 24th International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort Lauderdale, Fla....
Firms Fabricate Power Management Devices on BCD Process
Mar 14, 2007
Jazz Semiconductor and Sipex have collaborated to develop a number of power management devices utilizing Jazz Semiconductor's 0.5-μm and 0.25-μm Bipolar CMOS DMOS processes....
PV Company Receives DoE Funding
Mar 14, 2007
Konarka Technologies is one of 13 selected industry-led solar technology projects to be awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of President Bush's Solar America Initiative....
APEC Showcases Latest Tricks in Power Chips
Mar 7, 2007
With a record number of attendees on hand at this year's Applied Power Electronics Conference in Anaheim, power IC vendors unveiled a number of new devices for popular power system applications....
Battery Firm Receives Army Contract
Mar 7, 2007
Following the awards in the Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 Defense Bills, the federal government has executed a $5 million contract with Firefly Energy to fund prototype development of its 3D and 3D2 advanced battery technologies. ...