Manufacturers Co-develop Electrodes for Li-ion Car Batteries
Apr 23, 2008
Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions and Maxwell Technologies have announced a development collaboration through which Maxwell will produce lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery electrodes ...
Semiconductor Industry Legend Retires
Apr 23, 2008
On Monday, International Rectifier announced that the company’s founder Eric Lidow will retire from his position as chairman...
Company Will Supply Components For 3-MW Wind Turbines
Apr 7, 2008
American Superconductor announces that it has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited...
Power Supply Vendors Ink Licensing Agreement
Apr 7, 2008
Telkoor Telecom has announced that its subsidiary in Israel, Telkoor Power Supplies Ltd., has entered into a non-exclusive manufacturing license and sales agreement with Murata Power Solutions...
Vendor Will Provide Chips for Mobile Internet Devices
Apr 7, 2008
Maxim Integrated Products has entered into a collaboration with Intel to develop highly integrated power-management and multimedia solutions for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs)...
Simulation and EDA Software Providers Merge
Apr 7, 2008
ANSYS, a provider of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, and Ansoft, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, have signed a definitive agreement whereby...
Supply Vendor Buys Stake In High-Voltage Distributor
Apr 7, 2008
UltraVolt, a manufacturer of standard-product high-voltage power supplies, announces it has purchased a major stake in a high-voltage products distribution company during a period of intensive growth financing...
Renewable Energy: A Matter of Life and Breath
Apr 7, 2008
As the price of a gallon of gas pushes steadily toward $4 and beyond, and as the price of a barrel of oil is hovering around $100+, the issue of affordable renewable energy comes to mind every time I fill up my gas tank...
Magnetics Plant Is Recognized for Safety and Health Management
Mar 26, 2008
RAF Tabtronics, a provider of advanced electromagnetic technologies, reports that its manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY has been approved for participation in OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program...
APEC Draws 2600 Attendees
Mar 26, 2008
This year’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) in Austin drew more than 2600 registered attendees, which is roughly 125 more than last year’s event...
Thin-Film Battery Is Poised For Commercialization
Mar 26, 2008
Having completed its research and development phase, Oak Ridge Micro-Energy is now entering phase three of its business plan in which it will focus on marketing and licensing its thin-film battery (TFB) technology to partners across all industries...
CIPS 2008 Explored Reliability and Many Other Issues
Mar 26, 2008
The recent 5th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems (CIPS 2008) in Nuremberg, Germany brought together 232 attendees from industry, research institutes and universities to discuss a variety of advanced power technology topics...
Fuel Cell Prototype Demonstrates Benefits For Digital Cameras
Mar 11, 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells, a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. has unveiled a mobile fuel cell prototype for the digital camera market at the 4th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo, Japan...
Vendors Collaborate on Magnetic Device Simulation
Mar 11, 2008
ACME Magnetics USA and Intusoft are working together to incorporate ferrite cores produced by ACME Electronics into Intusoft’s “Magnetics Designer” simulation tool...
ENERGY STAR Gets Tougher For Washers, Covers More CFLs
Mar 11, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has announced more stringent criteria for clothes washers and additional categories of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) under the ENERGY STAR label...
