Battery Vendor Reports RoHS Compliance
Oct 17, 2007
Panasonic has declared that several of its products are currently in compliance with EU Directive 2002/95/EC with respect to six substances....
Technology Elevates Linear Motors to Higher Plane
Oct 17, 2007
Researchers at Philips Applied Technologies have developed an innovative technique that allows standard linear motors to simultaneously provide movement along two axes rather than along a single axis. ...
Low-Noise Buck Mobilizes Efficient Wireless Platforms
Oct 10, 2007
Advanced Analogic Technologies’ AAT2120 and AAT2158 low-noise buck converters promise to replace the linear regulators that typically drive RF and other noise-sensitive circuitry in mobile phones. ...
NIST Award Boosts Integrated-Photovoltaics Research
Oct 10, 2007
Under the NIST’s advanced technology program, Konarka and Air Products have received $4.7 million to develop transparent building integrated photovoltaic technology. ...
Lighting Manufacturer Joins CPES
Oct 10, 2007
OSRAM SYLVANIA has joined CPES as an associate member, entitling the company to direct interactions with CPES researchers, faculty, students and facilities. ...
DoE Funds Plug-In Hybrid Battery Research
Oct 10, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar has announced the DOE will invest nearly $20 million in plug-in hybrid vehicle research. ...
Power Controller IC Addresses Set-Top Box Mandate
Oct 3, 2007
Micrel’s MIC2569 is the only single-chip power controller that is fully compliant with the CableCard 2.0 specification that has been legally mandated for set-top boxes. ...
Firms in Lawsuit Respond to Ruling
Oct 3, 2007
Power Integrations has announced that a jury has upheld the validity of all four patents asserted by the company in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Fairchild Semiconductor. ...
