Power Electronics Industry News
IR & Vishay Announce Settlement Of Legal DisputeJuly 2, 2009 International Rectifier Corp. (IR) and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve certain disputes related to Vishay’s acquisition in 2007 of IR&rsquos Power Control Systems (PCS) business. Under the settlement, IR has refunded $30 million of the purchase price associated ... Showa Denko K.K. To Sell Conductive Polymer Aluminum Capacitors Business To MurataJuly 2, 2009 Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to transfer its solid conductive polymer aluminum surface-mount capacitors business to Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.. The capacitors, commercialized in 2000 with SDK’s proprietary technologies and sold under the trade name of SDK-CAP™, are characterized by their low ESR (equivalent series ... Hitachi To Boost Lithium Ion Battery Output; Supply Batteries To GM For HEVsJuly 2, 2009 Hitachi Ltd. announced that it will sharply raise production capacity for lithium-ion batteries (as much as 70-fold by 2015) in order to meet what it describes as a growing demand for gas-electric cars. The company also announced that it will supply lithium-ion batteries to General Motors Corp. in 2010 for use in GM’s hybrid vehicles ... 3000 Skyline Dallas Data Center On Schedule for 2010 LaunchJuly 1, 2009 3000 Skyline Dallas, a 770,000-square-foot data center development, is on schedule for a launch of phase one in the first quarter of 2010. Located in the City of Mesquite, Texas, nine miles from the Dallas CBD, the facility boasts its own on-site substation that will feature 100 million watts of power provided by Oncor Electric Delivery Company ... NEMA Urges DOE To Adopt New Energy Savings Rule For Fluorescent & Incandescent Reflector LampsJuly 1, 2009 The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) submitted comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) on the Notice of Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps. In these comments, NEMA states that it has provided proposals that will result in significant ... E-One Moli To Build New Lithium-ion Battery Plant In TaiwanJuly 1, 2009 E-One Moli Energy Corp. (Molicel), a global lithium-ion battery developer and manufacturer, announced that it will construct a new lithium-ion battery plant in Taiwan. Monthly production capacity will reach 12 million units. The new plant is next to Taiwan’s 1st plant, located in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, and construction work ... SunPower, Wells Fargo Team To Finance $100 Million In Solar ProjectJune 30, 2009 Wells Fargo and SunPower Corp. announced a new collaborative effort to fund up to $100 million in SunPower commercial-scale solar systems. Under the financing program, SunPower will enter into power purchase agreements with qualified customers and Wells Fargo will finance the solar power systems that SunPower will design, build, operate ... Waytronx Subsidiary, CUI, Selects Mark Adams As New VP Of Worldwide SalesJune 30, 2009 Waytronx, Inc. announced that Mark Adams has joined its wholly owned subsidiary, CUI, Inc., as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He is currently focused on identifying, acquiring, and managing a global sales representative network. Prior to his arrival at CUI, Adams was a sales and product development leader in the semiconductor industry ... European Commission Welcomes Industry Commitment To Provide Common Charger For Mobile PhonesJune 30, 2009 The European Commission announced that major producers of mobile phones have agreed to harmonize chargers in the EU. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was submitted to the Commission, the industry commits to provide chargers compatibility on the basis of the Micro-USB connector. In addition new EU standards to ensure continued safe ... Zigbee Alliance Reveals New Green Power Feature SetJune 29, 2009 The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish a global, standard technology for self-powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques. According ... DOE Announces Availability Of $3.9 Billion To Invest In Smart Grid TechnologiesJune 29, 2009 The EnerSys Enhances Lithium-Based Capabilities With Expansion Of Design, Assembly & Sales OperationsJune 29, 2009 EnerSys Inc.® states that it has enhanced its lithium-based capabilities with the launch of an EnerSys Advanced Systems (EAS) unit in Budapest, Hungary, in addition to an existing EAS unit located in Horsham, Pennsylvania., near Philadelphia. The company says these enhancements are in response to the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries ... A-Power Announces Pricing of $40 Million Senior Convertible NotesJune 26, 2009 A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd., a provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a manufacturer of wind turbines, announced it has signed a Securities Purchase Agreement with several institutional investors. The institutional investors have agreed to purchase Senior Convertible Notes with an aggregate principal amount ... Voltree Power Successfully Demonstrates First Wireless Sensor Network Powered By TreesJune 26, 2009 Voltree Power announced the successful trial demonstration of its climate sensor network, one that can be powered by energy harvested from living trees. The three-day test and system installation not only proved Voltree’s technology but also demonstrated the successful integration with already existing "Remote Automated Weather Stations ... ZigBee, HomePlug Alliances Preview Future Direction Of Smart Energy HAN StandardJune 26, 2009 The ZigBee® Alliance and HomePlug® Powerline Alliance announced public availability of the next generation market requirements for Smart Energy, and supporting use cases. Smart Energy enables both wired and wireless communication between utility companies and everyday household devices such as smart thermostats and ... Emerson Survey Shows Global Economic Downturn Not Slowing Pursuit Of Data Center Energy EfficiencyJune 25, 2009 A survey from Emerson shows that, despite the global economic downturn, data center managers are investing in energy-efficiency initiatives to help manage operating expenses and reduce environmental impact. The survey, from the Aperture Research Institute™ of Emerson Network Power, revealed that 87% of data center managers ... Power Efficiency Corp. & ThyssenKrupp Sign Agreement To Supply Digital Motor Efficiency Controllers For Escalators & MG ElevatorsJune 25, 2009 ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corp. N.A., the North American subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp AG, a German company that is a leading elevator and escalator companies, and Power Efficiency Corp. announced that they signed an agreement for Power Efficiency to supply its Motor Efficiency Controller (MEC) for use on escalators and MG elevators. ... AT&T & Cooper Power Systems To Offer Wireless Smart Grid SensorsJune 25, 2009 AT&T announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd., to jointly market and sell to utility companies smart grid sensor devices that are certified on AT&T’s wireless data network. According to AT&T, utilities can now receive real-time system performance data ... Fujitsu Develops Gallium-Nitride HEMT For Power SupplyJune 25, 2009 Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced the development of a new structure for gallium-nitride high electron-mobility transistors (GaN)(HEMT) that can minimize power loss in power supplies, thus enabling reduced power consumption of electronic equipment such as IT hardware and home electronics. The new technology blocks the flow of current from ... Intel Forms Energy Systems Research LabJune 24, 2009 Intel Corp. has reorganized its R&D activities, renaming the group Intel Labs, and forming a new sub-group, called the Energy Systems Research Lab, that will focus on energy. The new Energy Systems Research group will conduct research into energy distribution, control and consumption developing knowledge and technology related ...
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