.gif)
.gif)
Industry News
August 17, 2012
KEMET Making Africa Work Program Highlighted in UN Global Compact and Maplecroft Conflict Minerals Webinar
KEMET Corp. announced that its "Making Africa Work" program was featured during the recent UN Global Compact and Maplecroft webinar on Conflict Minerals. This program focuses on sourcing conflict-free tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through KEMET’s closed-pipe vertically integrated supply chain.
"The opportunity to present "Making Africa Work" at this forum is witness to the quality of the KEMET program," stated Dr. Daniel F. Persico, KEMET’s Vice President, Special Projects. "All the parties involved in the webinar are stakeholders in helping resolve the issue of conflict minerals in the DRC, an issue that touches all of us on a daily basis. The more we can do to raise awareness, the quicker this horrendous human rights problem will be resolved," continued Persico.
The KEMET "Making Africa Work" program is unique in that it includes a comprehensive social sustainability and economic solution for all involved parties. By developing a completely closed-pipe vertically integrated supply chain from the mine to the customer, KEMET controls the flow of tantalum to guarantee its conflict-free authenticity. In addition, KEMET committed $1.5 million to social programs at the Kisengo mining community in the DRC to support the development of a stable and sustainable environment to improve the quality of life for its people.
The webinar presented many aspects of the conflict minerals issue including the challenges companies face in respecting and supporting human rights, the relevance of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act and the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter program which audits and certifies smelter supply chains as conflict-free. The conflict minerals webinar is part of the Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum, which is co-hosted by the UN Global Compact and Maplecroft with the support of the GE Foundation. The Forum provides a platform to discuss the challenges responsible multinational corporations face in respecting and supporting human rights in emerging economies.
The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
Opinion: Unraveling the Ultra-Low Power Design Issues
Share this story
Send via E-mail
Post to Twitter
On the Web:
White Papers
March 11, 2013
Power Modules for Charger Applications
Sponsored by Vincotech
February 27, 2013
The Adaptive Cell Converter Topology Enables Constant Efficiency Over Universal Input AC Line in Front-End, High-Density Power Factor Correction Applications
Sponsored by Vicor Corp.
February 27, 2013
From 48 V direct to Intel VR12.0: Saving "Big Data" $500,000 per datacenter, per year
Sponsored by Vicor Corp.
More White Papers
- Altera Acquires Enpirion for $140 Million, Forms Power Business Unit
- Ericsson Saves Board Space with Surface-Mount Digital Bus Converter
- SiC Modules, IGBTs and Super-Junction MOSFETs Introduced on Day One of PCIM
- SiC and GaN Again a Major Focus at PCIM Europe
- PowerbyProxi Joins Wireless Power Consortium
- Vincotech and Infineon Introduce New Packaging Options at PCIM Europe
- Bosch Claims First Sub-$450 240V EV Charging Station
- Eaton and CA Technologies Join to Deliver Infrastructure Management for Data Centers
- DOE Selects Consortium to Develop Next-Generation Batteries for Automobiles
- Dana Receives Grant from NRCan to Improve Thermal Management for EV Battery Packs
- Renesas Adds IGBT Drivers with Micro-Isolator for Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Inverters
- Bosch Claims First Sub-$450 240V EV Charging Station
- European Project Reports Achievements in Drive to Shape the Future of Power Microelectronics
- 1-Watt DC-DC Achieves 88% Efficiency and has MSL 1 Moisture-Sensitivity Rating
- Fairchild's Integrated Low-Side Gate Driver Incorporates 3.3-V LDO in 5-Lead SOT-23
- LG Chem Announces Plans for Start of Production of Automotive Li-Ion Batteries
- SL Packs 60 Watts of Industrial-Grade AC-DC Power in Small and Robust Package
- Ericsson Saves Board Space with Surface-Mount Digital Bus Converter
- Teen Wins $50,000 for Development of Nanorod Supercapacitors
- ROHM Claims New Hybrid MOS Combines the Best Characteristics of MOSFETs and IGBTs
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: Fujitsu Components America
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: CUI Incorporated
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: EMerge Alliance
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: Anderson Power Products
- Green Building Power Forum 2009: Independence Station
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Coilcraft
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Champs Technologies
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: EXAR Corporation
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: PMBus
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Power Plaza
Design Features
October 22, 2012
Energy Efficiency with Class D Amplifier Modules
Class-D switching amplifiers are helping audio designers create personal multimedia devices and home audio/visual systems that demonstrate how compact and stylish equipment can also deliver high sound quality and high audio output power. The key to this breakthrough, providing freedom from the large and bulky boxes housing traditional audio products, lies in the class-D amplifier’s high energy efficiency, which is typically around 90%. This allows designers to reduce or eliminate heatsinks as well as using smaller-sized PCBs and smaller components such as transformers, connectors and power supplies.
Design Features
October 8, 2012
The Role of Hall Effect Sensors in Power Distribution Infrastructure
Power distribution units (PDUs) form an essential part of modern computing and data communications hardware. They provide multiple outputs for transferring electrical power with maximum efficiency, controlling the power capacity and safeguarding against the possible causes of supply interruption. With an ever increasing need from tech savvy consumers for higher data throughput and greater quantities of data storage capacity, as well as tough international legislation now governing CO&sub2; emissions, the demands being placed on these units are proving challenging for engineering teams to satisfy.
Product Focus
August 13, 2012
The Year in AC-DC Power Supply Technology
The past year witnessed significant new product releases, technological developments, and industry news related to the field of AC-DC Power Supply technology.