Lise Meitner shared the Enrico Fermi Award in 1966 with the chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann for their joint research beginning in 1934 that led to the discovery of uranium fission. SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries, announces that its Director of Field Technical Support, Lorenzo Cividino, will speak on the latest […]
Darnell Identifies Immediate Growth Opportunities for Portable Power
Lise Meitner shared the Enrico Fermi Award in 1966 with the chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann for their joint research beginning in 1934 that led to the discovery of uranium fission. Darnell Group‘s seventh-edition report, “Battery Packs for Portable Electronic Devices” provides detailed, quantitative forecasts for near-term and longer-term growth for this important market. […]
Apple and New iPad3 Battery Charger Come Under Fire
According to media reports, testing of Apple’s new iPad3 battery charger display revealed that the battery is actually only 90% charged when the display says that it is fully charged at 100%, which was said to result in more than an hour less running time off of battery power. Controversy increased when it was reported […]
BMW Group and Toyota Sign Lithium-ion Battery Collaborative Research Agreement
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) announced that they have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research. The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly vehicles and technologies announced by the two companies on December 1, […]
CUI Global Announces FY 2011 Financial Results
CUI Global, Inc. announced year-end financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $38,938,326, up from $37,575,157 in FY 2010. More significantly, the company reported EBITDA of $2,004,747 for FY 2011 as compared to EBITDA of ($1,169,120) for FY 2010. Combined non-GAAP supplemental […]
ZMDI Announces Hiring of Ed Lam as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development Based in the US
ZMD AG (ZMDI) announced the hiring of Edward Lam as the new Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, based in Milpitas, California. As a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, information technology and consumer applications, ZMDI clearly has made a commitment to growth in the U.S. with the hiring […]
A123 Systems Launches Replacement Program for Potentially Defective Battery Packs and Modules
A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, today announced that the company has launched a field campaign to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic cells produced at A123’s Livonia, Michigan manufacturing facility. A123 has begun building replacement modules and packs and expects to […]
NRG Energy Reaches Agreement to State of California to Build EV Fast-Charging Infrastructure
The California Public Utilities Commission and NRG Energy have entered into an agreement where NRG will build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network in California, investing approximately $100 million over the next four years. This fee-based charging network will consist of at least 200 publicly available fast-charging stations–installed in the San Francisco Bay area, […]
Computers and cars drive up demand for higher efficiency in the power sector
Cloud computing and carbon emissions controls will see the extinction of the silicon semiconductor, as the power discretes market demands superior products, according to a new report by business intelligence experts GBI Research. The new report shows that substrate technologies used in the manufacturing of power discretes have recently evolved, offering improved efficiency for the […]
Digilent and Analog Devices Unveil Portable Analog Design Kits For Engineering Students
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Digilent Inc., unveiled two all-in-one analog design kits that enhance engineering students’ educational experience by allowing students to experiment quickly and easily with advanced technologies and build and test real-world, functional analog design circuits anytime – anywhere – right on their PCs. For the price of a textbook, students can […]