Wellingborough, UK – 10th February 2012. Despite the outlook for the PV manufacturing equipment market remaining bleak in 2012, a new report from IMS Research forecasts that there could be a 20 GW opportunity for the upgrade or replacement of existing capacity over the next four years. According to the latest quarterly updated report, revenue […]
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SynQor and Lineage Power Settle IBA Patent Litigation
SynQor, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive Settlement Agreement with Lineage Power Corp. to resolve SynQor’s IBA patent litigation against Lineage (SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:07-CV-497, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas). Terms of the settlement are confidential. In this suit SynQor asserted 5 […]
Furukawa Electric Completes Acquisition of SuperPower Inc. from the Philips Group
Furukawa Electric announced that it has completed the acquisition of the N.Y.–based second generation high temperature superconductivity wire manufacturer, SuperPower Inc. from the Philips. Through this acquisition, Furukawa Electric states that it welcomes to its group one of the only two companies in the world with the capability for commercial production of 2G HTS wire […]
Plessey Acquires Cambridge University Spin-Out Company, and its Novel GaN on Silicon Technology
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spinout formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large area silicon substrates. The acquisition will enable Plessey to exploit synergies with its 6-inch processing facility in Plymouth, England to produce HB LEDs based on CamGaN’s proprietary […]
The Tinker’s Toolbox – Energy Management and Device Efficiency
Hosted by ECN’s Editorial Director, Alix Paultre, the Tinker’s Toolbox is ECN’s web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode of the Tinker’s Toolbox we talk to J. Francois Crepin and James Ashe of Akros Silicon (www.akrossilicon.com) about energy management […]
AMSC Provides Litigation Update
AMSC provided an update regarding its legal actions in China. As previously reported, AMSC has filed for arbitration and has filed three civil lawsuits in the Chinese courts against Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. (Sinovel) and companies related to Sinovel. In total, AMSC is seeking to recover more than $1.2 billion for contracted shipments and […]
Nextreme Achieves New Milestone in Cooling Performance for Thin-film Thermoelectrics
Nextreme Thermal Solutions announced that its thin-film thermoelectric technology has achieved a 60.1°C temperature difference between its cold and hot sides at an ambient temperature of 24.7°C, bringing it on par with the performance of bulk thermoelectric technology. The 60°C temperature milestone, known as the ΔTmax, reflects the ability of the thermoelectric device to pump […]
APEC News: IR, Alpha & Omega, & NXP Announcements Highlight Day 3
The third day of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) was highlighted by significant announcements from IR, Alpha & Omega, and NXP. International Rectifier (IR) introduced its highly versatile family of CHiL digital PWM controllers that are said to dramatically shrink footprint and improve efficiency in a variety of mid-range to high-end and extreme server, […]
PV Inverter Market Achieves Record Shipments in 2011
Wellingborough, UK – 8th February 2012: The PV inverter market achieved a new record in 2011 with shipments exceeding 26 GW for the first time according to preliminary results from IMS Research. The research firm found that inverter shipments grew by more than 10% in 2011, despite the huge inventory overhang from the year before. […]
ZMDI Releases Preliminary Figures on Financial Year 2011
ZMD AG (ZMDI) announced that it exceeded its own growth targets by a considerable margin in 2011 and expects to continue to grow in 2012. According to ZMDI’s preliminary figures for 2011, it generated revenues of 64M €, reflecting an increase of 16 percent over the previous year (2010: 55.1M €). The 2011 growth can […]