American Superconductor Corp. announced that Daniel P. McGahn, President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2011. Dan McGahn succeeds founder Gregory J. Yurek, who is retiring after more than two decades of service to the company as part of the […]
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Tesla Announces Follow-On Offering of Common Stock
Tesla Motors, Inc. announced a follow-on offering of 5,300,000 shares of its common stock. All 5,300,000 shares are being offered by the company. In addition, the company has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 795,000 shares of common stock. Additionally, in a private placement to occur concurrently with the […]
Imec Processes First Power Devices on 200mm CMOS-Compatible GaN-on-Si
Imec and its partners in the GaN industrial affiliation program (IIAP) have produced device-quality wafers with GaN/AlGaN layers on 200mm silicon wafers. With these wafers, functional GaN MISHEMTs were processed using standard CMOS tools. The used processes are compatible with the strict contamination rules in a standard CMOS processing line (e.g. no use of gold). […]
New Sensing Solutions to be Introduced at Sensors Expo and Conference
NEWTON, MA, May 26, 2011 – More than 150 exhibitors will showcase the newest technologies for sensors and sensors-related industries at the 2011 Sensors Expo & Conference, June 7-8 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The following is a sampling of the state-of-the-art measurement and monitoring devices for MEMS, Energy Harvesting, […]
Plug Power Announces Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
Plug Power Inc.announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual […]
Moog Acquires Animatics
Moog Inc. announced that it has acquired Animatics Corp. The purchase price is approximately $25 million consisting of 467,749 shares of Moog Class A stock (based on a 30 day average price of $42.76) and $5 million in cash. Animatics, founded in 1987, is a supplier of SmartMotor&trade servo motors and linear actuators used in […]
G24i Announces Nano-Power Energy Harvesting Development with Texas Instruments
G24 Innovations (G24i), a global manufacturer of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell technology (DSSC) has signed a strategic development agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to create a joint technology platform by combining G24i’s solar cell technology with TI’s nano-powered converter. Under this strategic development agreement, the companies state that they are creating a new opportunity for […]
Emerson Announces Management Promotions
Emerson announced a number of key leadership changes that will become effective June 1, 2011. D. Scott Barbour will be named Executive Vice President of Emerson and business leader of Emerson Network Power Systems, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Edward K. Feeney, who has been business leader since 2007, will become Chairman of Emerson Network Power […]
Evida and HaloIPT to Explore Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles
Evida Power, Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs), announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with HaloIPT, a global specialist in Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) systems for the wireless charging of electric vehicles. The agreement is part of Evida’s commitment to lead the growing EV market […]
FCI Acquiring Majority Stake in Anytek
FCI, a manufacturer of connectors for the Data, Communications, Consumer, Automotive and Industrial markets has acquired a majority stake in Anytek Technology Corp., a Taiwanese manufacturer of terminal blocks. The alliance between the two companies is the outcome of a partnership that started in 2009. Saint Yeh, founder and GM of the company, will remain […]
