Delta PowerSystems has announced a new alliance with Mister Sparky, a franchisor based in Sarasota, Fla., that focuses on residential electrical contracting. This business venture will allow Delta PowerSystems and Mister Sparky to be at the forefront of EVSE installation, a new technology driven field created by the introduction of electric vehicles like the Chevy […]
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NXP Semiconductors Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results
NXP Semiconductors N.V. reported financial results for its third quarter 2010, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter. “The third quarter represented our sixth consecutive quarter of growth and significant operational improvement, as we continue to execute on our High Performance Mixed Signal solutions strategy,” said Richard Clemmer, NXP Chief Executive Officer. “Compared to the […]
Microchip Technology Announces Record Sales and EPS
Microchip Technology Inc. reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2010. “Microchip acquired Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (SST) on April 8, 2010. At the time of the acquisition the Company determined that it would hold SST’s SuperFlash Memory and RF businesses as assets held for sale, in addition to other businesses that Microchip […]
Fairchild CEO Briefs Electronica on Company Strategy
Mark Thompson, the President and CEO of Fairchild Semiconductor, briefed an audience at the 2010 Electronica Electronics Fair on the company’s strategy and focus for 2011 and beyond. Thompson noted that the company’s power module sales are growing rapidly in the appliance, industrial and automotive segments. He said that strong industrial and consumer demand is […]
FirstEnergy and Ballard Begin Demonstration of 1MW Mobile Fuel Cell System
FirstEnergy Corp. and Ballard Power Systems are testing what they describe as an innovative utility-scale fuel cell system designed to produce one megawatt of electricity – enough to power more than 600 homes. The demonstration is being conducted at the FirstEnergy plant in Eastlake, Ohio. Considered the world’s largest proton exchange membrane hydrogen-powered fuel cell […]
Watteco Develops Ultra-Low-Power IP Smart Grid Communications Solutions Using TI Microcontroller
Watteco, a French System-on-Chip (SoC) manufacturer of “no new wire” Power Line Communication (PLC) modems for energy efficiency and intelligent home control applications, today announced it is collaborating with Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) on an ultra-low-power, intelligent communications solution that will enable the next generation of connected appliances. Designed for Smart Grid applications, the system […]
Several Major Product Launches Highlight Tuesday at Electronica
The Electronica 2010 global electronics fair in Munich served as the international stage for new product launches from ON Semiconductor, Power Integrations, AVX Corp., Emerson Network Power, and VPT Inc. on Tuesday. ON Semiconductor announced two important new products specifically targeted at the industrial market sector. The new AMIS-30523 integrates a stepper motor driver and […]
batteryuniversity.eu Offers UN Transport Tests for Lithium Ion Batteries Including All Certifications
Manufacturers and suppliers of lithium ion cells and batteries can have their products thoroughly tested in a new state-of-the-art test laboratory in Karlstein (Germany), which the batteryuniversity.eu with the support of BMZ Batterien-Montage-Zentrum has put into operation. In the laboratory, which is among the most advanced of its type in Europe, cells at 0 to […]
Monolithic Power Announces Consecutive Record Revenue Results for Quarter & Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) announced financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010. The results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 are as follows: net revenues were $65.8 million, an increase of 18.2% sequentially from $55.7 million in the second quarter of 2010 and 37.3% from $48.0 million in the […]
Linear Technology & Energy Micro Demonstrate Smart Energy Harvesting at Electronica
Linear Technology and Energy Micro announced that they have combined their expertise in energy harvesting power supplies and ultralow power 32-bit microcontrollers to produce what they describe as a ground-breaking demonstration at Electronica 2010, showcasing the opportunities for smart energy harvesting applications. Based on Energy Micro’s low cost starter development kit, the demonstration relies on […]