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The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe, direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – today announced Philips is upgrading its membership from Participating Member to Governing Member, and is now a member of the Board of Directors.
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Date:
2/21/2012
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UNIPOWER LLC announces the SGH 3000 Series of 650W, 12V Front-Ends designed to satisfy the latest networking and datacom applications that demand smaller size, lower energy consumption and a significantly reduced cost of ownership.
The SGH Series continues UNIPOWER’s leadership in high efficiency,
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Date:
2/8/2012
David J Hayes, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Interior
Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for additional clean energy development, the US DOI and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken a major step towards commercial-scale offshore wind energy leasing by streamlining the development of offshore wind power in the Mid-Atlantic and
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Date:
2/5/2012
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HP introduced the HP UPS Network Module which enables small, medium and enterprise-sized businesses to remotely monitor, diagnose, and manage uninterruptible power systems (UPS) and attached devices. The HP UPS Network Module supports either a single UPS configuration or provides additional power protection
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Date:
1/20/2012
International Rectifier, IRÒ (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today announced it will showcase the company’s latest power management solutions at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) which is being held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando,
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Date:
1/20/2012
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it was named the recipient of ZTE Corporation's "2011 Best Delivery Support" award at ZTE's Supplier Day event in Shenzhen, China. Microsemi
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Date:
1/16/2012
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Today we are proud to announce that we are changing our company name from Advanced Digital Logic Inc. to ADL Embedded Solutions Inc. This name change is due to a significant expansion in our product lines, System Design and Integration Service capabilities, including enclosures, cabling and thermal
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Date:
1/11/2012
Voltech announces that Kevin Parmenter will assume responsibility for Business Development, sales, marketing and applications in the Americas. Voltech is a leader in the development of test and measurement instrumentation for the power electronics and magnetics component industry. Mr. Parmenter has
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Date:
1/10/2012
All American Semiconductor, a leading distributor of electronic components, announces that it has been franchised by Mean Well Enterprises Co., Ltd. to carry their full line of switching power supply products. All American currently has over 3,000 Mean Well part numbers available for sale, including
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Date:
1/4/2012
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TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, presents a new series of EPCOS 3-line EMC filters for frequency converters and other power electronics applications. The use of improved materials has led to a particularly cost-effective design of these input filters.
All types of the B84143*166
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Date:
1/4/2012
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UltraVolt, Inc., the world-leading supplier of standard-product high-voltage power supplies, announced today the extension of the BT Series line to include a new, general purpose bench-top high-voltage power system – the BT-GP Series.
The BT Series of bench-top power systems is already known for its
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Date:
12/17/2011
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Murata Power Solutions today announced the ACM3P series of low profile 3-phase AC digital ammeters suitable for front panel mounting. Capable of high precision measurement to within 0.1 A and display of true-rms values of 2- or 3-phase mains current up to a maximum of 100 A per phase, the ammeter has
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Date:
12/3/2011
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Staco Energy Products Company announces the addition of UPS industry veteran Jim Beiersdorff to the position of Eastern Regional Manager. Beiersdorff, who is based in the Burlington, WI area, brings over 17 years of single-phase and three-phase UPS and power quality experience. He is responsible for
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Date:
12/3/2011
I had the great pleasure to meet with Jon Harper, Fairchild’s Market Development Manager. Jon took me through the technology behind the company’s latest innovation which addresses the continuing pressure on manufacturers to reduce standby power in their products. Fairchild is a company known for
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Date:
11/29/2011
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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped more than 15 million Power Manager devices. All seven Power Manager devices have been broadly adopted in a wide range of high volume, cost sensitive applications because they enable board designers to integrate the
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Date:
11/8/2011
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TDK-EPC, a group company of TDK Corporation, celebrated the opening of its second factory in Málaga, Spain. The new plant for the development and manufacture of power capacitors is located in the industrial park, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, and offers 6000 square meters of production space. A separate
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Date:
11/4/2011
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VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) presents VACCOAT® 30033, the advanced successor to VACCOAT® 20011, its adhesive coating and corrosion protection finish. This new green-coloured heat-cured finish provides enhanced protection for VAC permanent rare-earth magnets, particularly under extreme conditions.
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Date:
11/3/2011
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MAX17047 measures Li+ battery SOC with higher accuracy than traditional coulomb counters
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX17047 fuel gauge for single-cell Li+ battery packs. Featuring the company's new ModelGauge™ m3 algorithm, the MAX17047 is the industry's only coulomb-counting fuel gauge that does not suffer from the abrupt corrections that occur with traditional
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Date:
10/30/2011
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Powerstax, one of Europe’s leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, announces the availability of a convection cooling option for its N-03751-PFC Series of ultra-compact AC-DC switching power supplies. The N-03751-PFC Series is designed for outdoor and semi-sealed industrial applications and
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Date:
10/29/2011
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POWERVAR SecurityPlus product
In a two-year study involving customer projects around the world, POWERVAR, a power management systems company, examined how power quality technology can significantly reduce the service burden rate, delivering cost savings and a measurable return on investment (ROI).
Most organisations
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Date:
10/29/2011
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XP Power today announced the DLG series of constant voltage and constant current LED drivers aimed at a broad range of outdoor lighting, security and machine vision applications. These IP67-rated waterproof units are highly efficient, up to 90%, and generate less waste heat than competitor products
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Date:
10/20/2011
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Linear's HQ in Milpitas, California
I had the great pleasure to talk with Bob Dobkin, Vice President, Engineering, Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder of Linear Technology. Founded 30 years ago, the company commemorated three decades of innovation in analog integrated circuits.
At the time of its formation, it was the dawn of
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Date:
10/5/2011
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ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, information technology, industrial, and medical applications enters the smart power management market with the launch of a configurable true-digital, high-performance PWM controller for non-isolated
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Date:
9/29/2011
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XP Power announced today the launch of the VEH series of low cost "green" single output external AC-DC power supplies. Extending XP Power's V-Brand product range aimed at high volume cost sensitive applications, the series consists of 5 power levels providing 20, 40, 60, 90 or 120 Watt output, and catering
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Date:
9/26/2011
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SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) transistor technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, has launched new 1200V/5A diodes in the true, compact DPAK (TO-252) surface mount packaging which provides
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Date:
9/22/2011
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TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, introduces the 65 watt MWS65 series of open-frame, medical AC-DC power supplies. With 4kVac reinforced input to output isolation and output to ground isolation of 1500Vac, all models in the MWS65 series comply with UL/EN60601-1 Editions 2 & 3 safety
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Date:
9/22/2011
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a broadband inductor that offers low insertion loss up through 40GHz. Featuring a pyramid shape and rugged powdered iron core, the GL Series broadband inductor provides excellent return loss and
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Date:
9/22/2011
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100V Isolated Monolithic Flyback Regulator
Linear Technology Corporation announces the new high reliability (MP-grade) version of the LT3512, a high voltage isolated monolithic flyback regulator that operates over a -55°C to 150°C junction temperature range. This device simplifies the design of an isolated DC/DC converter. The LT3512 requires
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Date:
9/16/2011
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I had the pleasure to talk with Dan Lenskold, Senior Manager, Strategic Business Development, Analog & Power Division for IDT about the company’s breakthrough power architecture which improves power efficiency from AC input to processor, offering the industry’s highest-efficiency and the most cost-effective
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Date:
9/14/2011
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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduces the EPC9006 development board to make it easier for engineers to start designing with a 100 V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) field effect transistor (FET) in applications such as high-speed DC-DC power supplies, point-of-load converters,
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Date:
9/13/2011
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Targeting the many electronic applications requiring 4 watts or less, the new Bias Power BPW 4 Series micro-size switching power supplies can solve many problems for design engineers. The BPW 4 is smaller than alternate “one component” solutions and is available with single or dual output. BPW 4 supplies
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Date:
9/6/2011
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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (www.epc-co.com) announces the introduction of the EPC2007 as the newest member of EPC’s second-generation enhanced performance eGaN FET family. The EPC2007 is environmentally friendly; being lead free, RoHS-compliant (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), and
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Date:
9/5/2011
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I talked with Mark Adams, CUI’s VP of Advanced Power Marketing, about CUI’s new power topology which is set to propel quarter-brick bus converter to benchmark power density.
CUI is leveraging their Solus Power Topology™ to pioneer a new era in dc-dc power supply performance. Solus is an entirely
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Date:
9/2/2011
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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the MCP1754/MCP1754S low dropout regulators (LDOs). The devices feature a high PSRR of 70 dB at 1 kHz (typical), and a maximum output current of 150 mA at +125 degrees Celsius junction temperature.
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Date:
9/1/2011
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TDK-Lambda’s Regional Sales Manager, Sean Evans (pictured right) firms the Ireland distribution deal with Declan Bowers, Managing Director of Futura Electronics.
With the signing of a franchised distribution agreement with Futura Electronics, power supply manufacturer TDK-Lambda Corporation, a group company of TDK Corporation, significantly extends its reach into the Irish market. Under the terms of the agreement, Futura Electronics will have access to the whole
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Date:
9/1/2011
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Ericsson has introduced a new ultra-high-power-density DC-DC converter that can make a significant contribution to energy saving in data centers. The exceptional ability of this new small-footprint converter to handle high power and deliver tightly controlled output-voltages makes it ideal for use in
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Date:
9/1/2011
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has completed the rigorous audits to be registered as an AS9120A Distributor. AS9120A is a quality management certification for distributors
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Date:
8/19/2011
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TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, presents the EPCOS DataLOG SD data logger for the EPCOS PFC controllers BR6000-R12/S485 (from V5.0) and BR7000. This newly developed data recording equipment can be used to record and store all the values measured by the controller. An SD card with a
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Date:
7/23/2011
The "Cores and Components" division of Hanau-based VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG will present a selection of its current sensors at this year's PCIM in Nuremberg from 17th to 19th May. At Stand 130 in Hall 12, VACUUMSCHMELZE will demonstrate its materials expertise in the field of future technologies
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Date:
4/29/2011
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Joe Hogan, ABB Group CEO
For the third consecutive year, ABB integrated all of its power and automation businesses’ resources to put on its annual customer conference and exhibition. This year’s event, ABB Automation & Power World 2011 – held this year at the Marriott World Center in Orlando with record-breaking attendance
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Date:
4/23/2011
Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc. and TestEquity LLC today announced a renewed distribution partnership that will significantly increase the availability of Chroma’s power test instrumentation and systems to diverse power electronics markets.
The new agreement will allow TestEquity to offer Chroma’s
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Date:
4/12/2011
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced the launch of its latest generation 245kV (kilovolt) ELK-14 series of Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS). The footprint of this latest GIS is 40 per cent less than conventional designs and it uses 20 per cent less SF6 gas compared to the
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Date:
4/7/2011
Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced that Mouser Electronics, a global engineering design resource for semiconductors and electronic components, has joined
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Date:
3/30/2011
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Phil Davies, VP Global Sales & Marketing for Vicor
I had the great pleasure to talk with Phil Davies, VP Global Sales & Marketing for Vicor, who has recently joined the company. Vicor Corporation has long been the pioneer in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of modular power components and complete power systems used by OEMs in
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Date:
3/4/2011
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced two power management development kits, which help designers generate the cleanest possible positive and negative voltage rails to power today’s analog circuits. The new TPS54060 and TPS7A30/49 development kits remove switching noise and increase the performance
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Date:
2/25/2011
