Industry News

March 2013

New York State and Israel create nanotechnology development partnership

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an international partnership between New York State and the State of Israel, through a collaboration

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03/29/2013

Intersil's latest digital power converters at APEC 2013 (Video)

Chance Dunlap, Senior Marketing Manager at Intersil's Zilker Labs, explains

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03/28/2013

STMicroelectronics & CMP make leading-edge MEMS prototyping available

STMicroelectronics and CMP (Circuits Multi Projects) announced that ST's THELMA MEMS manufacturing process, the process ST uses for its industry-leading accelerometers and gyroscopes, is now available

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03/27/2013

TE Circuit Protection receives China ACE Award for innovative 2Pro AC device

TE Connectivity's Circuit Protection business unit has been named a winner of an ACE Award China in the High Performance Component of the Year award category. TECP received the award for its 2Pro

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03/27/2013

Avnet Abacus forms pan-European distribution alliance with Abracon

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe's leading interconnect, passive, electro-mechanical and power distributors and a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, a business region of Avnet, has entered

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03/27/2013

GE and Energate collaborate to address residential demand-response and home energy management

Energate, a leading provider of consumer demand-response and home energy management solutions, announced it is working with GE to supply its Consumer Connected Demand Response(TM) (CCDR) platform

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03/27/2013

U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium and NREL team up to develop thin-film PV cells and modules

The U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), an industry-led collaboration headquartered in New York at the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), has partnered with the

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03/26/2013

ACEEE outlines 16 policies to remove market barriers to energy efficiency

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a new report today highlighting 16 policies that remove market barriers across the economy to investments in energy efficiency.

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03/26/2013

Micrel motor control IC live demo at APEC 2013 (Video)

Miguel Mendoza of Micrel explains a motor

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03/26/2013

Herman van den Berg appointed President of Yokogawa Europe

The Board of Directors of Yokogawa Electric Corporation resolved in a meeting on the 19th February to appoint Herman van den Berg to the position of President of Yokogawa Europe B.V. Mr van den Berg

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03/25/2013

GaN Systems expands with new UK location

GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, announced today the opening of a new office facility located in Reading, England. This expansion of the company's

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03/25/2013

Power Electronics and the fabless business model will be explored at Successful Semiconductor Fabless 2013, in Paris

For the second straight year, Yole De?veloppement and Serma have joined forces to organize the Successful Semiconductor Fabless conference, a unique European event dedicated to the fabless business

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03/25/2013

European project PhotoNvoltaics to develop a new, sustainable thin-film solar cell generation

Seven European partners with complementary expertise have started the development of a disruptive solar cell concept that relies on integrating advanced light-trapping schemes into thin crystalline-Si

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03/25/2013

ABB named Top 10 smart grid vendor by GTM Research

ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, announced it has been named by Greentech Media as one of "The Networked Grid Top 10 Smart Grid Vendors for 2013." This recognition is based on

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03/25/2013

Toshiba announces availability of structured ASICs for European customers

Toshiba Electronics Europe announced the European availability of a Structured Array technology that provides an ASIC alternative to FPGA with lower cost and power consumption - but still at significantly

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03/22/2013

World Bank Energy Director to deliver keynote address at GEA International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum 2013

The Geothermal Energy Association announced the keynote speaker for next month's International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum. Rohit Khanna, program manager of the World Bank's Energy Sector Management

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03/22/2013

World Energy Congress to highlight nuclear future

Two years since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the future of nuclear energy continues to dominate the global agenda. Uncertainties around its future and the challenging policy choices will be debated

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03/21/2013

ON Semiconductor addresses modern power design challenges at APEC 2013

ON Semiconductor, driving innovation in energy efficiency, is showcasing its latest power efficient product advances at APEC 2013, March 17 - 21, 2013, in Long Beach, California. The new devices

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03/20/2013

GaN Systems has Gallium Nitride evaluation kit special offer at APEC 2013

GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has announced special pricing for its gallium nitride evaluation kits for customers who pre-order at the APEC

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03/20/2013

Power Integrations debuts power supply design software that supports LED lighting at APEC 2013

Power Integrations, a leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert

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03/19/2013

Mouser Authorized for Global Distribution of Micrels High-Performance IC Solutions

Mouser Electronics, today announced it is partnering with Micrel, a leading manufacturer of IC solutions, to offer Micrel's broad range of high-performance semiconductors and solutions. Micrel's

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03/19/2013

CUI demonstrates innovtive digital power system interface at APEC 2013

CUI announced that as part of its presence at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), the company will demonstrate a new graphical user interface for its digital power modules named Novum

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03/18/2013

Innovative chip-embedded packaging technology introduced at APEC 2013

At the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC) 2013, Infineon Technologies introduced DrBlade - presented as the first integrated DC/DC driver and MOSFET VR power stage implemented

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03/18/2013

Tektronix announces entry into power analyzer market at APEC 2013

Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced that it will enter the power analyzer instrument market and introduce a full new product

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03/18/2013

IR enhances their online IGBT product selector and evaluator tool

International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, announced the enhancement of its Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) selection tool that enables design optimization in a

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03/15/2013

Redefining hardware and software companies

Brian Robinson, Global Leader, Software Development Improvement Program, ABB

The lines that distinguish a software company from a hardware company are becoming blurred. Whether it is on the assembly floor of an automotive plant or in a data center that powers Facebook,

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03/15/2013

Versarien executive to speak at Innovate UK

Versarien has confirmed that it will take part in an upcoming seminar hosted by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), in association with UK Trade & Industry. The Innovate UK event will showcase some

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03/15/2013

3cm by 3cm PEN foil after processing and after being delaminated from the rigid carrier

New technology to make ZnO-based n-channel TFTs key for driving future AMOLED displays

Holst Center and imec have demonstrated a new technology for fabricating state-of-the-art ZnO-based n-channel thin-film transistors (n-TFTs). The n-TFTs have been processed directly on top of flexible

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03/14/2013

AVX's tantalum facility receives ISO 13485 certification

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, as well as a premier supplier of tantalum capacitors for critical applications, recently received

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03/14/2013

Infineon awarded Austrian National Innovation Prize

Infineon Technologies has been honored with the 2013 National Innovation Prize in Austria for the 300-millimeter thin wafer technology it developed at its site in Villach, Austria. On March 13, 2013,

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03/14/2013

CeraLink voted passive component of the year at Annual Creativity in Electronics Awards in China

TDK announced that the company's EPCOS CeraLink™ capacitor was selected this year's "High-Performance Component of the Year" in China's prestigious Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards. The

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03/14/2013

EMC filters approved by TÜV SÜD

PREMO DC-Rated EMC filters, series FEDC-600P, FEDCS-1500P-LL & FEDC-1500P-LL, and AC Rated EMC filters, series HCWMGF-1000HV-LL, HCWMGF-1300HV-LL & HCWMGF-1600HV-LL have been approved by TÜV SÜD as

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03/14/2013

Digi-Key expands global footprint into EMEA

Digi-Key Corporation, a leader in component selection, availability, and delivery, is expanding its global footprint with new sales and customer support resources covering the EMEA region. The company

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03/13/2013

API technologies to showcase variety of high-reliability power electronics at APEC 2013

API Technologies, a leading provider of RF/microwave, microelectronics, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, announced it will showcase its diverse range of products

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03/13/2013

Rogers to show a range of power conversion and distribution solutions at APEC 2013

Rogers Corporation, represented by its Power Electronics Solutions (PES) Division, will showcase some of its most advanced products for power electronic applications at the upcoming APEC 2013 conference

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03/13/2013

Boeing gets OK to test new 787 battery, wins big 737 order

Bill Rigby, Reuters

Boeing Co got approval from U.S. transport regulators on Tuesday to start testing a redesigned battery for the 787 Dreamliner, putting it one step closer to getting the troubled airplane back into

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03/13/2013

Richardson RFPD to feature a selection of SiC discrete devices and modules at APEC 2013

Richardson RFPD announced they will feature a selection of Silicon Carbide (SiC) discrete devices and modules, including Schottky diodes and MOSFETS, as well as SiC and hybrid modules from industry-leading

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03/13/2013

Energy storage technologies get their own exhibition area at PCIM Europe 2013

From 14 - 16 May 2013 all the major companies in the field of power electronics will be presenting their latest innovations in Nuremberg. The future markets renewable energy, smart grid, energy

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03/12/2013

Newark element14 expands Panasonic distribution agreement to stock full industrial devices line

Newark element14, a leading distributor of electronic components and engineering solutions in the Americas, and Panasonic, an industry-leading manufacturer of high quality electronic components, have

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03/12/2013

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center embraces green, procures 100% renewable power

World Energy Solutions, a leading energy management services firm, announced it has teamed with GNYHA Services to help Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, a 350-bed teaching hospital in Brooklyn, successfully

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03/12/2013

IR enhances online IGBT product selector and performance evaluator tool

International Rectifier, a world leader in power management technology, announced the enhancement of its Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) selection tool that enables design optimization

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03/12/2013

Mouser names Jeff Newell as Senior VP of Products

Mouser Electronics, a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, announced the hiring of Jeff Newell as Mouser Senior Vice President of Products,

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03/11/2013

From left to right: Mario Klug, Product Sales Manager Storage, Displays & Boards at Rutronik
and Charlie Yang, Business Development Manager at DFI

Rutronik becomes European distribution partner of DFI

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has now become the European distributor for DFI, the Taiwanese manufacturer of high-quality industrial main boards, embedded boards and embedded systems. The

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03/11/2013

New Silicon Carbide website resource launched

Richardson RFPD announced the launch of a new website resource focused exclusively on Silicon carbide technology for energy and power applications. Silicon carbide (SiC) offers significant advantages

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03/11/2013

Baseplate-cooled AC/DC supply delivers 355 watts at 93.5% efficiency

The VBM-360 family of baseplate-cooled compact ac-dc power supplies from CUI offers a high power density of 14.8 W/in3, providing 355 W in an industry standard footprint. The space-saving power

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03/08/2013

Innovolt addresses power needs in South Africa

First Distribution, a provider of enterprise-ready solutions for the South African IT market, announced an agreement with Innovolt®, a leading provider of intelligent electronics management technology,

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03/08/2013

Eaton launches website with UPS efficiency calculator

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton has launched a new website for its power quality business in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. The site provides IT managers, system integrators,

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03/08/2013

LEM expands European manufacturing with new facility in Bulgaria

LEM, a leader in providing innovative and high quality solutions for measurement of electrical parameters, has announced its intention to open a new cost-effective production plant in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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03/08/2013

Solar modules receive UL certification for use in 1000-Vdc installations

JA Solar Holdings one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, announced that the Company's entire range of modules has received UL 1703 certification for

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03/08/2013

New Technique promises higher efficiency in solar cells

A new technique developed by Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor Ted Sargent, Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology, and his research group could lead to significantly more efficient

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03/08/2013

Enpirion receives top honor at embedded world 2013

Enpirion, a leader of integrated power IC solutions, was awarded the embedded award 2013 for outstanding technical innovations in embedded technologies. The company developed a new magnetic alloy,

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03/08/2013

STMicroelectronics makes analog 130-nm H9A CMOS process available through CMP

STMicroelectronics and CMP (Circuits Multi ProjetsÂ®) announced that ST's H9A CMOS process (at 130nm lithography node), which offers a large panel of analog and digital devices, is now available

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03/07/2013

Energy-storage technologies get their own exhibition area at PCIM Europe 2013

Companies in the energy storage sector are set to get their own specialist marketplace at PCIM Europe 2013. Manufacturers will have the opportunity to present their products and solutions as well

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03/07/2013

Transim to show cutting-edge cloud application engineering solutions at APEC 2013

Showcasing cutting-edge cloud application engineering solutions for analog and digital power management applications, Transim will have an exhibit at the 2013 Applied Power Electronics Conference

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03/07/2013

Using graphene, professor finds out what causes low-frequency electronic 1/f noise

Sean Nealon, University Of California, Riverside

A University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor and a team of researchers published a paper showing how they solved an almost century-old problem that could further

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03/07/2013

Vishay to showcase power semiconductors, passives, diodes, and power ICs for a wide range of applications at APEC 2013

Vishay Intertechnology announced its technology lineup for the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2013, taking place March 17-21 in Long Beach, Calif. In booth 113, Hall

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03/07/2013

Collaboration to target standards-based automated demand response

AutoGrid Systems, a leader in Big Data Analytics for the electricity and energy industry, in collaboration with Austin Energy, one of the nation's leading community owned utilities, will deploy and

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03/06/2013

SEMI calls for constructive action on solar trade dispute

SEMI, a global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains, announced the release of "Global Trade War and Peace: Unified Approaches to a Global Solar Energy

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03/06/2013

Intelligent System Conference & Pavilion to co-locate with Sensors Expo

Intelligent Systems Source (ISS) will be hosting three conference tracks and a pavilion within the 2013 Sensors Expo in Chicago, Illinois during the two day conference from June 5-6. With over

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03/06/2013

Cost of illegal activities on utilities networks more than money

On the last day of January this year, two trains collided outside of Pretoria, the administrative heart of South Africa. Two people were fatally injured, 19 critically and about 300 - many of whom

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03/06/2013

Process to extract & reuse rare-earth metals from Nickel-metal Hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles established

Honda has established what is claimed to be the world's first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries to recycle precious

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03/05/2013

Application deadline nears for NY business-plan competition

Supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's leadership in expanding educational opportunities that enhance New York's innovation-enabled economy, the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE),

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03/05/2013

Michigan utility turns to novel ceramic coating to block corrosion

Left unprotected from water, steam, salt, oxygen, and other corrosive elements, structural metals such as steel and aluminum can become rusted, pitted, and unusable in critical equipment, buildings,

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03/05/2013

Smart-grid technologies continue to spread

Driven by increasing shares of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix and by the need to update aging grid infrastructure, global investment in "smart grid" technologies rose 7 percent

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03/05/2013

KEMET receives conflict-free tantalum smelter certification

KEMET announced that it has received Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) Certification from the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Conflict-Free

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03/05/2013

Transphorm CEO presenting at CERAWeek 2013

Transphorm announced that its CEO, Umesh Mishra, will present as an Energy Innovation Pioneer at IHS CERAWeek 2013. Being held March 4-8 in Houston, CERAWeek is a global conference drawing senior

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03/04/2013

Eaton addresses converged power infrastructure issues at DCW 2013

At this year's Data Centre World event in London, Tatu Valjakka, Software & Connectivity Product Manager for Eaton in EMEA, presented the latest thinking on powering converged infrastructures and

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03/04/2013

RS Components releases free limited edition Raspberry Pi credit-card-sized computer to celebrate anniversary

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a leading distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Raspberry Pi with the

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03/04/2013

Mouser signs international distribution agreement with Coilcraft

Mouser Electronics announced the signing of a new international distribution agreement with Coilcraft, a leading magnetic component manufacturer, across the regions of Europe, Asia, Mexico and South

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03/04/2013

Microsemi to lead 'ELCOSINT' team on materials for high-temperature electronics

Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced that it has been elected to lead the Electronic Component Sintered

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03/04/2013

Should we regulate progress?

Alix Paultre, Editorial Director

One of the biggest issues a design engineer must face not involved with the application itself is the regulatory environment of the market involved. In the case of most immature technology spaces,

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03/02/2013

Pulse Electronics has changed its name to Ipeco Electronics

Pulse Electronics - specialists in the design, development and manufacture of high-reliability power supplies and systems for aerospace, defence and other demanding industries - has changed its name

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03/01/2013

Company Profile: Vincotech

Cliff Keys, Technology Journalist

Global energy use has risen nearly 70 percent since 1971 and is poised to continue its steady increase over the next several decades, fueled by economic expansion and development, according to the

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03/01/2013

US geothermal industry sees continued steady growth in 2012

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) released its 2013 Annual GEA Industry Update, which found that installed geothermal capacity in the United States grew by 5%, or 147.05 MW, since the last annual

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03/01/2013

Richardson RFPD launches gallium nitride website resource

Richardson RFPD announced the launch of a new website resource focused exclusively on Gallium Nitride (GaN). GaN technology is suited to meet today's size, weight and power ("SWaP") demands

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03/01/2013

City of El Cerrito to install 336 kW of solar power

RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has been engaged

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02/28/2013

STMicroelectronics showcases technologies to augment the mobile experience at Mobile World Congress 2013

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader, will display their latest products and technologies augmenting the mobile experience for consumers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on

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02/27/2013

Multi-mode circuits speed wireless power adoption

Expanding its effort to bring wireless power capabilities to the market, Texas Instruments announced plans to develop multi-mode wireless power integrated circuits (ICs) for smartphones and other

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02/27/2013

Silicon Labs unveils low-power software and hardware development tools at Embedded World 2013

Silicon Labs, a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, unveiled Precision32â„¢ software and hardware development tools that enable engineers to maximize the power efficiency

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02/27/2013

Efficient Power Conversion to present GaN technology and applications at APEC 2013

Efficient Power Conversion, a world leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaNÂ®) power FETs will be presenting an educational seminar and several application-focused technical

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02/26/2013

Multi-standard low-power LDPC engine for multi-Gbps wireless communication unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2013

Among their announcements at the Mobile World Congress, imec and Target Compiler Technologies presented a new multi-standard LDPC (low-density parity check) FEC (forward error correction) ASIP architecture

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02/26/2013

Solar modules pass salt-mist and sulfur dioxide corrosion tests

JA Solar Holdings, one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, announced that all of its PV module series have successfully passed salt mist corrosion and

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02/26/2013

High-temperature superconductor wire pilot production equipment now operational

Superconductor Technologies, a world leader in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, has successfully completed the installation

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02/25/2013

African Utility Week to focus on getting investors excited about power projects on the continent

With an investment mechanism that brings private and public investors together, the proposed BRICS Bank and China's funding relationship with Africa are some of the updates featured during the Investment

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02/25/2013

Bringing intelligence to IGBT modules

At every stage of the power industry from generation, through transmission and distribution to consumption, there is intense pressure to reduce carbon emissions, increase output and cut costs. Central

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02/25/2013

Ohio Semitronics launches new website design

Ohio Semitronics, a leader in power measurement for more than 45 years, relaunched its website with a new look designed to be easy to navigate. The site incorporates a number of features to accommodate

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02/22/2013

28nm SoC technology hits 3GHz operating speed

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader, announced the achievement of another major milestone in its testing of its 28nm FD-SOI Technology Platform. Following the Company's December announcement

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02/22/2013

Strategic mineral experts gather in Toronto at Metals Summit to address renewable energy

ProEdgeWire, providing investor intelligence for the resource sector, recently announced the 2nd Annual Technology Metals Summit -- Renewable Energy: the next industrial revolution, on April 21-22,

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02/22/2013

Ultra-low power processor operates at near-threshold voltage

At this week's International Solid State Circuits Conference, imec and the Holst Centre unveiled an ultra-low power processor that operates reliably at near-threshold voltages. The processor delivers

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02/22/2013

INSIDE Secure demonstrates end-to-end security for next-generation home energy gateways at Embedded World 2013

INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor and software solutions for securing transactions, content and digital identity, has developed a demonstration design of a next-generation home energy gateway

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02/22/2013

Microsemi's John Hohener receives Orange County Business Journal's CFO of the Year Award

Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced that John Hohener, its executive vice president and chief financial

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02/21/2013

Israel's former Minister of Energy and Infrastructures joins DayStar Technologies board of directors

DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSTI) announces Mr. Eliezer (Moodi) Sandberg, who served as the Minister of Energy and Infrastructures for Israel, has now become the newest member of its Board

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02/21/2013

German component distribution market remains optimistic due to increase in orders

Though the situation in the German component distribution market stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2012, as evidenced by a 10 percent increase in orders, the weak beginning to the year had a negative

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02/21/2013

Infineon 300-millimeter thin-wafer production completes qualification, starts producing power semiconductors

Infineon Technologies has announced a major breakthrough in the manufacturing of power semiconductors on 300-millimeter thin wafers. Recently, the company received the first customer go-aheads

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02/20/2013

Left to right: Chris Page, Global Offer Director, RS Components & Hans-Rudolf Schurter, Chairman and CEO, SCHURTER Group

RS Components and SCHURTER extend cooperation with global distribution agreement

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a leading distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed a global distribution agreement with SCHURTER, a specialist in

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02/20/2013

Cree & Eta Devices to demonstrate 70% efficient power amplifier for mobile base stations at the 2013 Mobile World Congress

Cree and Eta Devices will demonstrate what is presented as the world's most efficient power amplifier for mobile base stations at the 2013 Mobile World Congress, February 24-28 in Barcelona, Spain.

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02/20/2013

PSMA announces session on power management at APEC 2013

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Packaging Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2013, titled "Power Management," which will take place Wednesday, March

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02/20/2013

Winning commercial LED outdoor lighting products announced at Strategies in Light event

Thirty-seven commercial LED outdoor lighting products were recognized for excellence by the fifth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition, it was announced

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02/19/2013

International Rectifier to present latest power-management solutions at APEC 2013

International Rectifier, a world leader in power management technology, announced it will showcase the company's latest power management solutions at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and

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02/19/2013

Texas Energy Independence Week to focus attention on the role of renewable energy

Biennially, the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA) recognizes Texas Energy Independence Week to focus attention on the role of renewable energy in helping Texas become more energy

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02/19/2013