Industry News

January 2015

Conference program of PCIM Europe 2015 published

The PCIM Europe 2015 conference program is more comprehensive than ever before. From more than 300 abstracts the conference directors have put together a diversified program on the latest technological trends in power electronics components and systems. The highlights include, amongst others, three keynote s

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01/29/2015

GaN Systems signs distribution deal with Ecomal Europe

GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Ecomal Europe to promote and distribute its gallium nitride (GaN) high power switching transistors. GaN Systems’ gallium nitride power transistors are based on its proprietary Is

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01/28/2015

PSMA announces APEC 2015 session on transportation power electronics

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Transportation Power Electronics Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2015 titled, “Transportation Power Electronics: Vehicles, Chargers, Components and Markets.” The session will take place on Tuesday morning, March 17, 2015, at the Charlotte Co

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01/28/2015

Keysight launches seminar series to help engineers master measurement techniques

Keysight Technologies announced an all-new Insight Seminar Series to help engineers hone their test and measurement skills

Keysight launches seminar series to help engineers master measurement techniques

Keysight Technologies announced an all-new Insight Seminar Series to help engineers hone their test and measurement skills. The series includes two free seminars, one focused on advanced measurement theory and techniques, the other on core benchtop-instrument measurements. Both seminars will help engineers overcome cu

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01/26/2015

2014 was bumper year for automotive semiconductors

The automotive semiconductor market did exceptionally well in 2014, according to new analysis from IHS. Robust vehicle production growth, together with increased semiconductor content in cars charted a path of 10 percent growth year over year to reach $29B in 2014. IHS reports the fastest growing segments for au

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01/26/2015

ScottMadden to sponsor and moderate at the NC Clean Tech Summit

ScottMadden, a leading energy consulting firm, is proud to join leading industry players as a sponsor and panel moderator at the 2nd annual NC Clean Tech Summit being held February 19–20, 2015, at the UNC Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. This event, co-sponsored by the University of

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01/26/2015

Will oil prices impact electric vehicle sales?

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

The oil price may stay low for many years due to oversupply. This will not affect the sales of electric road vehicles because their sales numbers decoupled from the oil price many years ago thanks to superior performance, subsidies and privileges such as no congestion charge. China must reduce local pollution

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01/26/2015

The 2015 political landscape will have far-reaching energy industry implications

The recent debates over the Keystone XL pipeline – and its amendments – have foreshadowed both the Republican legislative agenda and the Democratic strategies to stop it, as well as possible bipartisan compromise that could lead to a comprehensive energy efficiency bill. Republicans will focus on securing oi

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01/26/2015

Smart Wires intends to lead industry in optimizing electric grids worldwide

Smart Wire Grid, a leader in distributed power flow control for the electric grid is dropping the word “Grid” from its name to better align the brand with its mission. As Smart Wires, the company looks forward to pursuing a host of opportunities worldwide to address the challenges of the modern electric ut

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01/26/2015

Power Magnetics' eBook offers In-depth understanding of medium-voltage harmonic filter reactors

Harmonics are becoming more of an issue in almost every industry

Power Magnetics' eBook offers In-depth understanding of medium-voltage harmonic filter reactors

Power Magnetics announced the availability of a new eBook, called "Understanding the Advantages of Medium Voltage Harmonic Filter Reactors," which provides critical insight to the value, understanding and efficient use of these specialized devices in systems for reducing the destructive effects of ha

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01/23/2015

UQM Technologies patents innovative permanent-magnet electric motor design that allows the use of non rare-earth magnets

UQM's technology provides a viable option to existing rare-earth motor technology

UQM Technologies patents innovative permanent-magnet electric motor design that allows the use of non rare-earth magnets

UQM Technologies announced that it was granted a U.S. patent for its electric and hybrid electric vehicle motor design using non-rare earth magnets. The majority of electric and hybrid electric vehicles produced today use permanent magnet motors with rare-earth magnet materials. This new design provides a similar le

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01/23/2015

Metal oxide backplanes are gaining commercial ground

Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, IDTechEx

Metal oxide display backplanes have already gone commercial. Sharp has invested in establishing a Gen8 IGZO plant at its Kameyama plant in Japan while LG has also selected IGZO backplanes for its large-sized white OLED technology. At the same time, Chinese companies such as BOE are fast playing catch up with

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01/22/2015

Patti Engineering supports Youth in Engineering at Michigan Future City Competition

Patti Engineering, a leader in control systems integration, announced its participation for the ESD Michigan Regional Future City Competition for the fifth consecutive year. Organized by the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD), the Michigan Regional Future City Competition is a program where sixth, seventh an

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01/22/2015

Analog Devices showcases innovative solutions at Embedded World 2015

Analog Devices, a leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, will showcase high performance, embedded solutions at the Embedded World 2015 show taking place from 24-26 February in Nuremberg, Germany - Hall 5, Stand 328. Highlights at the show include: Analog in Instrumentation: Rob

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01/22/2015

PSMA announces APEC 2015 session on alternative energy

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Alternative Energy Committee is sponsoring a Special Industry Presentation session at APEC 2015 entitled "Constructing a Solar Powered World through Technology.” The session will take place on Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015 at the Charlotte Convention Ce

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01/21/2015

STMicro makes state-of-the-art smart-power technology available for prototyping through CMP

STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and CMP (Circuits Multi Projets) have made ST’s BCD8sP technology platform for smart-power ICs available for prototyping to universities, research labs, and design companies through the silicon brokerage se

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01/21/2015

productronica China 2015 opens the door to new innovations

productronica China 2015, a leading event for electronic production in Asia, will open again at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from March 17 - 19, 2015, along with electronica China 2015. Both trade shows together will cover a total area of 57,500 square meters and over 900 exhibitors from all over th

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01/21/2015

Winergy Drive Systems Corporation receives contract from First Wind to rebuild wind turbine gearboxes

First Wind, a renewable energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale power projects in the United States, has contracted with Winergy Drive Systems Corporation (WDSC) to rebuild gearboxes for some of its Clipper wind turbines at wind farms across th

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01/21/2015

APEC 2015 program now available

With over 540 papers selected for this year’s Technical Sessions and an expanded Industry Sessions track, the APEC 2015 program will give you new ideas to apply to your work immediately. Plenary Session Professional Education Seminars Technical Sessions Dialogue Sessions Industry Sessions Exhibit

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01/20/2015

AEG wins Bombardier Transportation contract to equip Deutsche Bahn locomotives with on-board battery chargers

AEG Power Solutions, a leading provider of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy applications, announced that it has been chosen by Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, to supply on-board battery chargers, inverters and DC/DC converters for

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01/20/2015

Micromem and Northeast Utilities continue transformer sensor project

Micromem Technologies, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies (MAST), announced that MAST and Northeast Utilities (NU) have executed a supplemental agreement that furthers the transformer sensor project described in an agreement announced December 11th, 2013. Under the

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01/20/2015

The 5th Israeli Power Sources Conference issues call for exhibitors & sponsors

Shmuel De Leon is pleased invites all to participate as an exhibitor or sponsor in the 5th Israeli Power Sources Conference & Exhibition (Batteries, Fuel cells, Smart-Grid & EV), which will take place in the Daniel Hotel, Herzelia, Israel on May 21, 2015. The conference is held once a year and is the l

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01/19/2015

Infineon recognized as one of the most sustainable companies

Infineon Technologies has been included in the Sustainability Yearbook by the Swiss investment company RobecoSAM for the fifth consecutive time. Hence the German semiconductor manufacturer again ranks among the world’s 15 percent most sustainable companies. Dominik Asam, Chief Financial Officer of Infine

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01/19/2015

Apple Watch spurs rapid growth of wireless charging

Propelled by the arrival of the Apple Watch, the global market for wireless power and charging in wearable applications is set to attain a gargantuan 3,000 percent expansion this year compared to 2014, according to IHS Technology. Global revenue this year from shipments of wireless power receivers and trans

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01/15/2015

Astronics completes acquisition of Armstrong Aerospace

Astronics, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it completed the acquisition of Armstrong Aerospace ("Armstrong") for approximately $52 million in cash on January 14, 2015. Astronics previously announced that it had enter

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01/15/2015

Faster charging technique boosts battery's capacity

A novel rapid charging technique leads to enhanced conductivity and capacity

Faster charging technique boosts battery's capacity

In the quest to develop higher-capacity, longer-lasting batteries, the focus is typically on materials or fabrication techniques. While developing a new way to study and observe battery performance in realtime, a team of researchers from the University of Maryland also discovered that by altering how their battery wa

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01/15/2015

Secretary Moniz announces $125M open solicitation for transformational energy projects

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars that the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is issuing its third open funding opportunity announcement, OPEN 2015, for up to $125 million. OPEN 2015 will support energy re

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01/15/2015

Isola Asia Pacific certified to ISO 50001 energy management standard

Isola Group, a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), announced that its subsidiary, Isola Asia Pacific (Taiwan) has received ISO 50001:2011 certification by SGS, the world's leading inspection, verific

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01/14/2015

Keysight to exhibit high-speed digital design and test solutions at DesignCon

Keysight Technologies announced it will exhibit its high-speed digital solutions at DesignCon 2015, Booth 725, Santa Clara Convention Center, Jan. 28-29. Keysight is proud to be the event originator and on-going host sponsor of DesignCon, with a history going back to the company’s HP and Agilent days. DesignCon is

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01/14/2015

Coilcraft to co-sponsor sixth annual pre-APEC golf tournament on March 15th

Last year's winners with Paul Liebman, VP of Marketing at Coilcraft (first on left) and Julia Stocks, PSD Publishing Director

Coilcraft to co-sponsor sixth annual pre-APEC golf tournament on March 15th

Coilcraft has announced it will continue to sponsor the pre-APEC (Applied Power Electronics Conference) Golf Tournament to be held Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Rocky River Golf Club in Concord, North Carolina. Coilcraft’s sponsorship partners are PowerSystemsDesign.com and Mouser. According to Paul Lieb

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01/13/2015

Infineon Technologies successfully acquires International Rectifier

left to right: Infineon Executive Board - A. Mittal, R. Ploss and D. Asam

Infineon Technologies successfully acquires International Rectifier

Infineon Technologies announced the closing of the acquisition of International Rectifier. With effect from today, the El Segundo based company has become part of Infineon following the approval of all necessary regulatory authorities and International Rectifier’s shareholders. “The acquisition of Intern

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01/13/2015

Keysight Media Alert: Keysight Technologies announces Dream Bench Sweepstakes

Engineers, scientists, and technicians involved with electronic test and measurement are invited to take three minutes and enter into a drawing with a chance to win one of 11 prizes. The Keysight Dream Bench grand prize includes some of the latest innovative Keysight general-purpose test instruments and BenchVue Pr

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01/13/2015

IoT Developers Conference comes to Santa Clara in May 2015

Machine-to-machine methods, (or M2M), intelligent embedded and/or smart fusion have been around in some form for many years. The Internet of Things (IoT) goes way beyond this capability and interconnects virtually unlimited numbers of smart objects and changes the way we interact with our environment. To help rei

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01/13/2015

Advanced composites manufacturing innovation institute launched

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation is a public-private consortium of 122 leading U.S. manufacturers, universities, and non-profits that will focus on advanced composites—materials that are three times as strong and twice as light as the lightest metals. These advanced materials ha

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01/12/2015

IBC SOLAR provides training for PV installers in Morocco

IBC SOLAR has held its first training course for Moroccan solar installers

IBC SOLAR provides training for PV installers in Morocco

IBC SOLAR, one of the world's leading photovoltaic system houses, has held its first training course for 30 Moroccan solar installers together with its exclusive partner SEWT sarl (Sun Energy and Water Technologies). The aim of this educational program is to establish a network of trained specialists who will pro

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01/12/2015

Microsemi and STMicroelectronics partner on novel EV charger solution

Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced its collaboration with STMicroelectronics on a novel electric vehicle car charger solution using Microsemi’s innovative PLC line driver. This is the first of several solutions ta

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01/08/2015

TDK-Lambda website re-design simplifies finding power supplies

TDK-Lambda EMEA has unveiled its significantly revamped company website

TDK-Lambda website re-design simplifies finding power supplies

TDK announced that TDK-Lambda EMEA has unveiled its significantly revamped company website, which provides a more user-friendly experience. With a novel, uncluttered look, the TDK-Lambda website features easy to navigate icons, providing quick access to the product finder, FAQs, technical support, social media li

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01/08/2015

DOE releases two updates to EnergyPlus

DOE is releasing two updates to the 8.2.0 version of its open-source whole-building energy modeling software EnergyPlus. Both updates are available for download from Github. This update includes a critical bug fix related to SQLite tabular output, and smaller fixes related to the definition of exterior equipment, el

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01/08/2015

NYSERDA to support new technology at NY power plants

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is making available $14.5 million for replicable projects that demonstrate reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at power plants through the use of market-ready technologies. Examples of eligible technologies include advanced controls for plant

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01/07/2015

Alliance for Wireless Power has doubled its membership

One year following Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014, the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) announced it has doubled its membership and expanded the applicability of the Rezence technical specification to include wireless charging of cell phones and smartphones, tablets, notebooks, laptops and desktop PC pe

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01/07/2015

Intel accelerates wearable tech

The Intel Curie module

Intel accelerates wearable tech

Intel Corporation announced a number of technology advancements and initiatives aimed at accelerating computing into the next dimension. The announcements include the Intel Curie module, a button-sized hardware product for wearable solutions; applications for Intel RealSense cameras spanning robots, flying multi-copter dr

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01/07/2015

Molex acquires SDP Telecom

Molex, a leading interconnect and cable assembly provider, announced that it and certain of its affiliates have acquired SDP Telecom. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, SDP designs and manufactures RF/microwave solutions for the wireless communications industry. “Together, Molex and SDP will broa

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01/07/2015

Jeremy Rifkin talks Internet of Things with Samsung's BK Yoon at CES 2015

Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Zero Marginal Cost Society, joined BK Yoon, President of Samsung Electronics, on stage during Mr. Yoon’s opening keynote address on the future of the Internet of Things at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Mr. Rifkin described how the Internet of

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01/06/2015

Wearable technology: a materials goldmine

Percentage of cost of wearable technology attributable to electronically and electrically functional materials 2015-2025

Wearable technology: a materials goldmine

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

In 2025 over $25 billion will be spent on formulations and intermediate materials for wearable technology, as forecast by analysts IDTechEx in the brand new report "Wearable Technology Materials 2015-2025". Companies at this early part of the value chain will enjoy a multiplier over the coming decade. Th

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01/06/2015

CEA reports industry revenues to reach all-time high

Revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow three percent in 2015 and to reach an all-time high of $223.2 billion, according to The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts, the semi-annual industry report released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The total re

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01/06/2015

Cooler Master and CoolChip Technologies forge partnership

Cooler Master, a leading creator, innovator and manufacturer of desktop components and peripherals, and CoolChip Technologies, a leading fabless technology house of thermal management solutions, announced a partnership to bring kinetic cooling technology to the multi-billion dollar PC gaming and DIY markets.

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01/06/2015

Smart TV Alliance development platform compatible with 58 million smart TVs

Application developers registered with the Smart TV Alliance develop applications for 58 million smart TVs in a single, integrated process within the Smart TV Alliance Common Developer Portal. One-third of the world’s smart TVs are now compatible with the Smart TV Alliance development toolkit. The Common Developer Po

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01/05/2015

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