Market Watch
July 2014
Fujitsu Semiconductor and ON Semiconductor announced that they have entered into a foundry services agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, Fujitsu will manufacture wafers for ON Semiconductor at its 8-inch front-end semiconductor wafer fabrication facility located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan. Initial production of
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Date:
07/31/2014
In this episode of PSDtv economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains his concept of The Internet of Things. He has gained added attention through his description of the developing Collaborative Commons. The meteoric rise of this new economic paradigm is a transformative technology revolution fueled by
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Date:
07/30/2014
Thomas McAlpine, IHS Technology
Batteries are used extensively in both gas powered and electric powered automotive vehicles. In gas powered vehicles the battery is typically used to ignite the engine and run low power devices such as lights and the audio system. In full electric vehicles the battery is used for propulsion. Hybrid electric ve
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Date:
07/25/2014
Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (EBK) will sell a 20 percent stake in its German onshore wind farms to a group of regional energy companies.
EnBW, Germany’s third-largest electricity supplier, agreed today to sell the stake in its facilities with a combined capacity of 156 megawatts to 12 companies, mostly mu
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Date:
07/18/2014
Ninad Deshpande explains the advantages of the open, bus- independent safety solution, openSAFETY
The EPSG stood out at this year’s ELECRAMA exhibition for the electrical equipment industry for its dedication to the topic of communication networks. POWERLINK and open- SAFETY have been extremely well received in India, and the five-day event in Banga- lore with over 100,000 visitors was no exception.
One network for all d
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Date:
07/18/2014
The Energy Department announced up to $14 million in funding for 15 research and development projects to support technologies that will contribute to advancing early-stage, breakthrough energy-efficient solutions for buildings and homes. These projects will help building managers and homeowners reduce energy de
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Date:
07/17/2014
Renesas Electronics has shifted its business domains from a product orientation to an application orientation to better address customer demand
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723, “Renesas Electronics”), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its plan to reorganize the design and development functions (the “reorganization”) of Renesas Electronics Corporation and of its wholly-owned subsidiaries; Renesas So
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Date:
07/09/2014
Valley Electric Association, a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Pahrump, announced it recently hired five new staff members, with many of them filling high-ranking positions.
VEA has hired a total of seven new employees since January, the latest additions in the cooperative’s ongoing workforc
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Date:
07/09/2014
Mentor Graphics announced the acquisition of XS Embedded (XSe), a technology leader in the creation of automotive system architectures and hardware reference platforms. XSe has over ten years of direct experience in the automotive electronics design industry across twenty automotive programs that combine hardware an
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Date:
07/09/2014
Ryan Sanderson, IHS
The market for wireless charging hasn’t quite taken off as quickly as many in the industry had hoped. Last year, shipments of wireless power receivers grew to 20 million units. These included receivers in accessory/add-on products, and those built into to a device so it’s enabled to charge wirelessly straight out
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Date:
07/08/2014
Advanced semiconductor materials could mean up to 50% less energy loss in switched-mode power supplies for PCs, flat-screen televisions, servers and telecommunications systems and could make solar inverters even more compact and cost-efficient. The partner companies of the research project “NeuLand” have de
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Date:
07/07/2014
In the July EnerKnol Roundup, the monthly communication of select EnerKnol Research, the EnerKnol Calendar of upcoming industry events, and featured event of the month. This month we are proud to feature a recap of EnerKnol's own New York Energy Week, which happened June 16 to 20.
New York Is First To Tackle
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Date:
07/02/2014
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has joined Qualcomm Inc and other technology companies in a bid to establish standard ways for household devices like light bulbs and thermostats to talk to each other. The Qualcomm-backed AllSeen Alliance is among a growing number of efforts for companies working alone or in groups to
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Date:
07/02/2014
American Electric Technologies, a leading supplier of power delivery
solutions for the global energy industry, announced the launch of
a new company subsidiary, M&I Electric Brazil.
M&I Electric provides a full range of turnkey power delivery solutions
including power distribution, power convers
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Date:
07/01/2014
Pentair Technical Solutions announced the launch of PentairProtect.com. THe site is intended to provide a superior user experience through intuitive navigation, easy search features of their extensive product lineup and a “Request for Quote” (RFQ) tool that allows users to create project lists quickly and ea
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Date:
07/01/2014
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