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SynQor and Lineage Power Settle IBA Patent Litigation

SynQor, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive Settlement Agreement with Lineage Power Corp. to resolve SynQor’s IBA patent litigation against Lineage (SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc., et al., Civil Action...

Furukawa Electric Completes Acquisition of SuperPower Inc. from the Philips Group

Furukawa Electric announced that it has completed the acquisition of the N.Y.–based second generation high temperature superconductivity wire manufacturer, SuperPower Inc. from the Philips. Through this acquisition, Furukawa Electric states that it welcomes to its...

Plessey Acquires Cambridge University Spin-Out Company, and its Novel GaN on Silicon Technology

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spinout formed to commercialize novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large area silicon substrates. The acquisition will...

Maxim's Power Measurement Technology Demonstration at APEC 2012

Maxim demonstrates their latest single-, three-, and multiphase power measurement solutions at their booth at the 2012 Power Electronics Conference.

The Tinker's Toolbox - Energy Management and Device Efficiency
The Tinker's Toolbox - Energy Management and Device Efficiency

Here we talk to J. Francois Crepin and James Ashe of Akros Silicon about energy management vs. power managment, and how proper energy management impacts device efficiency.

AC-DC LED Power Supply Offers 150-W Output, 93 Percent Efficiency
AC-DC LED Power Supply Offers 150-W Output, 93 Percent Efficiency

Green Watt Power announced the “GLC-150” Series of Constant Current AC/DC LED power supplies. The series features universal/full range AC input voltage of 100 V to 277V AC, offers stable and reliable

AMSC Provides Litigation Update

AMSC provided an update regarding its legal actions in China. As previously reported, AMSC has filed for arbitration and has filed three civil lawsuits in the Chinese courts against Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd....

Nextreme Achieves New Milestone in Cooling Performance for Thin-film Thermoelectrics

Nextreme Thermal Solutions announced that its thin-film thermoelectric technology has achieved a 60.1°C temperature difference between its cold and hot sides at an ambient temperature of 24.7°C, bringing it on par with the performance...

APEC News: IR, Alpha & Omega, & NXP Announcements Highlight Day 3

The third day of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) was highlighted by significant announcements from IR, Alpha & Omega, and NXP. International Rectifier (IR) introduced its highly versatile family of CHiL digital PWM...

SMPS Controller IC Enables Ultra-low Standby Power at No Loads and Enables EuP Lot 6 Compliance
SMPS Controller IC Enables Ultra-low Standby Power at No Loads and Enables EuP Lot 6 Compliance

NXP Semiconductors N.V. unveiled the GreenChip SPR TEA1716 switched-mode power supply (SMPS) controller IC. Designed for use in 90-W to 500-W power supplies, the smart power resonant (SPR) TEA1716 combines

Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet
Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet

Feb 3

The D&D bracer is a fairly quick, fun, nerdy LilyPad project. The final product is a wearable bracer with a display that will randomly generate numbers between 1 and 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, or 100 in response to arm movement, so it can effectively replace all of the dice in your bag for a D&D session.

Sustainable?
Sustainable?

Feb 2

I'd like some genius to define sustainable. Could we count something that we can keep doing for 100 billion years - beyond the death of the Universe as we currently understand such things - as sustainable? How about a billion years?

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