SBE has been using capacitor and interconnect technology to facilitate power module system integration since 2007, allowing for greater power densityA figure of merit usually expressed in Joules per cubic inch for capacitorsA figure of ...
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Ballard Power Systems (BPS) has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool in support of the manufacture and further deployment of zero emission fuel cell buses. By February 2014, ...
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The bike industry likely will never tally all the delays and extra costs that resulted from the federal government shutdown that ended Thursday. Many shops lost sales as local federal workers were out of work, and many businesses dependent ...
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LED makers are aggressively targeting an increase in LED lighting product shipments, and one product introduced in 2013 - the LED fluorescent tube - is already slated for expansion. According to DisplaySearch, the LED tube penetration rate ...
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Canada-based Ballard Power Systems has entered into multi-year definitive agreements to support Azure Hydrogen's zero emission fuel cell bus program for the Chinese market. Azure will partner with Chinese bus manufacturers to deploy zero ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA, which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications, has announced the newest entry in its portfolio of GaN in Plastic packaged ...
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Lexus Australia is recalling an estimated 2500 vehicles due to two separate powerplant faults. Affecting approximately 1750 Lexus RX400h models built between June 2006 and December 2008, the first recall relates to a component of the ...
Starting in late 2011, the power electronics downturn in 2012 was quite severe, exhibiting a 20% drop. The market suffered from the global economic downturn, combined with external factors such as China controlling what happened in some ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA is introducing what it says is the first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) six-pack power module in an industry standard 45mm package. Picture: Cree’s SiC six-pack power module. When ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that it has begun shipping three new types of silicon carbide (SiC) power module for home appliances, industrial equipment and railcar traction systems. The modules, which use Schottky barrier ...
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Cree’s latest SiC 1200V mosfets have been designed and fabricated to offer lower cost than previous generation mosfets. The product range has been extended to include a much larger 25mOhm die aimed at the higher power module market ...
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Cree, Inc. announces the release of its second-generation SiC MOSFET, enabling systems to have higher efficiency and smaller size at cost parity with silicon-based solutions. These new 1200-V MOSFETs deliver industry-leading power density ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has released its second generation SiC MOSFET. According to the firm, the new 1200V MOSFETs deliver leading power density and switching efficiency at half the cost per amp of Cree’s previous generation ...
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Cree, Inc. announces the release of its second generation SiC MOSFET, enabling systems to have higher efficiency and smaller size at cost parity with silicon-based solutions. These new 1200V MOSFETs deliver power density and switching ...
Tags: Cree, Volume Production, power applications
The compact Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 525 AC drive will help machine builders and end users simplify equipment design and operation, and speed installation and configuration. Representing the first in the company's next generation of compact ...