Electronics Weekly
The amount of energy saved by using variable speed motor drives adds up to a greener world, says David Tam of International Rectifier
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Chip cooling firm gets $17m for UK design centre
Chip-cooling firm iCurie is to set up a design centre in the UK following a $17m venture capital deal
Europe’s chip makers feel power surge
European semiconductor manufacturers are increasingly playing to their strengths as the European semiconductor market for power and analogue ICs soars
Battery claims greater capacity than lithium ion
Oxfordshire-based Oxis Energy is developing a rechargeable battery with more capacity than lithium ion, it claims
Methanol fuel cell capacity tripled by concentration
Fujitsu claims to have tripled the capacity of passive direct methanol fuel cells by allowing them to run on undiluted fuel
Philips rivets Li-ion batteries
Pre-shaped lithium ion batteries will enable more design freedom in handheld electronic products
Scots monitor failing transformers
Glasgow Caledonian University to develop monitoring equipment for transformers on the national grid
Will processors invade power supplies?
They are very flexible, have the ability to slash component count which ultimately results in saving costs, but are...
Nuclear battery efficiency raised
Scientists etch silicon to improve tritium-powered batteries
XP looks overseas for product push
Power supply firm plans a series of product launches this summer to grow its business in the US and China
