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CUI Global, Inc. reported their unaudited financial results for the third quarter, ended September 30, 2014. Quarterly revenue increased 24% to $21.4 million from $17.2 million and year to date revenue increased 27% to $57.5 million from $45.4 million. Quarterly gross profit margin was 37%, as compared to 38% while year to date gross profit margin was 40% as compared

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Littelfuse, Inc. will be presenting new technologies, trends and vital components as well as current and future industry requirements in markets such as electrical energy, consumer electronics, automobiles, commercial vehicles and industrial equipment. The company is also rapidly expanding into adjacent markets, such as power control and sensing platforms, heavy-duty switches for commercial vehicles and electromechanical sensors used in the

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The Architects of Modern Power (AMP) consortium today announced its first standards aimed at establishing common mechanical and electrical specifications for the development of advanced power conversion technology for distributed power systems. The initial standards revealed at electronica, and being demonstrated by AMP Group products on show at CUI’s booth (B2-113), cover digital point-of-load (POL) and advanced bus dc-dc converters.

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ON Semiconductor has further strengthened its portfolio of products for motor control applications with the introduction of two new solutions for a variety of industrial, white goods and consumer applications. The new LV8714TA is an extremely energy efficient dual stepper motor driver with operating voltages ranging from 4V and 16.5V. Also being unveiled at Electronica are the STK5Q4U352J-E and STK5Q4U362J-E

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Vivint Solar announced its third quarter financial results in its first earnings call as a public firm yesterday. Right now, Vivint Solar is the only credible installer-financier of scale that stands as a competitive threat to SolarCity. During the earnings call, Vivint’s CEO said that the firm had gone from zero to 15 percent market share “in three short years”

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In today’s digital-dependent environment, power fluctuations and failures represent lost revenue and productivity for most companies. A new range of modular Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) from Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG offers secure and reliable protection against these incoming power faults for 24Vdc applications. This UPS line expands Weidmüller’s high-security power supply options with a wide range of configurations

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Kemet Electronics Corp. introduced today its first automotive grade polymer capacitors at the Electronica 2014 trade fair in Munich, Germany. The T591 High Performance Automotive Grade Polymer Tantalum Series delivers stability and endurance under harsh humidity and temperature conditions. The T591 Series is available today in capacitances up to 220 microfarads and rated up to 10 volts. This series features

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They say there’s an app for everything under the sun, but now there’s actually an app that actually allows you to control the sun (so to speak). Natural sunlighting innovator SunCentral has designed the SunBeamer Control Center app in conjunction with the company’s SunBeamer 500, the world’s first cost-effective intelligent sun-tracking device. The SunBeamer uses advanced optical mirrors and reflectors

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Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems has introduced a new low profile version of its SP-Cap range of specialty conductive polymer aluminum capacitors. Measuring just 0.9mm above the PCB, the devices (LR & SR series) are rated from 2V up to 6.3V with capacitance values of 68 to 220µF. Capacitance tolerance is ±20% (120Hz / +20 degrees C). Recommended: IGBT Modules

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Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. is showcases its broad and growing infrared portfolio at electronica 2014 that includes infrared LEDs, photo transistors and photo diodes, infrared receiver modules, optical sensors, photocouplers and high speed couplers. A particular attention this year will be given to three new high performance optocouplers EL617, EL101X and EL121N that combine a high breakdown voltage of 80V

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