It's much the same story for a host of leading companies in the 1000, from third-ranked Toyota Motor to consumer electronics giant Matsushita Electric (No. 9) and utility Chubu Electric (No. 41).
Among the top 100, notable beneficiaries of leaner and meaner strategies include electronics manufacturers Matsushita Electric (profits up 636% on sales down 4.5%) and Sharp Corp. (No. 54, profits up fivefold on sales up 6.3%).
Philips' biggest competitors include the lighting and electronics divisions of General Electric and Siemens.
Nor does it reflect production costs for the Volt, which has expensive technology including lithium-polymer batteries, and sophisticated electronics, plus an electric motor as well as its gasoline engine, Reuters says.
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The DOE said presently less than 10 percent of power electronics is involved in the electric industry, from the generator to the use of the electricity.
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This company manufactures electric equipment and electronics.
For Toshiba and allies Time Warner, Hollywood studio MCA, France's Thomson Consumer Electronics and Japan's Matsushita Electric, Hitachi and Pioneer, the immediate challenge is to make sure SD becomes the industry standard.
Two low-temperature cooling circuits ensure that the four electric motors and the power electronics are maintained at an even operating temperature.
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Hunt Transport Services, with 21, 000 containers, and GE Harris Railway Electronics, a joint venture between General Electric and Harris Corp. that tracks railroad cars.
Also known as Electric Town, Akihabara is a district of electronics stores clad in illuminated signs.
For instance, in the low-margin consumer-electronics sector, the missing include TCL of China and Funai Electric of Japan.
The electro electric systems business markets transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, power electronics and control systems and others.
Its recent rebirth has been almost as rapid as its fall, helped by two related developments: power electronics capable of handling huge flows of current, and smaller, more powerful electric motors.
The focus is on the joint development of electrical drive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C30 Electric vehicles.
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GaN switches convert power at higher frequencies than traditional components and can be easily embedded in virtually any electrical system from consumer electronics products to computer servers, HVAC equipment, industrial motor drives, and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles.
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