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   We are pleased to welcome six new member companies this quarter. We hope your company is a member. To learn about the benefits of membership, please visit our web site www.psma.com.
  
 
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Aerolearn
James M. Rice
13225 Madrone Mountain Way
Austin, TX 78737
E-Mail:   mrice@aerolearn.com
Web Site:  www.aerolearn.com

Aerolearn develops E-learning courses, websites, and aviation maintenance training for online presentation. Aerolearn created the Nano 100 and Nano 200 online courses, which are available, at no cost, to PSMA members, through the Nanotechnology Forum on the PSMA website.

 


Current Solutions
Al Johnson Jr.
21754 SR 54 Suite 101
Lutz, FL 33549
E-Mail:   sales@currentsolutions.com
Web Site:  www.currentsolutions.com


Current Solutions Inc. was founded in 1995. Their factories have over 1,000,000 ft.² of factory space, $100 million in annual sales and 2,500 employees. The facilities y range from small, highly technical, state-of-the-art, low volume to massive, high-volume, low cost commodity companies. They serve the Electronic Original Equipment Manufacturing market (EOEM) in medical, Military, Test and Instrumentation, LED Lighting, Telecom, Datacomm and Computer Peripheral.

Current Solutions Inc. brings OEM Power Source Manufacturers to the OEMs of the Southeast. Via exclusive representation
, they offer expert product support and technical assistance to the benefit of all parties.

They support their customer’s needs with years of market knowledge, technical expertise, and integrity. Their goal is to become a trusted and relied upon resource for their customer’s power requirements. They believe that professional manufacturers’ representatives are the best way to bring a product to the OEM market.

 


GaN Systems Inc.
Greg Klowak
300 March Road – Suite 501
Ottawa, Ontario K2K2E2
E-Mail:   gbklowak@gansystems.com
Web Site:  www.gansystems.com


GaN Systems is introducing a range of Gallium Nitride high power switching diodes and transistors for cleantech power conversion applications. Featuring exceptionally low on-resistance, near-zero forward voltage and negligible charge storage, these devices will enable switching efficiencies well in excess of current silicon based solutions and offer dramatic benefits to switching power supply designs, inverters, hybrid and electric vehicles, battery management and power factor correction .

Based on licensed process IP developed in Canada and local foundry facilities, together with breakthrough GaN Systems device design IP, these gallium nitride devices will use low cost custom silicon base wafers.

For the first time compound semiconductor devices will be cost competitive with silicon devices, while offering greatly superior performance.

In speed, temperature and power handling, gallium nitride is set to take over as silicon power devices reach their limits. GaN is the technology that will allow us to implement essential future cleantech innovations where efficiency is a key requirement.

The excitement about GaN stems from its unique material and electronic properties. GaN devices offer five key characteristics: high dielectric strength, high operating temperature, high current density, high speed switching and low on-resistance. These characteristics are due to the properties of GaN, which, compared to silicon, offers ten times higher electrical breakdown characteristics, three times the bandgap, and exceptional carrier mobility.

 


NextEnergy
William Siddall
461 Burroughs St.
Detroit MI 48202
E-Mail:   williams@nextenergy.org
Web Site:  www.nextenergy.org


Launched in 2002, NextEnergy is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization with a mission to become one of the nation's leading catalysts for alternative and renewable energy.

Located in Detroit, they are within easy driving distance of three major research universities and in the heartland of America's transportation, technology, and manufacturing industries.

They participate in research projects totaling millions of dollars and contribute to the development of new technologies for power-generation, transportation and fuels.

NextEnergy provides an engine for technology development and deployment, both nationally and locally. They are helping change the national conversation about Michigan, heightening awareness of the state as an alternative-energy leader and building on the state's ongoing commitment to leadership in the development of alternative and renewable energy. The State of Michigan lists alternative energy number one among rapidly growing business opportunities.



 


SL Power Electronics
Steve Miller
6050 King Dr Bldg A
Ventura, CA 93003
 E-Mail:   steve.miller@slpower.com
Web Site:  www.slpower.com


SL Power Electronics' (SLPE) global facilities provide local support to customers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. SLPE was formed by the merger of Ault and Condor, industry leaders for over 30 years in their respective segments of externally and internally mounted power conversion solutions.

SLPE is a subsidiary of SL Industries, Inc., a supplier of high-reliability power conversion, motion control, and electronic protection equipment designed for medical, aerospace, computer, datacom, industrial, telecom, transportation and utility applications.

SL Power Electronics divisional headquarters are located in Ventura, California. This facility is responsible for management of divisional global environmental initiatives, sales and marketing, finance, engineering, quality assurance, and logistics and manufacturing.

This location is also responsible for administration of certification programs including ISO9001: 2008, regulatory-agency-related in-house testing programs, and registration to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). 

Other locations are in Mexicali, Mexico and Xianghe and Shanghai, China.



 


Venture-Q, LLC
Zel Diel
1702-L Meridian Ave., Suite 257
San Jose, CA 95125
E-Mail:  vq@venture-Q.com

Venture-Q® is a strategy consulting specialist focusing on semiconductor power electronics.

They provide consulting services as well as market research reports on semiconductor power vendors, technologies and industry trends. Their clients include major worldwide semiconductor components and electronic system companies.

Venture-Q was founded in 2000. They differentiate themselves with quality of deliverables and personalized client services. Their website is currently under construction.

 


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