The 4004 at 40

Microprocessors Empower Four Decades

POSTED 12/05/2011 |
CATEGORIES Industry Intelligence

Intel’s 4004 processor, the world’s first single-chip microprocessor, turns 40 this year. This pioneering processor’s innovative, ever-shrinking descendants have technologically driven and transformed the lives of most people with power, memory, and speed. From the widespread affordable adoption of personal computers to cellular communications to smart... Continue Reading

Knowledge Is Power

Innovolt Launches Digital Resource Center

POSTED 01/18/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager |
CATEGORIES Press & Media

Knowledge truly is power when protecting electronics. Innovolt® has enhanced its website with a blog, Powerful Intelligence, to educate industries and consumers on the range of power disturbances slowly killing electronics and about technology solutions designed to shield electronic assets while optimizing their performance. The data is undeniably shocking,... Continue Reading

OEMs Heed Call to Action

Power Protection Benefits at Product Development Forefront

POSTED 01/30/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager |
CATEGORIES

In 2012, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking to increase bottom line margins and brand loyalty by avoiding equipment issues related to power glitches. In addition, they are looking to set themselves apart from the competition by utilizing new power protection technology for their electronic products, according to... Continue Reading

Predictive Analysis Explained

Microprocessor-Driven Technology Protects Electronics Intelligently

POSTED 02/16/2012 | BY David McGirt |
CATEGORIES Innovolt Insights

The circuit protection solutions that most electronic equipment designers and facility managers are currently implementing are missing a key component of true, mass-market protection: predictive analysis and flexible implementation. In part one of this series on circuit protection, I covered the basics, the issues, and the component and design solutions... Continue Reading

Top 8 Surge Protection Myths Debunked

The Fact & Fiction of Surge Suppression

POSTED 03/06/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager |
CATEGORIES Industry Intelligence

Deploying surge protection devices has become standard practice in safeguarding electronics from voltage spikes although a number of myths surround their effectiveness. Most surge protection methods on the market do not provide the buffer of safety they promise to consumers. While faults in design lead many to not function as... Continue Reading

Power Disturbances Defined

Understanding Fluctuations by Type for Total Protection

POSTED 04/10/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager |
CATEGORIES Industry Intelligence

The importance of power quality and its impact on critical equipment is paramount in a world increasingly run by microprocessors. Capable of controlling large, ultra-fast systems and equipment, these tiny revolutionary chips are extremely susceptible to power disturbances. Without intelligent electronics protection, the array of fluctuations and their occurrences may... Continue Reading

Inside Intelligence

The Predictive Technology of Protection Explained

POSTED 04/12/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager |
CATEGORIES Innovolt Insights

Costly damage from power disturbances has taught the science of electricity to many and far too well. Yet more awareness is still needed about the importance of insulating sensitive electronics and the technology solutions available. Power disturbances have numerous manifestations — voltage sags, brown outs, outages, over voltages, and voltage... Continue Reading

Know Your Power

The Case for Intelligent Electronics Protection

POSTED 05/15/2012 | BY Jeffrey Spence |
CATEGORIES Innovolt Insights

Power-related issues are a growing predicament on a global scale. The global population and industrial development are growing more rapidly than existing power infrastructure can handle, having a detrimental effect on efficiencies worldwide. The ever-increasing global power issues all stem from an international power grid that is, in a word,... Continue Reading