The Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA) announced that Wall Industries Inc. (Exeter NH), a power supply manufacturer, has joined the industry alliance. DOSA was established in February 2004 to develop standards for dc-dc converters to ensure compatibility and facilitate second sourcing for customers. Alliance membership includes Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc., SynQor Inc., C&D Technologies Inc., Delta Electronics Inc., Lambda Electronics Inc., Ericsson, and Artesyn Technologies Inc.
"Our entry into DOSA is an exciting milestone for Wall Industries' board-mounted power effort," said Wall Industries General Manager John Regan. "We are looking forward to collaborating with other leading-edge power supply manufacturers in the development of compatible and competitive products that not only better serves our customers' current needs, but assist their future application requirements as well."
Founded by Tyco Electronics and SynQor, DOSA carries the mission to establish standards over a broad range of power converter form factors, footprints, feature sets, and functionality for both non-isolated, point-of-load and isolated applications.
