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Vicor power technology used to fight global coastal erosion
Vicor power technology used to fight global coastal erosion
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Coastline erosion has devastating effects that can be curbed by accelerating the growth of protective coral reefs based on an…
Getting started: An introduction to Inductor Specifications
Getting started: An introduction to Inductor Specifications
This paper provides an overview of the key performance ratings needed to understand and analyze when specifying RF and Power…
70W, 160W external AC-DC adapters for medical and industrial
70W, 160W external AC-DC adapters for medical and industrial
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TDK has launched two external AC-DC power adapters for medical and industrial applications. The 70W TDK-Lambda DTM70 and 160W DTM160…
Solar array simulator solution for satellite power systems
Solar array simulator solution for satellite power systems
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Electronics test and measurement equipment and software maker Keysight Technologies has announced a solar array simulator to emulate the behavior…

Ultrathin fabric solar cells can turn any surface into a power source
Ultrathin fabric solar cells can turn any surface into a power source
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Researchers at MIT say they have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.
Optical nanomotor goes solid state
Optical nanomotor goes solid state
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin say they have created the first ever solid-state optical nanomotor - a type of tiny motor that could power a network of…
Radiation hardness of WBG semiconductors to be tested
Radiation hardness of WBG semiconductors to be tested
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Penn State University has been awarded a grant to lead a Department of Defense study of the radiation hardness of wide-bandgap semiconductors, such as gallium nitride. Materials such as GaN…
China’s chip output falls due to Covid lockdowns
China’s chip output falls due to Covid lockdowns
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China’s production of ICs fell in March by 5.1 percent year-on-year to 28.5 billion units, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is a marked…
Drop-in rad-tolerant power modules enable on-orbit processing
Drop-in rad-tolerant power modules enable on-orbit processing
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Mission-critical technologies provider Mercury Systems has announced a new line of drop-in ultra-compact radiation-tolerant power supplies designed for commercial and space applications.
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
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China’s share of the global fabless IC market fell to 9 percent in 2021, down from 15 percent in 2020, according to figures from IC Insights. At the same time…
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
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The global chip market continued to boom in February with chip sales into the Asia-Pacific region up 41.4 percent higher than a year before on a three-month average basis, according…
Ultrafast GaN device could protect electric grid from EMPs
Ultrafast GaN device could protect electric grid from EMPs
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Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories say they have developed a tiny electronic device that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record-breaking…
Reference design for in-cabin wireless charging comes with dedicated GUI
Reference design for in-cabin wireless charging comes with dedicated GUI
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In-cabin wireless charging of smartphones is increasingly finding acceptance as a comfort feature among automotive manufacturers and customers alike. Semiconductor vendor Renesas has therefore developed a new reference design for…
Automotive high-voltage IGBTs target traction applications
Automotive high-voltage IGBTs target traction applications
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Optimised for discrete traction inverters, these IGBTs offer significantly lower switching and conduction losses.
Diodes to buy onsemi South Portland fab
Diodes to buy onsemi South Portland fab
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Onsemi has signed a deal to sell its 200mm power and analog fab in South Portland, Maine, US, to Diodes Inc. The ‘fab liter’ deal follows the sale of its…
Germany’s Manz takes stake in superconductor specialist
Germany’s Manz takes stake in superconductor specialist
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Manz AG (Reutlingen, Germany), an engineering company focused on energy distribution and storage has taken a minority stake in MetOx Technologies Inc. (Houston, Texas), a maker of superconductive wires. Manz…
AI controls plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor
AI controls plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor
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Researchers at DeepMind, the artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary of tech giant Alphabet, have announced that they have trained an AI system to control and sculpt a superheated plasma inside a…
Infineon in €2bn silicon carbide move
Infineon in €2bn silicon carbide move
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Infineon converts Villach fab lines to SiC, expands Malaysian fab in €2bn move Infineon Technologies is spending over €2bn to expand its capacity for silicon carbide and gallium nitride power…
Boom year for X-fab power
Boom year for X-fab power
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European foundry X-Fab saw growth of 38% last year, largely driven by its automotive business its move to silicon carbide (SiC). Full year revenues reached US$657.8 million, up 38% against…
SiC boost for Bosch
SiC boost for Bosch
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The Bosch Group increased its sales significantly in 2021, driven by its emerging e-mobility and silicon carbide businesses. As a major supplier to the automotive industry, it has been hit…
Bosch bounces back
Bosch bounces back
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The Bosch Group increased its sales significantly in 2021, reaching pre-pandemic levels. As a major supplier to the automotive industry, it has been hit by the decline from chip shortages.
X-Fab remains on allocation after boom year
X-Fab remains on allocation after boom year
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European foundry X-Fab saw growth of 38% last year, driven by its automotive and medical business, but remains on allocation in many areas from the high demand. Full year revenues…
ST starts on European SiC wafer ‘megafactory’
ST starts on European SiC wafer ‘megafactory’
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STMicroelectronics is building a major plant in Europe to make silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for its booming electric vehicle business. The company will not comment on the location of the…


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