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On chip voltage regulator IP for chiplets and SoCs
On chip voltage regulator IP for chiplets and SoCs
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Movellus has launched on chip voltage regulator IP to provider more control of complex system on chip devices and chiplets.
Fourth generation 700V GaN transistors target consumer, industrial
Fourth generation 700V GaN transistors target consumer, industrial
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Infineon Technologies is shipping its fourth generation 700V CoolGaN transistor family following the acquisition of GaN Systems last year. The…
CEO interview: WeEn Semiconductors
CEO interview: WeEn Semiconductors
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WeEn Semiconductors is a power spinout of Philips and NXP that perhaps is overshadowed by Nexperia. It is a Chinese…
onsemi plans $2n Czech SiC expansion
onsemi plans $2n Czech SiC expansion
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onsemi is planning a multi-year investment of up to $2 billion for end-to-end production of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.

Isolated gate driver combo chip with Power-Thru adds external transformer
Isolated gate driver combo chip with Power-Thru adds external transformer
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Allegro MicroSystems has launched the third product in its High Voltage Power-Thru portfolio, allowing for an external transformer. Allegro’s two-chip AHV85000 and AHV85040 isolated gate driver chips work together with…
Sfera Labs to open up module specification as its starts production
Sfera Labs to open up module specification as its starts production
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Sfera Labs in Italy is starting production of its Strato Pi Max and plans to release the specification for its modules. “We are starting to ship the Strato Pi max…
Tiny MCU packs 46 GOPs of low-power on-chip AI/ML processing
Tiny MCU packs 46 GOPs of low-power on-chip AI/ML processing
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MCU opens up new potential for machine learning in deeply space- and power-constrained embedded applications and IoT endpoints.
imec shows working CFET devices for next gen 0.7nm chip designs
imec shows working CFET devices for next gen 0.7nm chip designs
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Belgian research lab imec has demonstrated the first electrically functional CMOS complementary FET (CFET) devices with stacked bottom and top source/drain contacts. CFET devices are a key contender for…
630V MLCC for EV DC-DC converters
630V MLCC for EV DC-DC converters
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has developed a high-voltage MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) for electric vehicle applications such as DC-DC converters. Mass production of the X7R MLCC, which offers 100nF capacitance and a…
Polish EV charger maker raises $182m for automation
Polish EV charger maker raises $182m for automation
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Ekoenergetyka in Poland has raised PLN 741m ($182m) to boost its automated EV charger manufacturing lines. The funding comes from a consortium led by Bank Pekao to finance the company’s…
Highview Power raises £300m on its way to £3bn roll out
Highview Power raises £300m on its way to £3bn roll out
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Highview Power has raised £300m for the first commercial liquid air energy storage (LAES) cryobattery in the UK as it looks to a £3bn rollout of four other plants The…
Low power 140GHz beamforming transmitter in CMOS
Low power 140GHz beamforming transmitter in CMOS
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imec in Belgium has developed a short-range, high-speed wireless beamforming transmitter in CMOs that operates above 100GHz. The CMOS 4×4 beamforming transmitter developed by imec can provide data at 56Gbit/s…
News roundup from PCIM 2024
News roundup from PCIM 2024
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The PCIM power electronics exhibition in Nuremberg this week saw 637 exhibitors (60% international) showcase their latest products and innovations. In total, over 18,000 visitors attended the PCIM 2024 exhibition,…
Edge AI chip adds battery management models
Edge AI chip adds battery management models
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Eatron Technologies is running its battery management algorithms on the latest edge AI system on chip from Syntiant. The model and algorithms in the Eatron Intelligent Software Layer run on…
WeEn Semiconductors plans 1400V IGBT, launches 1200V
WeEn Semiconductors plans 1400V IGBT, launches 1200V
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WeEn Semiconductors, a power spinout from NXP, has launched a range of 650V and 1200V IGBTs and is planning a 1400V version. The 1200V IGBT devices launched at PCIM this…
Infineon completes first phase of Kulim 200mm SiC fab
Infineon completes first phase of Kulim 200mm SiC fab
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Infineon Technologies has completed the first phase of its 200mm Silicon Carbide (SiC) power fab in Kulim, Malaysia. Infineon plans to officially open the Kulim 3 fab module in…
Honda, Mitsubishi V2G joint venture to cut battery costs
Honda, Mitsubishi V2G joint venture to cut battery costs
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Honda and Mitsubishi are to set up a 50/50 joint venture (JV) company for the management and second use of EV batteries with vehicle to grid (V2G) technologies. ALTNA is…
Mitsubishi ships SBD-embedded SiC modules
Mitsubishi ships SBD-embedded SiC modules
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Mitsubishi has started shipping low-current 3.3kV/400A and 3.3kV/200A versions of its Schottky barrier diode (SBD) embedded silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET module. The Unifull SBD MOSFET module from Mitsubishi is aimed…
Qorvo set to go head to head with TI on GaN IPM power modules
Qorvo set to go head to head with TI on GaN IPM power modules
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Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD)is partnering with Qorvo on a reference design and evaluation kit (EVK) using GaN for 500W to 2kW motor control applications. The deal puts Qorvo head to…
CGD heads for higher power GaN
CGD heads for higher power GaN
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Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has launched a higher power version of its 650V integrated GaN transistor. The ICeGaN P2 series from CGD has an RDS(on) down to 25 mΩ for multi…
eFuse for 800V SiC EV designs
eFuse for 800V SiC EV designs
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) have completed a joint proof of concept of the eFuse technology in 800V silicon carbide (SiC) designs. The eFuse board developed…
TI launches first GaN intelligent power module
TI launches first GaN intelligent power module
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Texas Instruments has launched an intelligent power module (IPM) using custom gallium nitride (GaN) devices that is says is the first in the industry. The DRV7308 GaN IPM is aimed…
Vishay launches its first SiC MOSFET line at 1200V
Vishay launches its first SiC MOSFET line at 1200V
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Vishay Intertechnology has launched its first line of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs, starting with a 1200V family and planning a 1700V version. The Vishay MaxSiC 1200V SiC MOSFET have on-resistances…
Low resistance 4mΩ SiC JFET for circuit breakers
Low resistance 4mΩ SiC JFET for circuit breakers
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Qorvo has launched the industry’s first 4 milliohm silicon carbide (SiC) junction field effect transistor (JFET) in a standard TOLL leadless package. The Qorvo 750V 4mΩ SiC JFET is designed…
Fraunhofer IAF updates 1200V GaN
Fraunhofer IAF updates 1200V GaN
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) in Germany are using several techniques to develop gallium nitride (GaN) transistors with blocking voltages up to and above…
Infineon details carbon footprint of power, automotive devices
Infineon details carbon footprint of power, automotive devices
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Infineon Technologies is providing engineers with comprehensive Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data for its chips. The publication of the data by Infineon highlights the carbon footprint of power devices…
What’s happening at PCIM this week
What’s happening at PCIM this week
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The PCIM power exhibition takes place in Nuremberg, Germany later this week, bringing together engineers from across Europe with global colleagues. After this preview, look out for news from PCIM…
MEMS power switch demo for a circuit breaker
MEMS power switch demo for a circuit breaker
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Menlo Micro is demonstrating the use of its MM9200 MEMS power switch for circuit breaker applications. The Menlo MM9200 is a high-power SPST microelectromechanical MEMS switch built on a glass…


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