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Temperature measurement in gate driver boosts ESS power
Temperature measurement in gate driver boosts ESS power
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Power Integrations has launched a dual channel gate driver on a single board with integrated temperature sensor to boost power efficiency. The SCALE-iFlex…
Trench microcapacitor for chip power
Trench microcapacitor for chip power
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Researchers in the US have developed a microcapacitor that can be integrated into chips as a 3D trench to provide…
ABB buys Siemens Wiring Accessories business in China
ABB buys Siemens Wiring Accessories business in China
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ABB has signed an agreement to acquire the Wiring Accessories business of Siemens in China to boost its smart buildings…
Magnachip opens up subsidiary in China
Magnachip opens up subsidiary in China
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Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) has opened a subsidiary company in Hefei to help it drive display driver IC…

AI  to drive 160% increase in data centre power, European grid issues
AI  to drive 160% increase in data centre power, European grid issues
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Data centre power requirements are set to almost double by 2030 putting significant pressure on the European power grid, according to the latest figures from Goldman Sachs Research. The demand…
Ampere plans 3nm 256 core AI chip, teams with Qualcomm
Ampere plans 3nm 256 core AI chip, teams with Qualcomm
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Ampere has launched a 3nm variant of its data centre AI chip with 256 cores and is working with Qualcomm on AI inference technology. The joint development for AI inferencing…
JetCool comes to Europe
JetCool comes to Europe
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Liquid cooling specialist JetCool is expanding into Europe on the back of the AI boom through a deal with Dell and Unicom. The strategic expansion of JetCool into the European…
Europe drives BESS market strength
Europe drives BESS market strength
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Despite the falls in the semiconductor and automotive markets, the global energy storage market remained robust in Q1 2024 according to analysts Interact Analysis. Increasing deployments of BESS in emerging…
Modelling the impact of climate change on power grids
Modelling the impact of climate change on power grids
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The DAFNI project in the UK has approved three projects for its energy sandpit programme to model the impact of climate change on power grids. The three DAFNI projects cover…
Extended temperature rating boosts power relay PCB density
Extended temperature rating boosts power relay PCB density
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Omron Electronic Components Europe has improved the temperature range of its Class-F coil insulation relays to boost the PCB packing density. The G5NB-1A4-EL-HA-CF Class F power relay provides 5A switching…
First Direct-to-Chip liquid cooling cold plates for Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchip
First Direct-to-Chip liquid cooling cold plates for Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchip
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Zutacore has developed a single monolithic dielectric cold plate capable of cooling 2.8kW for the next generation Grace Blackwell superchip. The direct to chip liquid cooling system developed by …
Gas pump developer teams for EV charger rollout
Gas pump developer teams for EV charger rollout
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Gilbarco Veeder-Root has formed a strategic alliance with SK Signet to co-develop an EV charging system designed for fuel retailers. The Konect service aims to provide a turnkey electric vehicle…
Polar Semi in $525m power fab expansion to become US owned
Polar Semi in $525m power fab expansion to become US owned
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Polar Semiconductor is investing $525m in a doubling of capacity at its power fab that will see the company become majority-owned in the US. Polar Semi, based in Bloomington, Minnesota,…
Ultra-low power AI for implantable medical devices
Ultra-low power AI for implantable medical devices
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TTP in Cambridge has developed a low power AI system for implantable medical devices. The AI framework developed by TTP is capable of classifying real-time ECG data and screening it…
Power Integrations to buy Odyssey GaN assets to take on SiC
Power Integrations to buy Odyssey GaN assets to take on SiC
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Power Integrations is to buy the assets of Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies, bringing vertical GaN technology into the company to take on silicon carbide (SiC). The transaction is expected to close…
Infineon to cut €1bn as it lowers forecast 
Infineon to cut €1bn as it lowers forecast 
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Infineon Technologies has started a major cost cutting programme as it forecasts prolonged weakness in a number of electronics markets. Infineon has launched a programme it calls ‘Step Up’ which…
Wibotic moves to 1kW wireless charging
Wibotic moves to 1kW wireless charging
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Wibotic has developed a wireless charging system for larger autonomous robots that can charge at 1kW. “One of the things we have always wanted to do was push the power…
Silicon capacitor has 1pH ESL for AI chips
Silicon capacitor has 1pH ESL for AI chips
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Empower Semiconductor has developed a 16.6uF silicon capacitor for embedding into any SoC substrate or interposer. The 16.6uF EC1005P silicon capacitor is the largest from Empower and has an equivalent…
Nexperia sees 2023 drop after Newport sale
Nexperia sees 2023 drop after Newport sale
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Nexperia saw 13 percent growth in R&D in 2023 despite an 8 percent fall in turnover and its challenges as a result of its Chinese ownership. Total revenue at Nexperia…
Xiaomi extends Infineon smart EV deal
Xiaomi extends Infineon smart EV deal
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Xiaomi is extending its deal with Infineon Technologies as a key supplier in its move from smartphones to electric cars Infineon will provide silicon carbide (SiC) power modules HybridPACK Drive…
CUI adds aluminium and copper BGA heat sinks
CUI adds aluminium and copper BGA heat sinks
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The Thermal Management Group at CUI Devices has expanded its line of BGA heat sinks. The HSB family of BGA heat sinks from CUI Devices now offers aluminium or copper…
Infineon plans HV microcontroller for EV BMS designs
Infineon plans HV microcontroller for EV BMS designs
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Infineon Technologies is developing a family of High Voltage Precision Analog (HVPA) version of its PSoC 4 microcontrollers for battery management system (BMS) designs using lithium ion batteries for electric…
Wireless charging for the battlefield
Wireless charging for the battlefield
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Galvion has worked with Quaze Technologies in Canada to develop a concept system for wireless charging on the battlefield. The BATLCHRG concept demonstration by Galvion uses a charging mat and…
GPU AI cloud taps Norway hydropower
GPU AI cloud taps Norway hydropower
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Nscale has launched a sustainable high-performance GPU cloud in Norway using AMD chips and hydroelectric power. Nscale is a vertically integrated GPU cloud spun out from Arkon Energy, a 300MW…
Delivering power through the soil for IoT sensors
Delivering power through the soil for IoT sensors
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Researchers in the US have developed a technique to send energy through the soil to power wireless sensors in the Internet of Things The wireless power transfer developed at the…
$180m for transformer factory in Finland
$180m for transformer factory in Finland
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Hitachi Energy is to invest $180m in a new transformer factory in Finland as part of a wider $1.5bn plan. The Hitachi expansion in the Vaasa region of Finland will…
Guerrilla buys Gallium Semiconductor’s GaN product lines
Guerrilla buys Gallium Semiconductor’s GaN product lines
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Guerrilla RF Inc. (Greensboro, North Carolina) has acquired the entire portfolio of GaN power amplifiers and front-end modules from Singaporean RF GaN chip vendor Gallium Semiconductor. It was announced in…
StoreDot video demonstrates fast charging in 10 minutes
StoreDot video demonstrates fast charging in 10 minutes
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Battery developer StoreDot has successfully demonstrated it Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) technology in a car for the first time, charging a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes.


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