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40 V eGaN® FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions Now Available from EPC

40 V eGaN® FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions Now Available from EPC

EPC introduces the 40 V, 1.3 milliohm EPC2067 eGaN® FET offering designers a device that is smaller, more efficient, and more reliable than…


NIST Researchers Develop a New Method to Detect Faulty Transistors on Chips

NIST Researchers Develop a New Method to Detect Faulty Transistors on Chips

NIST Researchers and collaborators developed a new technique to determine faulty semiconductor devices and that can also count the number of…


News Oct 25, 2021 by Darshil Patel
STMicroelectronics’ Debuts Isolated Gate Driver Aimed at SiC MOSFETS

STMicroelectronics’ Debuts Isolated Gate Driver Aimed at SiC MOSFETS

The new unit is a galvanically isolated gate driver that can sink and source up to 4 amps at voltages up to 26V.


University of Arkansas Receives Grant for New SiC-Based Semiconductor Fabrication Facility

University of Arkansas Receives Grant for New SiC-Based Semiconductor Fabrication Facility

Researchers from the University of Arkansas receive a $17.87 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build and run a fabrication…


News Oct 21, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Taiwan Semi Introduces 2A LED Driver with 4.5-75V Input

Taiwan Semi Introduces 2A LED Driver with 4.5-75V Input

AEC-Q100 qualified, high efficiency driver for automotive and high-reliability DC input industrial and medical lighting; Hysteretic control…


Microchip Debuts a High-Precision Voltage Reference IC for Automotive Applications

Microchip Debuts a High-Precision Voltage Reference IC for Automotive Applications

The new AEC-Q100 qualified device offers high reliability and low drift over an extended temperature range.


Infineon to Boost Investment in Semiconductor Technologies in the Year Ahead

Infineon to Boost Investment in Semiconductor Technologies in the Year Ahead

Chip giant Infineon is planning a significant boost to its investments in factory expansions over the next year.


News Oct 19, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
How Future Railway Converter Demands May Change Power Semiconductor Modules

How Future Railway Converter Demands May Change Power Semiconductor Modules

The increase of competitiveness, robustness and efficiency of future railway converters has demanded new power semiconductor modules. Converter…


Cree Rebrands to Wolfspeed and Lands Supply Agreement with GM

Cree Rebrands to Wolfspeed and Lands Supply Agreement with GM

North Carolina-based power device manufacturer Cree is refreshing its brand identity and signing a new supply deal with GM.


News Oct 18, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Engineers Have Developed a New Solid-state Battery with a Pure-Silicon Anode

Engineers Have Developed a New Solid-state Battery with a Pure-Silicon Anode

Engineers created a new battery technology that combines the benefits of solid-state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode.


News Oct 12, 2021 by Darshil Patel
Maxim Debuts Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO) Power Management IC (PMIC)

Maxim Debuts Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO) Power Management IC (PMIC)

The unit offers a 300mA battery charger, three independent power rails, and a separate LDO output.


Optimizing the Frequency Properties of Silicon IGBTs

Optimizing the Frequency Properties of Silicon IGBTs

This article proposes a method to obtain optimal properties of silicon fast IGBT chips designed for joint operation with SiC SBD in hybrid modules.…


Stackpole Enhances High Voltage Chip Resistor Tolerances and TCR Values

Stackpole Enhances High Voltage Chip Resistor Tolerances and TCR Values

HVCB High Voltage Precision Chip Resistors Offer 0.1% Tolerance and 25 ppm TCR.


Keysight Partners with University for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Testing

Keysight Partners with University for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Testing

Their goals are to improve efficiencies in the design and testing validation of GaN and SiC semiconductors.


Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) Debuts a New Series of Coil Drivers

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) Debuts a New Series of Coil Drivers

The first series member is a highly integrated half-bridge device aimed at wireless charging applications.


High-Precision Voltage Reference IC Provides Very-Low Drift for Extended-Temperature Automotive Applications

High-Precision Voltage Reference IC Provides Very-Low Drift for Extended-Temperature Automotive Applications

New device completes Microchip’s family of Vref products providing increased reliability and AEC-Q100 qualification.


Embedding Microbatteries On-chip for Greater Miniaturization

Embedding Microbatteries On-chip for Greater Miniaturization

Researchers develop microbatteries that are as thick as three sheets of paper, and can be embedded into sensor circuitry.


News Oct 05, 2021 by Darshil Patel
Solitron Devices Announces 1200V Silicon Carbide Half Bridge Power Module

Solitron Devices Announces 1200V Silicon Carbide Half Bridge Power Module

The SD11900 series maximizes power density while minimizing loop inductance with a pin configuration to allow simple power bussing.


X-FAB Becomes World’s First Foundry to Offer High-Volume Micro-Transfer Printing

X-FAB Becomes World’s First Foundry to Offer High-Volume Micro-Transfer Printing

X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries announces completion of a licensing agreement with X-Celeprint and becomes world’s first foundry to offer…


News Oct 02, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Siemens Introduces a Power Integrity Analytical SW Tool for IC Design

Siemens Introduces a Power Integrity Analytical SW Tool for IC Design

The new package enables EM/IR assessment of analog, digital, and mixed-signal IC designs of any size before committing to silicon.