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STMicroelectronics’ New Gate Driver Enhances Motor-control Flexibility for Automotive Systems

STMicroelectronics’ New Gate Driver Enhances Motor-control Flexibility for Automotive Systems

Separately driving the high-side and low-side FETs of each half-bridge allows users to configure the output channels independently, and drive a…


EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

The enhancement mode power transistor features a maximum continuous drain current of 6.3 A and a maximum RDS(ON) of 80 mΩ


Littelfuse’s New Series of Thyristors Guard Against Severe Voltage Transients

Littelfuse’s New Series of Thyristors Guard Against Severe Voltage Transients

The SIDACtor series from Littelfuse will provide protection for exposed interfaces in industrial and information communications technology (ICT)…


Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Build Canada’s First Large-scale EV Battery Plant

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Build Canada’s First Large-scale EV Battery Plant

The companies will start constructing the site in Windsor, Ontario, later this year, with production slated to begin in early 2024.


News Apr 01, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Researchers Design Energized Body Shell for Electric Vehicles

Researchers Design Energized Body Shell for Electric Vehicles

UCF and NASA researchers have developed a lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material that can power an electric vehicle while…


News Mar 31, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

The new MOSFETs sport RDS(ON)s of 25mΩ, while the SBDs handle an industry leading 90 amps.


Infineon Introduces New CoolSiC MOSFET and 2EDN Gate Driver Families

Infineon Introduces New CoolSiC MOSFET and 2EDN Gate Driver Families

The two new families will serve to enhance energy efficiency, in addition to saving weight and board space.


Addressing the Efficiency Challenge for Cable-Free Charging

Addressing the Efficiency Challenge for Cable-Free Charging

Advances in component technology, together with the emergence of novel new architectures, hold the key to taking wireless charging beyond phone…


Littelfuse Claims Its New Fuses Are the First Automotive-grade 1000 VDC Offerings on the Market

Littelfuse Claims Its New Fuses Are the First Automotive-grade 1000 VDC Offerings on the Market

The new fuses are aimed specifically at the harsh automotive environments of modern electric vehicles (EVs), where they have been designed to…


Researchers Develop a Mountainous Hydropower Alternative Driven by Electric Trucks

Researchers Develop a Mountainous Hydropower Alternative Driven by Electric Trucks

An international team of researchers has conceptualized an innovative approach to hydropower generation in mountainous regions: Use the…


News Mar 21, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Lucid’s New Luxury EV Has an Incredibly Fast Charger, and It’s Driven by ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs

Lucid’s New Luxury EV Has an Incredibly Fast Charger, and It’s Driven by ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs

The Lucid Air, MotorTrend’s Car of the Year for 2022, can pack up to 300 miles in just 22 minutes of charging.


News Mar 21, 2022 by Ian Hahn
BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

Under the agreement, announced March 3, McLaren Applied will supply an E-motor and its IPG5 SiC inverter to BAK, for use in its new über-luxury…


News Mar 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
National and International Standards for Harsh Railway Power Solutions

National and International Standards for Harsh Railway Power Solutions

Railway power components must weather harsh conditions in a number of severe environments. Here we discuss the standards governing this space,…


McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

Introduced March 2 at the UK’s Future Propulsion Conference 2022 (FPC2022), the inverter delivers 350 kW peak and 250 kW continuous for powering…


News Mar 15, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
EV Charging While We Drive? Research Paves the Way for Unlimited Range

EV Charging While We Drive? Research Paves the Way for Unlimited Range

Researchers at Cornell University, through dynamic capacitive charging, aim to reduce the size of EV batteries by 90%. Embedding charging plates in…


News Mar 14, 2022 by Dale Wilson
Redwood Materials Launches First EV-battery Recycling Program in California

Redwood Materials Launches First EV-battery Recycling Program in California

Backed by hundreds of millions in funding and with support from the likes of Ford and Volvo, Redwood will seek to prepare the state for an…


News Mar 11, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Researchers Optimize the EV Battery Recycling Process

Researchers Optimize the EV Battery Recycling Process

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, employed a combination of pyrolysis and sulfuric acid leaching to efficiently extract…


News Mar 07, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Biden Administration Seeks to Juice Up the EV Transition with Nearly $8 Billion in Funding

Biden Administration Seeks to Juice Up the EV Transition with Nearly $8 Billion in Funding

To build a robust national charging network and strengthen the U.S advanced battery supply chain, the Departments of Transportation and Energy will…


News Mar 04, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
High Performance 1 kW per Phase 48 V/12 V Converter Using GaN ePower Stage

High Performance 1 kW per Phase 48 V/12 V Converter Using GaN ePower Stage

How integrated GaN technology drives superior performance, simpler design, and reduced cost in 48 V/12 V automotive mild hybrid applications.


II-VI Inks a Three-Year Technology Access Agreement with GE Research

II-VI Inks a Three-Year Technology Access Agreement with GE Research

The technology access agreement (TAA) allows II-VI to gain access to GE’s wide-ranging silicon carbide (SiC) module technology and to its teams…


News Mar 01, 2022 by Gary Elinoff