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VARTA Wins First Automotive Manufacturer for New, High-Performance V4Drive Cell

VARTA Wins First Automotive Manufacturer for New, High-Performance V4Drive Cell

VARTA ships its high-performance lithium-ion cell in the 21700 format to its first customer in the automotive sector.


News May 28, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Researchers Develop a Stable, Long-Lasting Solid-State Lithium Battery for EVs

Researchers Develop a Stable, Long-Lasting Solid-State Lithium Battery for EVs

A multi-layered lithium-metal solid-state battery could provide fast charging and an extended lifetime for electric vehicles.


News May 24, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
KEMET Introduces High Temperature, Power DC-Link Film Capacitor for Automotive Applications

KEMET Introduces High Temperature, Power DC-Link Film Capacitor for Automotive Applications

These series offer higher capacitance density, DC voltage, and DC ripple current capabilities with an extended operational lifetime at high…


Wurth Elektronik Releases Two THT-mountable WE-FCLP Common Mode Choke Models

Wurth Elektronik Releases Two THT-mountable WE-FCLP Common Mode Choke Models

This article highlights Würth Elektronik THT-mountable WE-FCLP for common-mode and differential-mode suppression, and the SMT data line and…


Ford, BMW, and Volta Energy Technologies Back Solid Power for Electric Vehicle Integration

Ford, BMW, and Volta Energy Technologies Back Solid Power for Electric Vehicle Integration

Solid Power receives $130 million in a Series B investment from its automotive partners Ford and the BMW Group, and from Volta Energy Technologies.


News May 17, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Allegro’s 3DMAG Magnetic Position Sensor Enables Next-Generation ADAS Applications

Allegro’s 3DMAG Magnetic Position Sensor Enables Next-Generation ADAS Applications

This article highlights Allegro MicroSystems Incorporated A31315 sensor, the newest member of the 3DMAG™ family of rotary and linear magnetic…


GaN Systems Unveils a 3kW LLC Resonant Converter Reference Design

GaN Systems Unveils a 3kW LLC Resonant Converter Reference Design

The full-bridge reference design meets and beats the 80 Plus Titanium standard for switch mode power supplies (SMPS)


Castrol and XING Mobility Partner on Immersion Cooled Battery Development

Castrol and XING Mobility Partner on Immersion Cooled Battery Development

Castrol, a subsidiary of BP, is partnering with Taiwanese battery system producer XING Mobility to develop immersion cooling battery systems for…


News May 13, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Power Integrations’ Flyback Switcher ICs are AEC-Q100 Certified

Power Integrations’ Flyback Switcher ICs are AEC-Q100 Certified

The new family features 900V and 750V versions, both also capable of operating with inputs as low as 30 volts


Ford Enhances R&D Capabilities with New Global Battery Center

Ford Enhances R&D Capabilities with New Global Battery Center

Ford Motor Company announces the creation of its new battery research and development center, Ford Ion Park, for developing and up-scaling battery…


News May 10, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Murata’s Multilayer Choke Inductors for Vehicle-mounted Power Circuits Withstand 150°C

Murata’s Multilayer Choke Inductors for Vehicle-mounted Power Circuits Withstand 150°C

This article highlights Murata Manufacturing a multilayer type inductor “LQM18DH_70” Series as a low frequency noise suppression component for…


Murata’s AEC-Q200-Compliant Inductors Are Optimised for In-vehicle PoC Systems

Murata’s AEC-Q200-Compliant Inductors Are Optimised for In-vehicle PoC Systems

These devices are housed in a compact 0805-inch case size, with 2mm × 1.2mm × 1.6mm dimensions.


II-VI Expands Global SiC Production to Meet Market Demand

II-VI Expands Global SiC Production to Meet Market Demand

II-VI establishes its new backend processing line for conductive SiC substrates in Fuzhou, China.


News Apr 29, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Nexperia Announces New GaN Technology Partnership for EV Development

Nexperia Announces New GaN Technology Partnership for EV Development

Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia teams up with China’s United Automotive Electronic Systems Co. on a new program to develop GaN-based…


News Apr 24, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Key Foundry Expands to Implement Mass Production of Automotive Semiconductors

Key Foundry Expands to Implement Mass Production of Automotive Semiconductors

This year, Key Foundry’s newly developed Gen3 0.18-micron BCD process and its Gen2 0.13 micron embedded flash process will be used for mass…


News Apr 23, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Battery Research Projects Land New Funding from the UK’s Faraday Institution

Battery Research Projects Land New Funding from the UK’s Faraday Institution

The U.K.’s Faraday Institution is committing £22.6 million to fund a group of university-led battery research projects.


News Apr 19, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
High-Speed, Bi-Directional Dual Supply Autosensing Level Shifter IC from Diodes Inc. Aimed at Automotive Applications

High-Speed, Bi-Directional Dual Supply Autosensing Level Shifter IC from Diodes Inc. Aimed at Automotive Applications

This article highlights Diodes Incorporated expansion of its family of voltage-level shifters, with the release of the PI4ULS3V304AQ.


Active Motor Simulation for Testing Automotive Inverters

Active Motor Simulation for Testing Automotive Inverters

This article highlights testing inverters that require a battery simulation and a motor simulation.


Inside Ford’s European EV Market Push

Inside Ford’s European EV Market Push

Earlier this year, Ford unveiled plans to make 100% of its passenger vehicles in Europe zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid by…


News Apr 10, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Project LEVIS Aims to Develop Lightweight EV Components

Project LEVIS Aims to Develop Lightweight EV Components

Project LEVIS, with 13 partner groups, officially launched last month.