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PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

Touting itself as the world's premier forum for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy, and energy management, the conference…


News May 02, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Wolfspeed Announces the Lucid Air is Using its SiC Power Modules

Wolfspeed Announces the Lucid Air is Using its SiC Power Modules

Wolfspeed will manufacture its XM3 silicon carbide (SiC) modules at its just-opened 200 mm fab in upstate New York, the largest in the world, for…


News Apr 27, 2022 by Ian Hahn
An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

Researchers earlier developed an energy storage system that captures sunlight and stores it for up to 18 years. They have now succeeded in creating…


News Apr 15, 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
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
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
Innoscience Places Big Bet on GaN-on-Si

Innoscience Places Big Bet on GaN-on-Si

Innoscience Technology is hoping to make big waves in the Gallium Nitride (GaN) industry by fabricating 200mm (8") GaN-on-Si wafers and…


News Feb 06, 2022 by Dale Wilson
ROHM Forms New Joint Venture for SiC Power Devices

ROHM Forms New Joint Venture for SiC Power Devices

Japanese electronic components manufacturer ROHM is forming a new joint venture to head its SiC power module business.


News Nov 09, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Solid Power Releases Safety and Performance Data for its High-Content Silicon Cell

Solid Power Releases Safety and Performance Data for its High-Content Silicon Cell

Solid Power, a leading developer company of all-solid-state batteries, recently unveiled a report containing its new battery’s performance and…


News Nov 05, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
NexWafe Raises Funds for its Low-Cost Green Silicon Wafer Technology

NexWafe Raises Funds for its Low-Cost Green Silicon Wafer Technology

NexWafe receives €39 million in funding to further develop its green solar wafer technology for large-scale production.


News Nov 01, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Transphorm Wins DARPA Contract

Transphorm Wins DARPA Contract

GaN product supplier Transphorm landed a $1.4 million contract with DARPA to explore alternative radio frequency solutions using Nitrogen-polar on…


News Oct 31, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Skoltech and IBM Team Up To Create an Ultra-Efficient Optical Transistor

Skoltech and IBM Team Up To Create an Ultra-Efficient Optical Transistor

A new transistor, using photon manipulation instead of electronic signals, was created by an international research team led by Skoltech and IBM.


News Oct 29, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
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
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
ROHM’s New Dual MOSFETs Feature Withstand Voltages of 40 and 60 Volts

ROHM’s New Dual MOSFETs Feature Withstand Voltages of 40 and 60 Volts

The new series includes 8 dual n-channel devices and 4 units featuring one p-channel and one n-channel MOSFET each.


News Oct 21, 2021 by Gary Elinoff
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
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
Researchers Discover a New Family of 2D Semiconductors for Energy-Efficient Electronic Devices

Researchers Discover a New Family of 2D Semiconductors for Energy-Efficient Electronic Devices

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered a new family of 2D semiconductors that exhibit exceptional electrical…


News Oct 17, 2021 by Darshil Patel
Showa Denko Enters into Supply Agreements with ROHM and Toshiba

Showa Denko Enters into Supply Agreements with ROHM and Toshiba

Japanese silicon-carbide wafer provider Showa Denko recently signed a pair of long-term supply agreements with ROHM and Toshiba.


News Oct 14, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell