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CES Plans Ahead, Moves Digital for 2021

CES Plans Ahead, Moves Digital for 2021

Initially planned for Las Vegas next January, CES 2021 has now switched to a virtual format, citing COVID-19 safety concerns. 


News Aug 05, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
New eCharge4Drivers Program Aims to Boost EV Adoption in Europe

New eCharge4Drivers Program Aims to Boost EV Adoption in Europe

A European Union-funded program involving organizations in 11 countries aims to study the infrastructure and user-experience improvements needed to…


News Aug 04, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
VARTA Expands Lithium-Ion Production with the Planned Build of a New Factory

VARTA Expands Lithium-Ion Production with the Planned Build of a New Factory

VARTA AG aims to push forward the production of next-generation lithium-ion cells by building a large-scale factory in Germany.


News Jul 31, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Compound Semiconductor Industry Project Lands Funding from U.K. Government

Compound Semiconductor Industry Project Lands Funding from U.K. Government

A public-private R&D project focused on semiconductor manufacturing received £44 million in funding to expand the U.K.’s manufacturing…


News Jul 30, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
AZUR SPACE Acquires ALLOS Semiconductors’ Power Electronics Business

AZUR SPACE Acquires ALLOS Semiconductors’ Power Electronics Business

AZUR SPACE utilizes the benefits of GaN-on-Sic Technology from ALLOS Semiconductor to stay competitive in the high power electronics market.


News Jul 29, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
CleanSpark and Rejoule Awarded Battery Grant

CleanSpark and Rejoule Awarded Battery Grant

CleanSpark and Rejoule look to enable the repurposing of electric vehicle batteries for a second-life application.


News Jul 28, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Vincotech Appoints New CEO

Vincotech Appoints New CEO

Mitsubishi Electric affiliate Vincotech has appointed Eckart Seitter as its new CEO. Seitter, a longtime executive at the company, will officially…


News Jul 24, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
New Cooling Metric for Li-ion Batteries Could Shift EV Performance

New Cooling Metric for Li-ion Batteries Could Shift EV Performance

Poor thermal management in battery packs can lead to lower efficiency and a quicker degradation of the cells within the packs. Imperial College…


News Jul 24, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
ROHM and LEADRIVE Partner and Create a Joint Laboratory for Developing and Testing SiC Technology

ROHM and LEADRIVE Partner and Create a Joint Laboratory for Developing and Testing SiC Technology

ROHM and LEADRIVE unite to develop next-generation SiC solutions for the electrical vehicle market and to promote world-wide market adoption of SiC…


News Jul 23, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Mitsubishi Acquires Plant from Sharp, Boosting EV Power Chip Production

Mitsubishi Acquires Plant from Sharp, Boosting EV Power Chip Production

The acquisition of a wafer manufacturing factory in Fukuyama, Japan, will allow Mitsubishi Electric to expand its power device business segment.


News Jul 22, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
PowerPulse.net Merges with EE Power, Creating the World’s Largest Online Power Engineering Community

PowerPulse.net Merges with EE Power, Creating the World’s Largest Online Power Engineering Community

This merger will combine two robust online communities of power engineers from around the globe.


News Jul 21, 2020 by Hailey Stewart
EpiGaN Becomes Soitec Belgium, Branching Further into the Power Systems Space

EpiGaN Becomes Soitec Belgium, Branching Further into the Power Systems Space

Just over a year after acquiring Belgium-based Gallium Nitride materials company EpiGaN, Soitec is now repositioning the brand’s identity as it…


News Jul 21, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
UN Report Highlights the Need for Eco-Conscientious Battery Material Resourcing

UN Report Highlights the Need for Eco-Conscientious Battery Material Resourcing

The UN released a report concerning raw materials used in battery technology with regard to production, consumption, trade, and prices.


News Jul 17, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
PCIM Asia Postpones Date to November, Stays with In-Person Format

PCIM Asia Postpones Date to November, Stays with In-Person Format

PCIM Asia’s parent company, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH, announced the popular power electronics industry trade show will be postponed from July…


News Jul 16, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
VisIC and ZF Combine Forces to Develop Next Generation EV Drivelines

VisIC and ZF Combine Forces to Develop Next Generation EV Drivelines

VisIC Technologies and ZF Friedrichshafen AG partner to utilize innovative gallium nitride technology in the development of electric vehicle…


News Jul 15, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Analog Devices to Acquire Maxim Integrated for $20.9B

Analog Devices to Acquire Maxim Integrated for $20.9B

In a major move for the power electronics sector this week, semiconductor giant Analog Devices announced its intention to acquire integrated…


News Jul 14, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
PCIM’s First-Ever Digital Format Showcased the Power Industry’s Newest Products

PCIM’s First-Ever Digital Format Showcased the Power Industry’s Newest Products

More than 300 conference and forum presentations made up this year's digital PCIM Europe conference.


How the H1-B Visa Executive Order Impacts Semiconductor Engineers

How the H1-B Visa Executive Order Impacts Semiconductor Engineers

With the H1-B work visa program suspended by an executive order from the Trump administration, many engineers and the companies they work for in…


News Jul 13, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Researchers Pave the Way for Timekeeping Battery-less IoT Devices

Researchers Pave the Way for Timekeeping Battery-less IoT Devices

A new circuit design introduces the electronics community to a future of batteryless device technology.


News Jul 11, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Powersim Unveils New Power Electronics Simulator

Powersim Unveils New Power Electronics Simulator

Powersim, a firm developing simulation and design tools for power electronics just released DSIM, the latest addition to the company’s portfolio.