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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
ROHM Expands its Lineup of Automotive, Space-saving PMDE Package Diodes

ROHM Expands its Lineup of Automotive, Space-saving PMDE Package Diodes

Measuring a scant 2.5 by 1.3 mm, the new diodes further miniaturization in automotive applications while maintaining high performance.


News Apr 28, 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
Northvolt and Galp to Build Lithium Conversion Plant in Portugal

Northvolt and Galp to Build Lithium Conversion Plant in Portugal

The companies, through their joint venture Aurora, will construct the site just south of Lisbon in the coastal city of Setúbal, where it will…


News Apr 25, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Littelfuse to Acquire Both C&K Switches and Embed

Littelfuse to Acquire Both C&K Switches and Embed

The C&K acquisition expands Littelfuse’s extant portfolio of switches, while the addition of Embed will enable the company to expand its…


News Apr 19, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
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
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
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
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
The Ostensible Death of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

The Ostensible Death of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Once considered the future of passenger electric vehicles, the technology is being abandoned by automakers in favor of Li-ion batteries.


As Demand for EVs Soars, North American Graphite Processing Ramps Up Amidst Shortage Fears

As Demand for EVs Soars, North American Graphite Processing Ramps Up Amidst Shortage Fears

With China stretched and anode-quality graphite processing nearly non-existent in the West, Syrah Resources, Graphex Technologies and Nouveau Monde…


News Feb 23, 2022 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
Tesla “Supercharger Hunter” Discovers Severed Cables at a New Station in Rural California

Tesla “Supercharger Hunter” Discovers Severed Cables at a New Station in Rural California

Expanding charging infrastructure continues to be a pain point in the adoption of electric vehicles. With Tesla’s charging station security often…


News Feb 16, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Tesla, Squeezed by a Strained Supply of Graphite, Strikes Deal

Tesla, Squeezed by a Strained Supply of Graphite, Strikes Deal

The EV giant, heavily reliant upon increasingly unpredictable Chinese production, will buy processed natural graphite procured from Syrah…


News Feb 11, 2022 by Ian Hahn