Starting February 15th, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will begin sampling its latest LV100-type 1.2-kV IGBT module as an industrial-use power semiconductor module for solar and other renewable-energy power-supply systems.Equipped with an eighth-generation insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), the module minimizes power loss and...
Published on: January 14, 2025
Startup Indichip Semiconductors Ltd. has agreed to build a wafer fab making silicon-carbide power chips in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with an investment of 140 billion rupees (about US$1.6 billion).Indichip was founded in 2020 and the deal was aided by...
Published on: January 14, 2025
The University of Vermont in the US is to host a $23m research and development hub for gallium nitride (GaN) power technologies close to a semiconductor foundry.The V-GaN Tech Hub aims to help companies develop high-power, high-frequency electronic devices using GaN with...
Published on: January 14, 2025
Infineon Technologies has started construction of a new highly automated backend plant in Samut Prakan, south of Bangkok for power modules.The first building is planned to be ready for operations at the beginning of 2026, but the company is not yet providing...
Published on: January 14, 2025
The European Commission has joined the protests against the US government’s just-introduced Interim Final Rule (IFR) that caps the sale of AI and GPU chips around the world.The IFR is set to be one of the last acts of the outgoing Biden...
Published on: January 14, 2025
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University have identified and eliminated a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells that makes them more efficient and gives them a longer lifetime. The results provide new insight into how efficiency and stability can be increased...
Published on: January 14, 2025
In response to the increasing demands of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), Mahindra initiated a strategic partnership with Vector Informatik to strengthen its network architecture and prepare for future challenges.Guided by the dual challenge of creating a future-ready SDV architecture while incorporating transferable components,...
Published on: January 14, 2025
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the US have shown the first transmission of an entangled quantum signal using multiple wavelength channels and automatic polarization stabilization over a commercial quantum network with no downtime.This opens up a practical quantum...
Published on: January 14, 2025
DeGirium in the US has developed a cloud-based hub that can be used as an evaluation platform to simplify AI prototyping and development at the edge. The hub enables developers to experiment with AI models for applications with accelerators and application processors from...
Published on: January 14, 2025
Taiwanese chip maker Mediatek has joined the Audio Foundry for automotive audio applications.Headquartered in Bridgend, Wales, UK, the Audio Foundry provides state-of-the-art makerspaces staffed by expert engineers, offering a platform for OEMs, component manufacturers, and technology providers for acoustic design and system...
Published on: January 14, 2025