Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has developed a 3-phase reference design for precision control of motors in humanoid robots.The EPC91104 reference design uses gallium nitride (GaN) devices from EPC for higher efficiency to enable smaller brushless DC (BLDC) motors to fit into the...
Researchers in Germany have used AI to find new perovskite materials for more efficient solar cells.The team at KIT’s Institute of Nanotechnology and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN) found a material with a near-record conversion efficiency of 26.2%.“With only 150 targeted experiments,...
Researchers in Singapore and the US have developed a printing technique to add functional particle to polymers to create stretchable soft electronics.This technique can be used to create multilayered, multimaterial and elastic devices with wireless sensing, communication and power transfer capabilities.Current approaches...
LG Energy Solution is is launching pilot lines for lithium-sulfur all-solid-state batteries and dry electrodes in 2025 at the same time as it cut its capital spending in 2025 by up to 30%.The slowdown in the European automotive EV market has led...
Texas Instruments’ share price dropped 5 percent after announced declining sales in its 4Q24 financial results and forecast a further decline in its 1Q25.The analog chip company achieved revenues of US$4.01 billion in 4Q24, down 3.5 sequentially and down 1.7 percent compared...
Manufacturers are going to cut production of NAND flash memory production in 2025 because they are facing weak demand, says TrendForce.The market analyst has already predicted sharp falls in price in 1Q25 (NAND flash memory prices will fall in Q1, says TrendForce).TrendForce...
Longsys in China has developed an eMMC embedded flash memory module that measures 7.2mm × 7.2mm and is small enough for AI wearable designsThe eMMC is 0.8mm high with 153 solder balls for the interconnect and weighs 0.1g. This compares to the standard...
Battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) are now more reliable and can match the lifetime of traditional cars and vans with petrol and diesel engines says an international study using UK data.BEVs now have a lifetime of 18.4 years and can travel up to...
Leading European researchers have been part of a key project to look at how neuromorphic computing can scale up to address the energy consumption of AIProf Steve Furber of the University of Manchester, UK, Hector Gonzalez of SpiNNcloud Systems in Dresden, Germany,...
The new US administration is setting up a science and technology advisory council with a focus on AI, 5G and driverless cars.The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will have 24 members, with representation from leading American scientists and...
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