The Witznitz Solar Park, a massive renewable energy project powered by Delta's advanced inverters, is a significant step towards a sustainable energy future. (Source: Delta)
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Delta's inverters fuel Europe's largest solar project

Delta, a global player in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, announced that it has provided approximately 3,500 Delta M125HV PV inverters to MOVE ON Energy GmbH to power Europe's largest solar power plant, the 650MW Witznitz Solar Park. Located near Leipzig, Germany, this landmark project collectively generates enough green electricity to power 200,000 households annually, translating into a reduction in carbon emissions by over 250,000 tons each year:

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Integration of NVIDIA Modulus AI framework with the Ansys SeaScape platform will enable engineers to easily build customized AI solutions that can improve designer productivity and quickly identify optimal design configurations. Read more about this here. (Source: Werckmeister - stock.adobe.com)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Ansys to drive advances in AI-powered semiconductor design using NVIDIA AI

Ansys has announced it is integrating the NVIDIA Modulus AI framework into Ansys semiconductor simulation products to deliver AI functionality that significantly speeds up design optimization. This will enable engineers to create customized and generative AI surrogate models that accelerate design iterations and explore a larger design space. The technology integration will enhance the outcome for a wide range of products, including GPUs, HPC chips, AI chips, smartphone processors, and advanced analog integrated circuits.

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Gregg Lowe to depart as President & CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors (Bild: Funtap - stock.adobe.com)
BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Gregg Lowe is no longer the CEO of Wolfspeed

Wolfspeed has announced that its Board of Directors has determined and agreed with Gregg Lowe that he will depart this month from his roles as Wolfspeed’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board. The Board is conducting a search to identify a permanent CEO with the support of a leading global executive search firm.

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Northvolt takes major actions to support and enhance a homegrown battery production platform.  (Source: Northvolt)
BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Northvolt files for Chapter 11 reorganization in the United States

Northvolt AB and certain of its subsidiaries (“Northvolt”) voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the United States. By enabling the company to restructure its debt, appropriately scale the business to current customer needs and secure a sustainable foundation for continued operation, these Chapter 11 filings will help Northvolt to implement the decisions made as part of its strategic review to rescope the business and prioritize commitments to customers.

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Moore's Law, the driver of technological advancement through miniaturization, is nearing its end. As transistor sizes approach atomic limits, new technologies like 3D chip stacking, quantum computing, and neuromorphic computing are being explored to sustain progress. (Source: DALL-E)
SEMICONDUCTORS

Moore's Law: You can't go smaller than an atom

Moore’s Law has been one of the guiding principles behind the acceleration of technology for 60 years. But as we reach the limits of miniaturization, it seems that Moore’s Law is becoming – or already is – obsolete. Will the speed of technological advancement grind to a halt with the end of Moore’s Law? Or are there other avenues we can explore to enhance computing power?

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Metamaterials are engineered materials with unique properties, such as negative refraction and invisibility cloaking. They have potential applications in electronics, optics, and energy. Learn more about this here. (Source: Playgrow19 - stock.adobe.com)
MATERIAL SCIENCE

The strange world of metamaterials

Human eyes can only see an object if it reflects or scatters light. Or if light passes through the same. Imagine a material that could bend light to make objects invisible. Think again about a construction material that could make buildings invisible to earthquakes. The answer is metamaterials. These “strangely behaving” materials are slowly becoming the new talk of the tech town. The article introduces metamaterials and their applications. It emphasizes metamaterial use in wireless power transfer.

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In a solar battery, the solar cell and battery are not separate but are integrated into a single component. (symbolic image) (Source: gacor - stock.adobe.com)
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

World's first center for solar batteries

The world's first center for solar batteries and optoionic technologies is being established in Bavaria, Germany. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) have set the course for this with the support of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. With the SolBat Center, a unique research ecosystem will be formed to research new types of energy storage systems and develop applications to use solar energy even more efficiently and flexibly.

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Ampere and STMicroelectronics are developing a high-performance power box for Ampere's electric vehicles using STMicroelectronics' silicon carbide power modules. Read more about this here. (Bild: Smart AI - stock.adobe.com)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Ampere and STMicroelectronics collaborate on powerbox with long term supply for SiC

Ampere, a company born from the Renault Group with a focus on smart electric vehicles, and STMicroelectronics, have announced the next step in their strategic co-operation. Starting in 2026, a multi-year agreement on the supply of Silicon Carbide power modules will take effect. This agreement is part of their collaboration on a powerbox for the inverter for Ampere's ultra-efficient electric powertrain.

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