Wolfspeed, Inc., announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has formally cleared the Company’s issuance of equity to Renesas Electronics America Inc., completing a key component of Wolfspeed’s previously announced restructuring agreement with its lender group in support of its Chapter 11 process.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are rapidly moving to the forefront of modern power grids. Once limited to pilot projects, they now support multi-hundred-megawatt installations that rival traditional generation assets. This shift is transforming the power electronics industry, making inverters, converters, and control platforms essential for grid-scale performance and compliance

Recent advancements in gallium nitride (GaN) power devices demonstrate a substantial expansion of their operational range into low-voltage applications under 40 V. Silicon MOSFETs have historically dominated this voltage range due to their good conduction performance, well-understood manufacturing processes, and proven reliability.

In the context of energy storage, mainstream media popularize hydropower and batteries. Little is known about the role of superconducting materials in energy storage. A unique technique, known as superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES), uses magnetic fields to store energy. Due to the exceptional properties of superconductors, scientists and researchers consider energy storage an essential application.

Clean power costs sent mixed signals in 2025. According to BloombergNEF’s Levelized Cost of Electricity 2026 report, the cost of battery storage projects plummeted to new lows in 2025 even as most other clean power technologies became more expensive.

Keysight Technologies, launched its next-generation Infiniium XR8 Real-Time oscilloscopes, designed to accelerate high-speed digital and compliance testing while improving efficiency and insight for modern electronics development.

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a supplier of enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices, announced the release of the EPC91122, a high-performance 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter evaluation board specifically engineered for humanoid robot joint applications.

Wide bandgap semiconductors remain central to electrification's long-term trajectory, but the industry is navigating a SiC correction cycle, an unexpected surge in AI-driven power demand, and deepening supply chain realignment — all at the same time.

In the course of the energy transition, the storage of energy is a central issue. The core behind the idea of sector coupling is the efficient use of both electrical and chemically stored energy as well as the efficient use or reuse of waste heat. "Storing energy" therefore refers to both the storage of electrical and thermal energy.

From 9–11 June 2026, the PCIM Conference will once again bring together the leading minds in power electronics and offer real-life experiences of future trends and innovations. This event has always been of vital importance to the surrounding industry, and it is set to demonstrate why by breaking a record in 2026: Participants can look forward to an extensive line-up of first-rate talks and poster presentations – including numerous first publications from industry and science – that will surpass 500 for the first time. Those in attendance will thus benefit from first-hand expert knowledge all along the value chain in power electronics.