Apple will make Munich its European Silicon Design Center, adding hundreds of new employees and a new state-of-the-art facility focused on connectivity and wireless technologies. The expansion in Munich, together with additional investment in R&D, will exceed EUR1 billion in the next three years alone.

Lithium-based batteries are extremely powerful, and potentially highly explosive. When they are recharged repeatedly, something called dendrites may form and can trigger a short circuit, causing the battery to burst into flames. Chemists at Ulm University have now developed a model that explains how and why certain metals form dendrites during deposition.

ON Semiconductor has announced a new range of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET devices for demanding applications where power density, efficiency and reliability are key considerations.

Empa researcher Cristina Dominguez is developing a computer model, which can be used to plan electricity grids in developing countries. To collect data, she travelled to Kenya to get an idea of how people live without electricity and what developments access to the power grid can trigger.

How can an electricity grid remain stable if someday 100 % of the energy ever comes from renewable sources? The Europe-wide research project EASY-RES has been considering this question since March 2018. With initial results, the project is now entering its final phase, in which a team of researchers from the University of Passau, Germany will play a central role.

Based on its recent analysis of the global electric vehicle lithium-ion battery market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Enevate Corporation with the 2021 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. Its patented next-generation silicon technology is transforming the EV battery market. The technology enables a significant leap in performance while maximizing the use of existing cell production capabilities.

Key Foundry, the only pure-play foundry in Korea, announced today that it has completed the development of its first automotive semiconductor using its Gen2 0.13 micron embedded flash process and will begin full-scale mass production this year.

Faced with an ever-growing number of EV choices, there are several factors for first-time electric car buyers to consider in their journey of going green, including costs, incentives, battery life and driving range. With this in mind, the experts at Autotrader recently named the 10 Best Electric Cars for 2021.

The chip shortage has already been causing concern in the automotive industry for months. These were further exacerbated by the fire at the Japanese chip factory Renesas. But the date for the resumption of production provides a ray of hope.

Blackstone Resources AG has recently announced that is has passed a series of important milestones for its proprietary 3D printing production technology. These milestones are focused on printing solid-state batteries, representing a significant breakthrough for this next generation technology.