ROHM developed the industry’s highest (8V) gate breakdown voltage (rated gate-source voltage) technology for 150V GaN HEMT devices – optimized for power supply circuits in industrial and communication equipment.

Infineon Technologies AG has upgraded the EasyDUAL CoolSiC MOSFET modules with a new aluminum nitride (AIN) ceramic. The devices come in half-bridge configuration with an on-state resistance (RDS(on)) of 11 mΩ in an EasyDUAL 1B package and 6 mΩ in an EasyDUAL 2B package.

Synopsys, Inc. announced the adoption of its autonomous artificial intelligence design system by Renesas into its advanced automotive chip design environment. Renesas now can augment its ability to search vast design spaces for better performance-power-area solutions, pushing the envelope on energy efficiency for advanced automotive ICs without forgoing operating frequency.

From May 3 – 7, 2021, the “PCIM Europe digital days” presented the latest developments and trends in power electronics and were, with large participation of companies, speakers and attendees once again the digital meeting place of the industry.

Key Foundry, the only pure-play foundry in Korea, announced today that it now offers ABOV Semiconductor (ABOV) its Gen2 flash memory embedded 0.13 micron BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process suitable for automotive power semiconductor.

From May 3 - 7, 2021, more than 300 speakers presented the latest developments in power electronics during the PCIM Europe digital days. The extensive program is still available until 31 August 2021. Tickets to the on-demand content can be purchased online for EUR99.

Bosch is opening one of the world’s most modern wafer fabs. Highly automated, fully connected machines and integrated processes, combined with methods of artificial intelligence (AI) will make the Dresden plant a smart factory and a trailblazer in Industry 4.0.

Consumer buy-in is key to the future of a decarbonized transportation sector in which electric vehicles largely replace today’s conventionally fueled cars and trucks. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have for several years now steadily advanced a wireless charging technology that can make powering an EV just as easy, or easier, than filling up a car with gas.

Improved leak-detection tests are needed for lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid-electric vehicles currently on the road today, according to researchers at INFICON, a leading supplier of automotive leak-detection systems.

Even a sustainable circular economy doesn't run without energy. Solar panels and wind farms, tidal and geothermal power plants: They all divert energy from energy fluxes that had remained untapped since time immemorial. The question is therefore: What part of these energy fluxes can mankind use for its own purposes without damaging the Earth's energy system? Empa researchers have developed an approach to estimate this.