Infineon Technologies AG, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have signed a multi-year supply agreement for silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) power semiconductors. Infineon will build and reserve manufacturing capacity to supply SiC as well as Si power modules and chips to Hyundai/Kia until 2030. Hyundai/Kia will support the capacity build-up and capacity reservation with financial contributions.

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation has announced that the company has released two seventh-generation MXT Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs)1), built on its Super-Short Channel technology, for the battery protection circuit modules in smartphones.

To improve efficiency in modern cars and achieve true electromobility, power density must increase without inhibiting performance and reliability. In a keynote on May 5th, Hannes Stahr of AT&S discusses how high-efficiency power packaging could help achieve this.

‘PCIM Europe digital days 2020’, which this year took place for the first time in an online format, premiered in early July, with 74 companies taking part to showcase product innovations. And this year, one technology that featured heavily was gallium nitride (GaN).

TDK has recently announced that it has been granted a patent in the United States for the GENESYS+TM series of high voltage programmable power supplies.

The 5G standard now being rolled out promises truly revolutionary advances in connectivity and communications. Equally, though, it is making significantly increased demands on the power electronics hardware that drives it. This article looks at why this is so, and how power electronics products are evolving to meet the challenge.

The renewable energy revolution wants to build a climate-friendly future for the world But the move away from fossil fuels will remain a challenge as long as efficient means to store green energy are still lacking. A German research consortium has set itself the ambitious goal to tackle exactly this problem with cheap-to-make zinc batteries that not only store electrical power, but can also be used to produce hydrogen.

In a world first, Extreme E, in collaboration with AFC Energy, will utilise hydrogen fuel cell generators to change how teams power their E-SUVs with hydrogen fuel cell technology.

In this article, we dive deeper into the details of optimizing power distribution networks for high speed data converters. We compare a standard PDN to an optimized PDN to see where gains can be made in space, time, and cost. Subsequent articles will explore specific optimization solutions for other signal chain devices, such as RF transceivers.

Power electronics devices are found across multiple industries – some of which have seen disruptive or even traumatic changes during 2022. This article looks at what has been happening, and how the chip manufacturers have been responding.