As integrated circuits (ICs) become more dense and complex, particularly in the power device sector, new approaches to die thermal control and electrical performance are required. Henkel today announced the availability of a die attach adhesive that provides high thermal capability to enable superior operation of power semiconductor packages.

As a sustainable source of critical raw materials, recycling of lithium-ion batteries will play a key role in the future – especially the recycling of batteries that power electric cars. Today’s recycling processes fail to recover every type of metal, with some of the lithium and all of the graphite going to waste. A new approach could change that.

The recently introduced TPS62840 buck converter with an IQ value of 60 nA provides greater efficiency in a wide range of battery-powered industrial and personal electronics applications.

This article presents a novel current source gate driver for SiC MOSFETs improving controllability of turn-on/off delays, di/dt and dv/dt compared to conventional totem-pole voltage source gate drivers.

A voltage regulator is a circuit that creates and maintains a fixed output voltage regardless of how the input voltage and load conditions change, keeping power supplies in a range compatible with other components.

STMicroelectronics and Soitec (Euronext Paris) have announced the next stage of their cooperation on Silicon Carbide substrates, with the qualification of Soitec’s SiC substrate technology by ST planned over the next 18 months. The goal of this cooperation is the adoption by ST of Soitec’s SmartSiC technology for its future 200mm substrate manufacturing, feeding its devices and modules manufacturing business, with volume production expected in the midterm.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that a specialized security algorithm co-authored by NXP security experts has been selected by NIST to become part of an industry global standard designed to counter quantum threats. A second algorithm co-authored by NXP will also advance to the fourth and final round for further analysis and consideration for standardization.

Solar inverters are the driving force behind solar energy systems. From small household solar deployments to large-scale farms that help to support the energy grid, every photovoltaic solar energy system requires a way to transform the direct current (DC) energy created by solar panels to alternating current (AC) power. That’s the job of the solar inverter.

Researchers want to develop a fundamentally new solar cell concept in the project "Innovative liquid-applied ceramic solar cells".

The concept of monitoring factory machines for maintenance purposes isn’t new. However, Industrial Internet of Things tools – smart sensors, Big Data, and machine learning – can bring greater insight, more productivity and reduced downtime to predictive maintenance strategies.