Bruno Schuler and his young team are embarking on an ambitious research project: He will selectively generate defects in atomically-thin semiconductor layers and attempt to measure and control their quantum properties with simultaneous picosecond temporal resolution and atomic precision. The resulting insights are expected to establish fundamental knowledge for future quantum computers.

Batteries power our world and their relevance will continue to grow as further innovations are made in fields like electric vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT).

STMicroelectronics has released two reference designs that simplify building complete industrial or home-appliance motor drives for compressors with the STSPIN32 motor-control system-in-package (SiP). Each integrates the motor controller with a three-phase inverter to power the motor, and an offline converter and auxiliary circuitry. A production-ready PCB design and motor-control firmware are also included.

A Terahertz Science Center (THzIZ) being built at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The center which will be finances by German and EU funds is estimated to cost about 6.5 million Euros will be the first of its kind in Germany. Experts in high-frequency radio waves aim to develop solutions for 6G-THz communication at the center. In an interview, Prof. Dr. Nils Weimann explained the project’s roadmap.

Micron Technology, announced that it is shipping qualification samples of its 1-beta DRAM technology to select smartphone manufacturers and chipset partners and has achieved mass production readiness with the world’s most advanced DRAM technology node.

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most widely used types of rechargeable battery, and their dominance continues to grow year-over-year. Here’s a brief overview of a technology that has transcended generations in technology.

The PCIM Europe, the leading trade fair and conference for power electronics, will be held again in Nuremberg from May 9 - 11, 2023. Experts in this highly specialized field can apply with an abstract to speak at the international conference by October 18, 2022.

Skeleton Technologies and Siemens have agreed on a far-reaching technology partnership for the development, planning and implementation of a fully automated, digital manufacturing technology for the production of supercapacitors in Germany. The production line is to be used in a new Skeleton factory in Markranstädt, Leipzig and will help to reduce production costs by around 90 % within the five-year project.

Two leaders in the field of compound semiconductors, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology and LayTec, have announced an exclusive collaboration agreement which they say will enable the next generation requirements of advanced semiconductor devices in high-volume manufacturing (HVM).

Neoen, a global producer of exclusively renewable energy, has been awarded a 197 MW / 4 hour capacity services contract by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in a competitive tender initiated by the Western Australian Coordinator of Energy. The service will be delivered by Stage 1 of Collie Battery sized at 219 MW / 877 MWh and consisting of 224 Tesla Megapack 2XL units. The project, which Neoen originated in 2021, received development approval for a total of 1 GW / 4 GWh in December 2022.