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Empower Semi debuts AI power delivery platform - News
WEB6 hours ago · Empower Semiconductor, a maker of integrated voltage regulators (IVRs), has announced Crescendo, a vertical power delivery platform designed to address the power demands of AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Based around the company's proprietary FinFast technology, Crescendo delivers power for upwards of 3,000A power domains ...
1200 V GaN monolithic power integration - News
WEB6 hours ago · To evaluate the performance of our 1200 V monolithic half-bridge circuit, we have constructed a boost converter (see Figure 4 (a) and 4 (b)). The output results, shown in Figure 4 (c), reveal that our converter can operate under 800 V/1 MHz conditions at 175 °C. These results indicate that our proposed GaN-on-ultra-thin buffer technology is a ...
RTX to develop UWBGS for DARPA RTX to develop UWBGS for …
WEB5 hours ago · Team will develop diamond and AlN semiconductor films and integrate them onto electronic devices Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a three-year, two-phase contract from DARPA to develop ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors, or UWBGS, based on diamond and AlN technology. During phase one of ...
Cost-effective SiC substrate manufacturing for power devices …
WEB8 hours ago · These advanced semiconductor devices offer superior device performance compared to conventional silicon-based devices. SiC as a material has a 3x wider bandgap, 10x higher breakdown voltage and a 5x higher thermal conductivity. These properties ultimately translate into faster EV charging and more ...
NREL to develop SiC inverter for US combat vehicles
WEB1 day ago · The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will be redesigning the traction inverter used in US ground combat vehicles, with a SiC -based propulsion system that will double vehicle range in a footprint four times smaller than its predecessors. The new inverter, called PICHOT, is expected to save 53 percent of fuel compared to existing ...
Mitsubishi 12-inch wafers target power modules - News
WEB2 days ago · Mitsubishi Electric has announced that its Power Device Works' Fukuyama Factory has begun large-scale supply of power semiconductor chips made from 12-inch silicon wafers for the assembly of semiconductor modules, effective immediately. The silicon power-semiconductor modules will initially be used in consumer products.
Power electronics: facing rapid capacity expansion - News
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Power electronics: facing rapid capacity expansion - News. A consolidation phase will follow the surge in manufacturing capacity, says Yole. According to Yole's 'Status of the Power Electronic Industry, 2024' report, the power electronics market will reach $35.7 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 7 percent from 2023, when it was $23.8 billion.
PCIM 2025: growing to meet demand - News
WEBSep 11, 2024 · As a key gathering for the power electronics sector, the PCIM Expo PCIM Nuremberg, 06-08 May 2025, is expanding for the first time from four to six halls in to create more space. The potential offered by power electronics coupled with increasing complexity and growing demands for energy efficiency, reliability, and miniaturisation are driving ...
Wolfspeed unveils 2300V SiC Module - News
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Wolfspeed has unveiled a SiC module, which it claims will transform the renewable energy, energy storage, and high-capacity fast-charging sectors through improved efficiency, durability, reliability, and scalability. The 2300V baseplate-less SiC power modules for 1500V DC Bus applications were developed and launched using Wolfspeed’s s 200mm ...