Perovskite solar better with silicon nano-particles

An international research group boosted perovskite solar cells efficiency by adding silicon nanoparticles. Various metal nanoparticles have been tried before, but can have drawbacks such as absorbing energy, or increasing corrosion. In the case of the silicon particles, they don’t absorb light, nor do they interact with other materials in the cell, according to ITMO University ...

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Automotive AEC-Q200 ceramic capacitors stretched to 4kV

Syfer has added higher voltage ceramic capacitors to its AEC-Q200 series of MLCCs, extending maximum working voltage in the series from 2kV up to 4kV. “Designed for electric vehicle applications where ever higher voltages are needed, but where a margin for derating has to be accommodated for, they are ideal for power train use, like ...

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Perovskite-on-CIGS tandem solar cell hits new high

Scientists at UCLA have spray-coated a perovskite solar cell onto thin-film CIGS solar cell to convert energy at 22.4% when the cells are connected in series. Series connection is a tougher test that four-terminal connection, because both top and bottom cells care forced to work at the same current, making it unlikely that both are working ...

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EuμW week: Presto announces test service at >100GHz

Presto Engineering announced the availability of high volume semiconductor testing above 100GHz today at European Microwave Week in Madrid. “Commercial test equipment does not test much about 50GHz,” said Presto COO Cédric Mayor. “The current method used by most customers is in-house bench testing by hand. This is because testing equipment above 50GHz is expensive as ...

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Semi-autonomous car checks driver is looking at the road

Joyson Safety Systems are equipping the Cadillac CT6 with a system for semi-autonomous driving, dubbed ‘Super Cruise’ and claimed to be industry’s first true hands-free driving technology for the highway by Osram Opto, which is providing LEDs that help check where the driver is looking. According to Osram: Super Cruise represents the next evolution of ...

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Fujitsu cooling bath for servers

Fujitsu will begin sales of its Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY Liquid Immersion Cooling System in Japan today, with a global rollout to follow. This product is a cooling system designed to efficiently cool the entire IT devices equally by immersing it in cooling fluid. Large-scale cooling equipment is not required, so the system reduces the total ...

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AEC-Q101 automotive grade optocoupler

Vishay has introduced its first automotive-grade AEC-Q101 qualified, phototransistor optocoupler. Called VOMA617A, it operates at 5mA and has a current transfer ratio between 50% and 600%. Maximum collector-emitter potential is 80V, and 3,750Vrms isolation between input and output circuits is provided, along with ≥5mm creepage and clearance distance – even though it comes in a SOP-4 ...

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Element14 adds to Essentials

element14 has added new courses to its range of free DIY learning modules, to help its members develop their skills and keep up with the latest trends and innovations within the industry. The ‘Essentials’ courses take the form of simple, self-paced learning modules covering key areas such as IoT, motor control and power management. Each module ...

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Chip-set supports DSRC and C-V2X.

Autotalks, the Israeli V2X (Vehicle to Everything) specialist, has produced a V2X chipset supporting both DSRC and C-V2X direct communications (PC5 protocol) at the highest security level. The chipset supports DSRC based on 802.11p/ITS-G5 standards and C-V2X based on 3GPP specifications. In recent years, V2X diverged into two different technologies, DSRC and C-V2X, with fundamentally different ...

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Kraftway licenses UltraSoC

UltraSoC’s embedded analytics technology has been licensed for use in SSD controller products by Kraftway. Kraftway chose UltraSoC’s hardware-based embedded analytics for its ability to provide actionable insights about the system-level operation of SSD products, both in the lab during development and testing, and in-life after its products are deployed. With particular strengths in IT ...

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