A precious metal recovery company has launched a lithium ion battery recycling service in Sheffield, claiming it to be the UK’s first. “When it comes to recycling the batteries, we know most UK companies export their end-of-life units to Europe and other parts of the world for recycling and material recovery and as a result ...
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Sungrow has upped the output power of its 1.5kV solar string inverter to 352kW, ~40% more than its previous generation, making is the world’s most powerful at 1500kV, according to Infineon. Why is Infineon talking about other company’s products? Because it is supplying the silicon carbide mosfet modules used inside. “We are pleased to continue our ...
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TSMC’s September revenues were up 20% y-o-y at $5.4 billion. September revenues were 11% up on August. Q3 revenue was $14.8 billion. Revenue for January through September 2021 totalled $41 billion, an increase of 17.5% compared to the same period in 2020.
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Marvell has announced IP cores for datacentre ICs using TSMC’s 3nm silicon process for a standards-based silicon platform with die-to-die interface IP and TSMC’s 2.5D Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology. The two complementary die-to-die interfaces are: First, a flexible extra short reach (XSR) interface for connecting multiple die on a package substrate for applications, like co-packaged ...
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August semiconductor sales of $47.2 billion were up 29.7% y-o-y, says the SIA, and 3.3% more than the July 2021 total of $45.7 billion. “Global semiconductor sales remained strong in August, increasing year-to-year across all regional markets and major product categories,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer, “chip shipments have reached record totals in recent months ...
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The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking ideas for enabling possible government use of commercial satellite networks. Specifically, it is seeking submissions for a “hybrid space architecture” to integrate commercial space sensor and communications capabilities with U.S. Government space systems”. Commercial satellite manufacturers representing the remote sensing, communications, PNT, and integration services sectors ...
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The Finalists have been announced for Euroconsult’s 5th annual Finspace competition, and they include the Glasgow-based R3-IoT. Euroconsult is a consultancy specialising in the space sector. Launched in 2017 as part of the World Satellite Business Week, its Finspace pitch initiative “recognizes and celebrates the most promising start-ups and forward-thinking innovators and disruptors across the ...
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STMicroelectronics has put an isolated gate driver for silicon carbide mosfets into a 5 x 4mm narrow-body SO-8 package. Despite the narrow package, the STGAP2SiCSN is rated for 4.8kVpeak isolation and a voltage rail up to 1,700V. Junction to ambient thermal resistance is 123°C/W. Drive is 4A sink and source at 25°C at up to 26V – ...
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Rohm has developed a 75W laser diode for lidar in automated guided vehicles, service robots and robot vacuum cleaners. “In recent years, lidar is being increasingly adopted to precisely measure distance and for spatial recognition. For such markets, there is a need to improve the performance of laser diodes to increase detection distance and accuracy,” ...
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Cadence has announced what it claims is “industry’s first comprehensive high-capacity 3D IC platform that integrates 3D design planning, implementation and system analysis in a single unified cockpit.” It is called ‘Integrity 3D-IC’ and is said underpin the company’s third-generation 3D IC solution, providing power, performance and area for individual chiplets through integrated thermal, power ...
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