Nexperia has entered the IGBT market, with a 600V 30A device, to be followed by 40, 50 and 75A types. “IGBT is a relatively mature technology,” said the company. “Nonetheless, the market for these devices is expected to grow in line with the increased adoption of solar panels and electric vehicle chargers. Nexperia’s 600V IGBTs ...
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Würth Elektronik introduced N type 50Ω cable and PCB connectors to MIL-STD-348. PCB jacks are available in straight and angled through-hole versions, or as four-hole flanged panel connectors with round post or solder cup. Cable-end versions (pictured right) are available loose for field assembly, or pre-assembled onto cables (including N-type to SMA adaptors, picture below), ...
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Renesas and Wolfspeed have signed a wafer supply agreement and $2 billion deposit by Renesas to secure a 10 year supply commitment of 150mm SiC bare and epitaxial wafers from Wolfspeed. The supply of SiC wafers from Wolfspeed will pave the way for Renesas to scale production of SiC power semiconductors starting in 2025. The ...
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ESA has begun the controlled destruction of its Aeolus global wind-measuring satellite. Launched in 2018, the 1.3 tonne satellite has already worked 18 months longer than its planned three year mission, but is now running out of orbit-maintaining fuel. Matter and radiation released by recent solar flares and coronal mass ejections have temporarily increased drag ...
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Europractice Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) services will now offer flexible IC fabrication from Pragmatic Semiconductor, headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Within the Europractice consortium, imec will be the partner that provides customers with access to Pragmatic’s technologies and technical support. Pragmatic uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology combined with conventional semiconductor processing equipment to offer flexible integrated circuits ...
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Chomerics has announced a thermal gap filler pad material with a conductivity of 8.3 W/m.K and 40 Shore 00 hardness. “With the highest available thermal conductivity in its product family, ‘PAD 80’ maintains low compression forces and conformability between mating surfaces,” said Chomerics. “Very low compression force means the product will deflect under assembly pressure, ...
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MEMS-based sensing devices by Aceinna are available from Avnet, following a global distribution agreement between the two companies. The agreement enables Avnet to sell Aceinna products which include inertial navigation systems (INS), real time kinematic (RTK) solutions, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and current sensors. The MEMS modules are suitable for use in off-road, autonomous, and ...
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Wimbledon is using AI for commentaries this year. The AELTC has hooked up with IBM and will use the company’s Watson platform to provide commentary. The service will analyse ball tracking data and give information about the types of shot being used. The AI commentator is available on all Wimbledon’s courts and not just the usual ...
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As doubts arise about the viability of the 2030 cut-off date in the UK for the sale of new ICE cars, BMW is making a punt for hydrogen cars. “If the UK government wants to decarbonise, then get a hydrogen strategy, decarbonise the commercial vehicle sector and roll it out to passenger vehicles,” says Jürgen Guldner, ...
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Q2 notebook shipments will increase by 15.7% to 40.45 million units after six consecutive quarters of decline, says TrendForce, which expects Q3 shipments to grow 6.5% to 43.08 million units. Q2 shipments are still down by 11.6% YoY and probably hit their lowest point in Q1. A widening consumer price gap could dampen the Q2/Q3 market market ...
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