IXYS Corporation has introduced a new “Dual Thyristor -Triac” technology platform (DT-Triac™). Triacs are known as best in class for AC power...
Numerous delegates have predicted that next week's Darnell’s Power Summit (DES ’13) will be "possibly the best power electronics event of 2013,"...
ABB Group has entered a joint industry program (JIP) with the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil. The program will develop solutions...
XP Power plc announced additions to its GCS series of single-output "green" ac-dc power supplies with both ITE and Medical safety approvals....
Power-One, a member of the ABB Group and the world’s second largest designer and manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters, announced today that the...
Experts from Consumer Electronics for Automotive (CE4A) have agreed to recommend use of the Qi® standard from the Wireless Power Consortium as...
SPTS Technologies announced the launch of its Sigma fxP physical vapor deposition (PVD) system for 300mm power device manufacturing. Available system options include modules for frontside thick aluminum processing and backside metal deposition on ultra-thin wafers. The new system is designed to address the technical challenges customers face as they scale power PVD processes up […]
AgileSwitch, LLC has completed a successful round of funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) and Robin Hood Ventures. AgileSwitch’s customers are...
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Imec International are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium-nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs. Imec’s multi-partner GaN-on-Si research and development program gathers the industry to jointly develop world-class GaN LED and power devices on 200-mm silicon substrates compatible with a 200-mm CMOS-compatible infrastructure. By […]
STMicroelectronics NV has unveiled its second-generation of tandem diodes, which enable designers to cost-effectively enhance the energy efficiency of equipment such as...
ams AG has invested over €25m to create dedicated 3D IC production capacity at its wafer fabrication plant near Graz, Austria. The investment provides for the installation of new 3D IC equipment in clean room space available at the plant, situated at the company's headquarters. The additional production capacity comes in response to a surge […]
A timely transmission grid expansion is important for the future electricity supply based on renewable energies. A recent study by Ecofys energy consultants shows that even if this expansion is delayed, the planned deployment of renewables can still take place within the next 15 years. In this case, renewable energy installations would have to be […]
ROHM Semiconductor has announced the development of power supply ICs for ac-dc converters in primary power supplies for home appliances and ac...
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is the diamond sponsor of the Darnell Energy Summit (DES '13), planned for Sept. 9-12 in Dallas. This is...
"Overview of DCC+G (DC Components + Grid) Project Sponsored by the European Union Objectives and Progress to Date" will be the topic...