MIPS, a developer of highly scalable RISC processor IP, announces its entrance to the RISC-V market, previewing the first products in its eVocore product lineup. The new eVocore P8700 and I8500 multiprocessor IP cores are the first MIPS products based on the RISC-V open instruction set architecture (ISA) standard.

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (Magnachip) announced today that the company has released a new 40V Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) to control Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors for automotive applications.

Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies, has announced the release of the 1200W rated OFI1200A AC/DC power supply for industrial applications. Optimized for conduction cooling, the OFI1200A delivers high performance levels across a baseplate temperature range of -40 to +95 degrees C without the use of a fan.

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) introduces the latest addition to its family of automotive qualified transistors and integrated circuits offering higher performance and smaller solution size for time-of-flight (ToF) lidar applications including robotics, drones, 3D sensing, and autonomous cars.

From May 10 - 12, 2022, the PCIM Europe succeeded in bringing together the international power electronics community in Nuremberg for the first time in three years. The exhibition and conference event concluded with a very good result.

Natron Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., the global leader in low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, jointly announced a strategic agreement to manufacture the world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries.

New award concept of the PCIM Europe Conference: Three Best Paper Award winners, one Young Engineer Award winner as well as one Young Researcher Award winner were honored during the opening event in Nuremberg on 10 May 2022.

Wolfspeed, Inc., the global leader in SiC technology and production, officially opened its state-of-the-art, Mohawk Valley Silicon Carbide fabrication facility in Marcy, N.Y. with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Federal and State Officials. The 200mm wafer fab will help lead the industry-wide transition from silicon to SiC-based semiconductors.

Challenging power integrity measurements can be performed quickly and accurately with this helpful guide.

Without semiconductors, the world would be a very different place; we would have no electronic hand calculators, microwave ovens, digital alarm clocks, cellphones, personal computers, electronically controlled transmissions, or washing machines.

This paper will give you an overview on materials to increase reliability through better heat dissipation, thermal management as well as insulation.

Discrete power rectifiers used in asynchronous switch mode power supplies play a decisive role in the efficiency and reliability of the complete system. Discover how Trench Schottky rectifiers combine low switching losses and high thermal performance

This is the second in a two-part miniseries discussing the cyber security threat to power electronics in different applications. The first article looked at electric vehicles as one critical area of susceptibility; this article discusses how electric power grids present another significant risk factor.

RENA Technologies is obtaining funding for the SiLiNE research project for developing and optimizing large-scale, porous silicon film anodes for lithium/silicon NMC energy storage systems. The project, which is thus now entering its second phase, is being supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the “Battery 2020 Transfer” initiative and comprises total funding of some EUR 6.5 million.

For better or worse, electronics devices are managing every aspect of our lives – in our homes, cars, factories, offices, public places and even in the grids that deliver all the power they need. As IoT technology drives these devices online, they become more visible, controllable, and efficient. However, they also become a cyber security risk, and subject to hacking.

Built to take the heat: While conventional sensors reach breaking point at around 300°C, researchers at Fraunhofer IZM are creating a sensor that works reliably at twice that temperature. The secret of the heat-loving sensors: Silicon carbide, etched with exceptional precision. Their ability to monitor pressure even in extremely adverse environments could help fine-tune the combustion process in jet turbines and reduce the fuel consumption of aircraft.

This article outlined some of the main causes of error in a DAC signal chain, including DAC intrinsic errors that are defined in the data sheet and system-level errors that vary depending on the system and must be considered in an open-loop application.

Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical assets, systems, or processes that enable the running of accurate simulations for performance monitoring, diagnostics, and process optimization to deliver business value.

Error vector magnitude (EVM) is a popular system-level performance metric that is defined in many communication standards as a compliance test for applications such as wireless local area networks, mobile communications, and many more. Moreover, it is very useful to quantify the combined impact of all the potential impairments in a system through a single and easy to understand value.

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of semiconductor solutions, has announced the launch of a virtual development environment that enables advance development and operational evaluation of automotive application software to support the latest requirements of electrical/electronic architecture (E/E architecture).