TSMC's European plans ... A lunar rover in Monaco ... AI boost for 20MHz GaN

News this week on eeNews Europe By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Nvidia to build digital twin for advanced liquid cooling Technology News | May 27, 2023 Engineers at Nvidia are working on a major US project to develop a new combination liquid cooling system for data…

First showing of Monaco lunar rover Technology News | May 28, 2023 Venturi Astrolab has shown its FLEX (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) lunar rover for the first time at its labs in… ToF smart camera maker wins Rock SBC engineering challenge Feature articles | May 27, 2023 A maker of smart cameras using time of flight (ToF) sensors has won the $50,000 Rock engineering challenge. The challenge invited… Nanusens embeds its MEMS sensors in digital design, crowdfunds for development Technology News | May 26, 2023 Nanusens has developed a fully digital circuit design to measure the capacitance of its nanosensors in a single CMOS chip… Europe approves Viasat takeover of Inmarsat Business news | May 26, 2023 The European Commission has approved unconditionally the acquisition by Viasat of UK-based satellite operator Inmarsat. The decision follows an in-depth…

Mitsubishi to use Coherent SiC for its $1bn 200mm wafer fab Business news | May 26, 2023 Mitsubishi Electric is to scale production of silicon carbide chips in Japan with 200mm… QPT uses AI to boost GaN performance to 20MHz Technology News | May 24, 2023 Cambridge startup QPT has developed designs that allow power engineers to make use of… Project looks to new type of lithium air battery cell Technology News | May 25, 2023 Researchers in Germany are working on a new type of lithium air battery cell … Oxford PV sets record for commercial perovskite tandem solar cell Technology News | May 24, 2023 Oxford PV has set a new record for efficiency for a commercial-sized perovskite tandem… Survey highlights power as major industry design challenge Market news | May 26, 2023 The boom in artificial intelligence (AI), faster data centres, more efficient electric vehicles (EVs)… UKBIC backs £36m battery scale up line Business news | May 26, 2023 The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has secured £36 million for a Flexible Industrialisation… Siemens expands EV charger business with €4.3m India buy Business news | May 26, 2023 Siemens has acquired the EV division of Mumbai-based Mass-Tech Controls for €4.3m to boost… Quarter brick DC-DC converter boost for data centre power New Products | May 25, 2023 Flex Power Modules has boosted the power of its quarter brick DC-DC converter range… Open source AI model for cybersecurity Technology News | May 24, 2023 Researchers in the US have used three key cybersecurity databases to train an open… Interface boards for drop in GaN replacement Technology News | May 24, 2023 Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has developed a range of interface boards that allow designers… 750Wh/l lithium metal battery tech ready for licensing Business news | May 23, 2023 US battery technology developer Sakuu is launching a high power density lithium metal battery… Infineon leads €60m project for European integrated GaN power Technology News | May 22, 2023 Infineon Technologies is leading a €60mEuropean project with 45 partners developing integrated GaN power… US snaps up Swedish perovskite thin film equipment maker Business news | May 18, 2023 First Solar is to buy perovskite thin film equipment maker Evolar in Sweden in…

TSMC'S EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2023

TSMC heads for trillion transistor package with 3nm, 2nm Technology News | May 23, 2023 TSMC is developing a complex device for a customer with a trillion transistors, ramping… 3nm AI chips and 6nm microcontrollers will be key to TSMC Dresden fab Feature articles | May 24, 2023 TSMC’s European Technology Symposium was heavily focussed on automotive, and of course the prospects…

Europe's battery boom ... An analogue simulator for a digital age ... ICeGaN H2 for low load efficiency

News at eeNews Europe By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

EU launches semiconductor supply chain alert system Business news | May 11, 2023 The European Commission has launched a pilot project to warn of potential problems in the semiconductor supply chain ahead of… Nuvoton adds AppWizard code-free graphics to its ARM chips Business news | May 12, 2023 Taiwanese chip maker Novoton Technology has licensed the AppWizard software from Segger Microcontroller in Germany to ease the development of… Synopsys signs Black Duck software supply chain management deal Business news | May 13, 2023 Synopsys is extending its moves into supply chain management through a deal with ReversingLabs. The deal will provide ReversingLabs software… Nordic teams for IoT software SIM Business news | May 12, 2023 Nordic Semiconductor has signed a key deal for a software-only SIM that simplifies the roll out of millions of devices…

EENEWS POWER

Re-writing SPICE for a digital world Interviews | May 10, 2023 Mike Englehardt, the creator of several versions of the Spice analog simulator, has developed… Billions for European battery gigafactory Business news | May 14, 2023 This week has seen three new battery gigafactories announced across Europe with over €7bn… Pre-Switch adds remote update and analysis to AI switching software Technology News | May 11, 2023 Pre-Switch has added the ability to update its soft-switching motor/inverter chip in the field… IGBT/SiC module gate drivers add temperature readout New Products | May 12, 2023 Power Integrations has introduced a family of IGBT/SiC module gate drivers that include temperature… 150A reference design targets industrial motors New Products | May 12, 2023 EPC has developed a reference design for a 150A 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter… Denso, UMC ship their first automotive IGBTs from 300mm wafers Business news | May 12, 2023 Denso has started shipping the first silicon IGBTs developed in partnership with foundry UMC. Nexperia launches interactive datasheets for MOSFET behaviour analysis Technology News | May 11, 2023 Nexperia has developed the next generation of interactive datasheets for its power MOSFETs. By… CRPS redundant power supplies for server, storage and networking New Products | May 11, 2023 Bel Power Solutions has developed a range of Common Redundant Power Supplies (CRPS) power… SiC merged Schottky diodes boost power supply reliability New Products | May 11, 2023 Vishay Intertechnology has launched 17 third generation 650 V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes… Light load boost for integrated GaN chip Technology News | May 11, 2023 Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has launched a second series of its ICeGaN 650 V… Jacobs expands US battery recycling in $200m deal Business news | May 10, 2023 Jacobs is working with Cirba Solutions to design lithium battery recycling plants across the… Nexperia launches e-mode GAN FETs New Products | May 10, 2023 Nexperia has developed a range of GaN FETs using an enhancement mode (e-mode) configuration… Onsemi plans trench SiC devices Business news | May 10, 2023 Onsemi is developing silicon carbide MOSFETs using a trench structure rather than a planar… Navitas enters high power SiC module market Business news | May 9, 2023 Navitas is aiming to take on power industry giants Mitsubishi Electric and Infineon Technologies… SiC gate driver boosts 800V isolation New Products | May 9, 2023 Texas Instruments has launched a gate driver for 800V traction inverters using silicon carbide… Transphorm takes on SiC with simulation model of first 1200V GaN-on-Sapphire device Technology News | May 8, 2023 Transphorm has released a simulation model and preliminary data for a 1200V gallium nitride… Rimac Energy takes new battery architecture into stationary storage systems Business news | May 8, 2023 European supercar maker Rimac has launched a subsidiary focussed on stationary storage for energy…

OTHER NEWS

Bluetooth mesh for heavy duty industrial LED lighting New Products | May 12, 2023 Lumary in the US is set to launch a smart LED lighting system for… Integrated plastic lens simplifies optoelectronic packaging Technology News | May 12, 2023 Blovelight in China has teamed with materials firm SABIC to develop one of the… Compiler test update boosts Andes RISC-V in automotive Business news | May 11, 2023 Andes Technology has upgraded its version of the SuperTest Compiler Test and Validation Suite…

Olimex redesigns the Raspberry Pi Pico ... Italy's first quantum computer ... What is Industry 5.0?

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

World’s largest Schrödinger’s Cat brings quantum into the wider world Technology News | April 29, 2023 Researchers in Switzerland have created the world largest ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’: a sapphire crystal weighing 16µg that is in two different…

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Olimex pulls out all 30 I/O on USB-C Raspberry Pi Pico board New Products | April 28, 2023 Olimex has redesigned the Raspberry Pi Pico board to give access to all 30 I/O lines and more power from… LoRa Alliance looks to Industry 5.0 News | April 28, 2023 The LoRa Alliance is looking to drive industrial automation to ‘Industry 5.0’ by incorporating the human element, guided largely by… Siemens EDA certifies Calibre, FastSPICE for TSMC 2nm Technology News | April 28, 2023 Siemens EDA has certified its Calibre nmPlatform verification and FastSPICE tools for the N2 2nm process technology from TSMC. This…

EENEWS POWER

Toppan enters power chip business with contract manufacturing service Business news | April 28, 2023 Toppan in Japan has launched a contract manufacturing service for power semiconductors. The strategic… First three way HVDC LionLink power line for the North Sea Technology News | April 25, 2023 A three way 525KV DC power line is to be built between the UK,… Jacobs to design control systems for European fusion plant Business news | April 27, 2023 US engineering firm Jacobs is to design and develop remotely-operated tools for ITER, the world’s… BrainBox AI raises $20m, buys ABB’s retail energy management business News | April 28, 2023 Canadian embedded AI startup BrainBox AI has raised $20m and will take on ABB’s… Power, automotive to drive higher ST growth in 2023 Business news | April 27, 2023 ST Microelectronics is increasing its forecast for the full year as market shortages settle… JEDEC standard PQFN d-mode GaN packages for drop-in replacements Technology News | April 28, 2023 Transphorm is sampling six surface mount JEDEC packages for its depletion mode gallium nitride… 1200V half-bridge driver has active Miller clamp for rugged power systems New Products | April 27, 2023 Infineon has developed a half bridge gate driver with active Miller clamp for 1200V… Cosel moves to SiC for fanless 3-phase 3.5kW power supply New Products | April 25, 2023 Cosel has launched a conduction-cooled, fanless 3-phase / 3-wire 3500W AC-DC enclosed power supply…

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RS to buy Distrelec in €365m deal Business news | April 27, 2023 RS Group has reached an agreement to acquire Distrelec BV, a Dutch distributor of… Italy gets its first quantum computer Technology News | April 27, 2023 US quantum computer maker SEEQC has demonstrated Italy’s first full-stack quantum computer in its…