Honda Foundation (a public-interest incorporated foundation created by Honda Motor Co Ltd’s founder Soichiro Honda and his younger brother Benjiro Honda) says that the Honda Prize 2017 will be awarded to Kyoto University professor ...
Tags: Power Devices
Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which makes chips for aerospace & defense, communications, data-center and industrial markets) has become a member of PowerAmerica — a manufacturing institute consisting of public and private ...
Food processing and packaging solutions provider tna is set to exhibit its ultra-high speed case packer, ropac 5, at this year’s pack expo event in Las Vegas, US. The event will take place from 25 to 27 September. At the event, ...
Wittmann has launched a new granulator G-Max 23 under its G-Max series of conventional blade granulators. The new model will complement other granulators in the G-Max series including G-Max 12, G-Max 33. The latest model is claimed to ...
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New York-based manufacturer Charles Ross & Son (Ross) has unveiled new multi-shaft mixers to facilitate robust large-scale production. The machine, dubbed Ross VersaMix Multi-Shaft Mixers, range allows manufacturers to achieve batch ...
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The market for global diamond materials for semiconductor applications will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.26% over 2017-2021, forecasts a report by Technavio. Diamond materials for semiconductors are crystalline or ...
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A new overclocking record has been by the Intel Core i7-7740K quad-core processor. The chip has officially been overclocked to a scarily fast 7.5GHz thanks to the Gigabyte company. Recently revealed at Computex, the i7-7740K was used by ...
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In booth 1H2-01 at the CommunicAsia 2017 event in Singapore (23-25 May), Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave broadband communications systems) has launched the SSPB-3010Ka ...
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Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA has launched small-form-factor isolated gate drivers designed for the higher switching speeds and system size constraints required by power switch technologies such as silicon carbide (SiC) and ...
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Japan’s ROHM Semiconductor has developed 1200V 400A/600A-rated full-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules [BSM400D12P3G002/BSM600D12P3G001] - available in June (for samples and OEM quantities) - optimized for inverters and converters in ...
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The LED lighting market grew 18.1% to $47,303m in 2016, accounting for almost 60% of global lighting, according to the report ‘Global LED Lighting Market (2017 Update)’, part of Frost & Sullivan’s Homes & Buildings Growth ...
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Independent III-V optoelectronic foundry Compound Semiconductor Technologies Global Ltd (CST Global) of Hamilton (near Glasgow), Scotland, UK is taking the commercial lead on the 14-month research project ‘Quantum Cooling using Mode ...
UPM Conveyors has developed a new system for faster cooling of multi-impression closures. The system features high-airflow fans over a water cooled heat exchanger. The fans blow out cold air onto the closures and can reduce temperatures ...
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The McLaren F1 team has revealed it will be 3D printing “race-ready” parts at next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. In a first for the world’s most illustrious motorsport, McLaren Racing says it’ll have an ...