Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has made available the EPC9066, EPC9067 ...
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
Covering more than 150 acres and serving an area of 725 square miles, the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) in Washington DC is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world. A quick check of its ...
Tags: KSB, Nitrogen Standards
As China rebalances its economy, some are concerned that the expected slowdown in investment might lead to job losses. Yin Weimin, minister for human resources and social security, told a news conference on February 29 that 1.3 million ...
Tags: Soft Skills, coal sector
European auto component maker Gkn has developed a new eAxle module, which is currently used in supercars, for C-segment plug-in hybrid vehicles. The module will enable the automakers to offer plug-in hybrid option in C-segment vehicles ...
Tags: Gkn, eAxle module, Hybrid market, Super technology
Li Ning Co Ltd posted a profit in 2015 following three consecutive years of losses. The China-based sports giant posted an annual net profit of 14.3 million yuan ($2.2 million), compared with a 781.5 million yuan loss a year ago. ...
WASHINGTON (FERN's Ag Insider) - This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to develop new ...
Tags: Stem-Rust Disease, Wheat
Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched its first products, which are claimed to be the industry's first gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. Navitas was founded in 2013, and in 2014 investment firm MalibuIQ licensed the ...
Tags: GaN, Power electronics
Automobile majors have reached an agreement to include automatic emergency braking in almost all the vehicles in the US by September 2022. The agreement by 20 auto majors has been announced by the US Department of Transportation's ...
Uber has apparently been on an epic shopping spree in Germany, with self-driving cars and high-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the top of the list. A report from Reuters have revealed the ride-sharing firm was seeking to place a large order ...
Tags: Uber, Self-driving cars, High-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Fairchild Semiconductor of San Jose CA, USA has launched its first 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) diode, the FFSH40120ADN, in its series of upcoming SiC solutions. The 1200V diode's combination of switching performance, reliability and low ...
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In booth 1655 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2016) in Long Beach, CA, USA (20–24 March), Monolith Semiconductor Inc of Round Rock, TX, USA is demonstrating its fast-switching silicon carbide (SiC) ...
Tags: SiC MOSFET, SiC Schottky barrier diodes, SiC power devices
EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global PV market is seeing slowing demand after the Chinese New Year holidays. Peak installation seasons in the U.S. and Japan have passed, and the demand related to China’s ...
Adidas Group reported a narrower loss in the fourth quarter as gross margins expanded and currency-neutral sales jumped 12 percent, driven by accelerated momentum at both Adidas and Reebok. On a currency-neutral basis, sales grew 16 percent ...
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Temperature measurement during metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of GaN-on-silicon (GaN/Si) devices is challenging, notes in-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany. Theoretically, conventional infrared ...
Tags: MOCVD, GaN devices