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Wolfspeed Launches All-SiC Half-Bridge Power Module & Gate Driver Combination
May 11, 2016In booth 9-242 at PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2016 in Nuremburg, Germany (10–12 May), Wolfspeed of Research Triangle Park, NC, USA — a Cree Company that makes silicon carbide (SiC) power products including ...
Tags: Power Module, Gate Driver
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Cree Posts Losses Due to LED Business Restructure
Nov 12, 2015Cree, a market leader in LED lighting, announced revenue of US $382 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, ended June 28, 2015. This represents a 12% decrease compared to revenue of $436 million reported for the fourth quarter of ...
Tags: Cree, LED lighting, Business Restructure
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US Air Force Awards Cree's Power and RF Division $4.1m Contract Extension
Sep 14, 2015The US Air Force has awarded Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices as well as LEDs, a $4.1m follow-on contract, enabling qualification of a high-performance power ...
Tags: GaN wafers, SiC
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Cree's Quarterly LED Product Revenue Falls 21% Amidst Restructuring
Aug 17, 2015For full-year fiscal 2015 (ended 28 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.63bn, down just 1% on fiscal 2014's record $1.65bn. Specifically, revenue for Lighting Products (mainly LED lighting systems and bulbs) grew ...
Tags: LED Product, LED chips
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Silicon Carbide Chip Business Was Worth More Than $133m
Aug 4, 2015According to the report 'GaN and SiC for power electronics applications' from Yole Développement, in 2014 the silicon carbide (SiC) chip business was worth more than $133m, with power factor correction (PFC) and photovoltaics (PV) ...
Tags: SiC Market, power electronics
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Sic-Based ICS Operable at Over 350ºC
Jun 16, 2014Researchers at the University of Arkansas have designed integrated circuits that can survive at temperatures greater than 350°C (about 660°F). Funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), their work could improve the ...
Tags: SiC Power electronics HEV, Electrical, Electronics, circuits
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ABB Is Receiving $2.1m of The $70m Grant Over Five Years
Feb 13, 2014ABB says that it is receiving $2.1m of the $70m grant over five years from the Advanced Manufacturing Office within the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) that is funding the new Next ...
Tags: ABB, Power Electronics
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IQE Is to Play a Key Part in a US Public-Private Consortium
Jan 21, 2014Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is to play a key part in a US public-private consortium of more than 25 companies, universities and state and federal organizations selected to lead the Next Generation ...
Tags: IQE, Power electronics, GaN-on-Si, CMOS
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US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Has Received a $2m US Department of Energy (DOE)
Sep 10, 2013A collaborative team led by Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc (APEI) and including Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc, GaN Systems Inc, the University of Arkansas' National Center for Reliable Electric ...
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APEI Announced Test Results for a Gallium Nitride Power Switch Based DC-DC Boost Converter
Mar 22, 2013Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc (APEI) of Fayetteville, AR, USA, a developer of technology for power electronics systems, electronic motor drives and power electronics packaging, and GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, ...
Tags: APEI, GaN Systems, Electronics
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APEI and GaN Systems Have Developed a Gan Converts 5kw at 98.5% Efficiency
Mar 21, 2013APEI and GaN Systems have developed a 1MHz gallium nitride power dc-dc boost converter delivering 5kW at 98.5% efficiency. GaN power transistors are lightning fast, have low on-resistance, and are been proposed for converters working ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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The Inverter Market Grew Significantly to $45bn in 2012
Feb 17, 2013The inverter market grew significantly to $45bn in 2012, and will reach $71bn by 2020, according to Yole Développement in a report on ‘Inverter market trends for 2013-2020 and major technology changes’. “More than ...