Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and space solar power markets, has announced a transition plan of its CEO position in connection with the sale of ...
Toshiba Electronics Europe of Düsseldorf, Germany (TEE, the European electronic components business of Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp) has extended its LETERAS family of white LEDs with a new series of ultra-compact devices that combine ...
Tags: Toshiba GaN-on-Si LEDs, Electrical, Electronics, LED
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that its C2M, 1200V, 80mΩ silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs have been selected by Japan's Sanix Inc, to be designed into their new 9.9kW three-phase solar inverters for use in the construction of ...
Tags: Cree SiC MOSFET, Solar Inverters, Solar, Electrical, Electronics
As devices such as cell phones, cameras, and tablets continue to shrink, there is also a big push to shrink the thickness of these devices, and hence the thickness of the dies and wafers, says AI Technology Inc (AIT) of Princeton Junction, ...
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Rather than forcing drivers in search of a new SUV to pay top price for a vehicle fully equipped with the state-of-the-art technology they do not necessarily want, Nissan has chosen to offer two separate versions of its best-selling SUV. In ...
LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of the first in its new Enhanced FlipChip (EF) LED series. The series launches with the EF-B40, a blue 40-mil flip chip that ...
Tags: SemiLEDs, LED series
University of Liverpool researchers propose replacing a toxic treatment step in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell production with one that is benign, but apparently just as effective [J. D. Major et al, Nature, published online 25 June ...
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has achieved record photovoltaic (PV) solar module efficiency of 36.7%, as measured under Concentrator Standard Testing Conditions (CSTC). This has been done by ...
Tags: PV Module, Solar Energy Systems
The global solar concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.1% during 2013-2018, forecasts market research firm TechNavio. A major driver is the reduction in average installation prices of ...
Tags: CPV Market, photovoltaic
Punkt. will debut at Design Junction 2014, London's popular contemporary design show dedicated to the very best in furniture, lighting and product design from around the world. Scheduled from September 18 to 21 at the Sorting Office in ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH +0.23% today announced that it will be exhibiting its latest semiconductors and passive components in booth 1C-205 at Power System Japan, a focused exhibition on power systems at Techno-Frontier 2014, being ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has launched a new Acrich module optimized for omnidirectional lamps to meet ENERGY STAR requirements. This new module consists of the Acrich MJT 2525 series LED along with Seoul Semiconductor's ...
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Beijing-based clean-energy power generating firm Hanergy Holding Group Ltd (parent of thin-film photovoltaic module maker Hanergy Solar) has completed the acquisition of Alta Devices of Santa Clara, CA, USA. Founded in 2007, Alta is a ...
Tags: Alta Devices, PV, Hanergy, Electronics
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has set a record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency of 21.0%, as certified at the Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV Lab of Newport Corp. The cell ...
Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) has created a monolithic operational amplifier circuit using 4H polytype silicon carbide (SiC) bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) [Raheleh Hedayati et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol35, ...
Tags: SiC SiC BJTs, Electrical, Electronics