Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced a 25W gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) for 6–12GHz performance. Leveraging the inherent benefits of GaN technology, the new MMIC enables extremely wide ...
Tags: integrated circuit, GaN technology
Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has introduced what it claims is the first 80V, 10A integrated gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) power-stage prototype, consisting of a high-frequency driver and two GaN FETs in a half-bridge ...
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PV demand has started to increase this month, according to EnergyTrend’s observation. End-market demand for high-efficiency cells/modules has also reflected an uptrend. In the end of 2014, 250W 60-cell multi-si module remained the ...
Tags: PV Module, Solar Cell
Ford has started production of its 2015 F-150 pickup truck at the company’s Kansas City Assembly Plant. The company has hired More than 900 new workers to meet the production demands and to ensue seamless production of the F-150. ...
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February 2015 average retail prices for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescents) in the China market increased 10.8% on month to CNY37 (US$5.9), while 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescents) rose 4.3% to CNY43.9, according ...
Food Concepts Plc, the Nigerian parent company of Free Range Farms, Butterfield Bakery and Chicken Republic, has partnered with South Africa based Pioneer Foods. Deji Akinyanju, Food Concepts Chairman, said: "The partnership will benefit ...
Tags: Pioneer Foods, Food Concepts, Bakery
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced its technology lineup for the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2015, taking place March 15-19 in Charlotte, North Carolina. In booth 501, the company will ...
Tags: Vishay, APEC 2015, power MOSFET
Walking around the recent Mobile World Congress and its parallel show Four Years From Now, it was hard to miss all the cars parked in the show booths. Over the last few years, cars have had an increasingly noticeable presence at the ...
Audi has deployed robots named ‘Ray’ at its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany that are capable of independently transporting cars from production to an interim storage area. Presently, the company has introduced two robots that ...
Chevrolet has unveiled its 2015 Colorado Z71 Trail Boss edition at the Cleveland Auto Show. According to Chevrolet, the pickup truck combines the brand's Z71 off-road truck suspension package with additional appearance enhancements and ...
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FineLine Technologies, which provides variable data ticketing and mobile solutions for retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers, has launched a new RFID label named “As You Like It,” an innovative new process, that enables ...
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Some first-tier China-based PV makers reportedly plan to stop production of crystalline silicon solar cells and then focus operation on producing PV modules and undertaking PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) projects, Taiwan PV ...
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Skysilicon Co Ltd of Chong Qing City, China (which makes discrete power devices and power ICs, MEMS sensors and compound semiconductor devices) has released what is reckoned to be China's first gallium nitride (GaN) power device ...
Tags: GaN-on-Si MISHEMTs, Electronics
Lawrence Livermore researchers have identified electrical chargeThe amount of electricity present upon the capacitor's plates. Also, the act of forcing of electrons onto the capacitor's plates. See CoulombA coulomb is the unit of electric ...
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After two tough years of stagnation, in 2014 the power semiconductor device market returned to growth, rising by 8.4% to $11.5bn, according to the report 'Status of the Power Electronics Industry (February 2015 edition)' from Yole ...