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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The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $30m in funding for 21 projects as part of the CIRCUITS program (‘Creating Innovative and Reliable Circuits Using Inventive Topologies ...
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Volkswagen’s American subsidiary will now be mass producing its ID Buzz electric concept car, which was showcased at the North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit, Michigan earlier this year. The new ID Buzz electric ...
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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 ...
Pallidus Inc (a Melior Innovation company) of Houston, TX, USA has launched its proprietary M-SiC silicon carbide source material and technology platform, with the capability to deliver cost/performance parity against silicon devices in the ...
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The Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC) – a national, industry-focused member-based consortium consisting of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), material suppliers, researchers and government stakeholders in the US ...
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For second-quarter 2017, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $115.1m, up 22% on $94.4m last quarter and up 53% on $75.3m a year ago. However, this includes ...
Qualcomm and Nichicon have signed a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) license agreement. Nichicon will include Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology in its product portfolio and will focus on commercializing WEVC systems for Plug-In ...
BMW has introduced the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 in a plug-in hybrid drive, with an option to drive in purely electric mode. Characteristic MINI driving fun is now available in fascinating, sustainable form. The MINI Cooper S E ...
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For first-quarter 2017, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $94.4m, rebounding further from $93.6m last quarter and up 21% on $78m a year ago. This is above ...
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Delphi Automotive is planning to spin off its Powertrain Systems segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which will allow it to focus on technology for electrically powered and self-driving vehicles. The transaction is ...
Electronic hardware and software design and manufacturing solutions provider Mentor Graphics Corp of Wilsonville, OR, USA has joined the Wide Band Gap integration (WBGi) power electronics consortium to participate in thermal management and ...
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Monolith Semiconductor Inc of Round Rock, TX, USA has announced the availability of engineering samples of 1200V, 5A and 10A silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in a TO-220 package. Manufactured in the 150mm SiC foundry of X-FAB Texas, ...
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Ricardo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on powertrain electrification projects. As global specialists in transport, security, energy, ...
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Imec and Ghent University in Belgium have used aspect ratio trapping (ART) techniques to produce indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) on 300mm-diameter silicon in a ridge format that could be used in future laser ...
Tags: InGaAs MQWs, InGaAs Laser diodes, Imec and Ghent University