Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed a blue-violet semiconductor laser with light output power of 4.5W (continuous wave). Even at 60oC (the maximum operating temperature for lasers in general), this is 1.5 times higher than the 3W ...
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Specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach, CA, USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd) together with analog foundry ...
Tags: Panasonic, CMOS, Semiconductor, wireless communication, automotive radar
The Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has formed an Industry 4.0 group that will be geared toward fostering development of smart factory and production processes in Taiwan in order to help local makers stay ...
China is the key production base of relays in the world, with its output holding more than 50% of global total. Driven by the expanding demand from downstream markets, China’s relay sales and output reported RMB18.5 billion and about ...
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Mainstream PV products are currently struggling against sameness and virulent price competition. To become outstood over others, solar companies have to develop differentiated and competitive products. The trend is triggered by the ...
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According 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
As a proportion of total global lamp revenue, LED lamp revenue grew from 25% in 2013 to 30% in 2014 and is forecast to reach 67% in 2022 as the lighting market continues to transition to LED technology, according to a research note from ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market, LED Light
Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan is launching what it claims is the industry's smallest enhancement-mode (E-mode) gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor, encapsulating into an 8x8 dual-flat no-lead (DFN) 'X-GaN' surface-mount package. A ...
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Demand for all types of lighting products in the Japan market in 2015 is estimated at a total value of JPY646 billion (US$5.39 billion) and LED lighting will account for 78.6% (penetration), according to Digitimes Research. Viewing that ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED high bay lamps
The 2015 Xiamen Industry Expo will open at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center from April 12 to 15. Businessmen from 20 countries and regions are expected to attend the event. Among them, 300 enterprises from Taiwan ...
Some China-based PV module makers have lowered OEM quotes for PV modules with power-generating output of 250-255W to US$0.50-0.52/W to maintain orders from Japan-based vendors, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The price reductions ...
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At the 30th IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2015) in Charlotte, NC, USA (15-19 March), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced the expansion of its gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon technology ...
Tags: Evatec Sputtering, PVD, Electronics
The irony of Chinese consumers going crazy for made-in-China, high-tech toilet seats being sold in Japan has led to bemusement among domestic sanitary players, with some trying to seize the opportunity nonethless. During the Chinese Lunar ...
Chinese automaker BYD Co, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, aims to triple its production of batteries as it takes on Tesla Motors in the race to supply electric vehicles and boost energy storage. Shenzhen-based BYD plans ...
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Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan and Osaka-based Sansha Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd have developed a compact silicon carbide (SiC) power module, together with highly efficient operation of power switching systems. The module is said to have ...
Tags: Panasonic, silicon carbide