Korea University has been working to improve metal contacts on aluminium gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Dae-Hyun Kim et al, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol55, p032102, 2016]. In particular, the research team added ...
Tags: AlGalnP, Tantalum barrier, LED
In booth 2712 (Hall A) at SEMICON Korea 2016 in Seoul (27-29 January), Advanced Energy Industries Inc of Fort Collins, CO, USA is highlighting its power and control technologies. Among its process power, high-voltage power and thermal ...
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed an n-type gallium nitride (n-GaN) tunnel junction (TJ) intracavity contact to reduce threshold current and increase differential efficiency in its m-plane III-nitride ...
Tags: VCSEL, n-GaN, GaN substrates, MOCVD, MBE
Honda has set a new Guinness World Records title for ‘Lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars),’ recording an average 2.82 liters per 100km (100.31mpg) over 13,498km (8,387 miles), in a 25 day ...
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University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has used indium tin oxide (ITO) as part of the cladding for semi-polar indium gallium nitride (InGaN) laser diodes (LDs) [A. Pourhashemi et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p111105, 2015]. The ...
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Taiyo Yuden’s high capacity (over 100μFUnit of capacitance. The basic unit of a measure of a capacitor. A capacitor charged to 1 volt with a charge of 1 coulombA coulomb is the unit of electric charge. It is named after ...
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TTI now stocks in Europe Vishay’s latest PolyTan series of surface-mount polymer tantalum moulded chip capacitors in five compact case sizes. Optimized for computer, telecom, and industrial applications, the Polytech T55 series ...
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has named Rutronik as its 2014 “Best Distributor of the Year” citing the greatest year-on-year increase in sales throughout Europe. Rutronik has been in a sales partnership with Samsung ...
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(Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1502 and the pursuant SEC rule), and EU policy proposed, the pressure on the supply chain is increasing. Non-compliance is always a significant issue for business, but conflict minerals carry a highly emotive ...
Tags: tin, tantalum, tungsten, Electrical
ZENN Motor Company Inc. (TSXV: ZNN; “ZENN” or the “Company”), announced the findings of four independent reports on the testing of the capacitor technology developed by its 71.3% owned subsidiary, EEStor Inc. ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced a new series of high CV wet tantalum capacitorsThe tantalum capacitor distinguishes itself from other capacitors in having high ...
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Due to the success of two pilot programmes which are part of Solutions for Hope, an integrated civil and supply chain initiative to source conflict-free tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), partners, including AVX, have ...
Vishay has released a new tantalum-cased, hermetically-sealed wet tantalum capacitor that is the industry’s first qualified to the MIL-PRF-39006/33 specification. For designers, the M39006/33 (Style CLR93) offers established ...
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During the week of October 12, 2014, I attended the 55th General Assembly of the Tantalum–Niobium International Study Center held in bustling Times Square Manhattan. This year’s assembly was special for me as I was made a ...
Tags: Electronic Component, Electronics
Ethiopia is not much known in the mining world. Except for the small-scale gold, tantalum and gemstones exports, the country is not among the list of major mineral exporters in Africa. There are no large-scale mines in Ethiopia. The only ...
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