Kioxia to build new fab
Next month, Kioxia is to start building a new fab at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is expected to be completed next year.The Fab2 facility will be built on the east side of the existing Fab1 facility at Kitakami. It will have an earthquake-resistant architectural structure and environmentally friendly design that utilises state-of-the-art, energy-saving manufacturing equipment and renewable energy sources.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022LDO accepts 60V for consumer products
Diodes has introduced an LDO that works from5 to 60V and has PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) of 70dB at 1kHz.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022APEC week: Mostly-GaN charger delivers 240W
EPC has announced a GaN transistor based 240W charger.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022Skyports raises $23m in first close of Series B funding round
Skyports, the electric air taxi and drone drone services provider, has raised $23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round, with capital coming from new and existing investors.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022RS Grass Roots’ Isabella Mascarenhas strengthens EW BrightSparks selection panel
We recently shone a spotlight on new additions to the EW BrightSparks selection panel. Today, we’re very happy to announce a mainstay of the judges will also be adding her considerable support: Isabella Mascarenhas, Vice President, Grass Roots & Shining Stars at RS Components.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 20225G marine testbed set up in Plymouth
The Smart Sound Connect Marine 5G Mobile Private Network, deployed by Vodafone in partnership with Nokia and operated by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), has been set up as is a 5G marine-focussed testbed.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022Imec.xpand II raises €150m
Imec.xpand II, the second fund raised by the early-stage deep tech investor, has closed its second fund at €150 million in committed capital.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022Double-digit growth for analogue ICs
After an unprecedented 30% growth year in 2021, the analogue IC market is expected to have double-digit growth this year, says IC Insights in its 1Q Update to the 2022 McLean Report.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022Toshiba shareholders vote against the management
Earlier today Toshiba shareholders voted against the management’s plan to split the company into two parts – infrastructure products and devices.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022APEC week: Nexperia releases electro-thermal models for automotive mosfets
Nexperia has released electro-thermal models for some of its mosfets, many of them automotive qualified.
This article was posted on Mar 31, 2022APEC: ‘smallest’ GaN chargers
GaN Systems is claiming “the world’s smallest 65W and 100W GaN chargers” at APEC this week.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022APEC: Kilowatt-class two-phase PFC controller hits 99% efficiency
Onsemi has announced an interleaved, two-phase power factor correction controller for ‘bridge-less’ totem pole topologies from 350W to several kW of 90 – 265Vac mains input.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 20222021 a record year for semi materials sales
Semiconductor materials revenues grew 15.9% to $64.3 billion in 2021, beating the previous market high of $55.5 billion set in 2020, says SEMI.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022MoD funds Sentinel Photonics for sensor detecting laser threats
The UK government has awarded a £180K grant to Sentinel Photonics to develop a sensor to detect and identify laser threats in civilian contexts.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022Government looking for an organisation to run UKTIN
The government has launched a competition for organisations to apply for up to £10 million to establish and run the centre, which will support innovators at the right time to scale up, develop their products, gain better access to telecoms markets and drive exports abroad.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022Crunchtime for Toshiba
This week could determine the future of Toshiba – whether it stays under Japanese ownership or gets sold to private equity.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022APEC week: 3.3kV mosfet and Schottky
Microchip has unveiled a 3.3kV silicon carbide mosfet and mating Schottky diodes.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022Farnell stocks Murata components for EV fast charging infrastructure
To support the growth in the EV charging infrastructure, needed to encourage EV adoption, Farnell has announced that it is shipping fast charging components from Murata, from stock. The company has added common mode choke coils, dc-dc converters and capacitors used in EV charging systems.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022Design service supports increased video output applications
Video output is increasingly used in medical equipment and CCTV surveillance systems, as well as automotive, defence, marine and broadcast applications. Relec Electronics has announced a display design service to integrate video output using medium to large TFT displays.
This article was posted on Mar 29, 2022Imagination Technologies’ Chief of Innovation backs EW BrightSparks 2022
We’re very proud to announce that Tim Mamtora, Chief of Innovation at Imagination Technologies, is joining our selection panel for EW BrightSparks 2022.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2022UK made: Ohm meter applies only 380mV to less to avoid damage
Hampshire (UK) based AltoNovus has created a low-applied-voltage ohmmeter for probing circuits that might be damaged by higher voltages.
This article was posted on Mar 28, 2022