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PCIM Europe 2021 to be Held Exclusively in Digital Form
At the beginning of February, the decision was made to postpone the PCIM Europe to late summer following talks with exhibitors and partners. In light of the ongoing pandemic and challenging situation, numerous industry players have been hesitant to commit to an on-site event. For this reason, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH has decided to hold a digital event only.
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Strategy to Address Growing Demand for Power Semiconductors
Nexperia has confirmed that it will be making significant additional global investments in manufacturing capacity and research and development during 2021. The investments are in line with a growth strategy that last year saw Wingtech Technology, Nexperia's parent company, commit RMB12 billion ($1.85 billion) to building a 300mm (12-inch) power semiconductor wafer fab in Lingang, Shanghai.
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Partnership for Power Module Solution
Silicon Labs introduced the Si823Hx Gate Driver Board, an all-in-one isolation solution perfectly suited for the recently launched Wolfspeed WolfPACK power module. A complete suite of design resources, developed in partnership with Wolfspeed, are available to jump-start your Wolfspeed WolfPACK evaluation and development.
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Full Production Ramp of Flyback PWM Controllers
Silanna Semiconductor announced the full production release of the expanded portfolio of Active Clamp Flyback Controllers (ACF). First announced in April 2020, Silanna Semiconductor has achieved full production release of the SZ1110, a 33W Integrated Active Clamp Flyback Controller, delivering on the customer expectations and market penetration by dominating the ACF market.
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ECPE Award Cooperation - EPCIA Student Award
The EPCIA Student Award is jointly presented by the European Passive Component Industry Association (EPCIA), the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE), and the European Passive Components Institute (EPCI). Passive components, such as capacitors, resistors, inductors or filters, are crucial to make the (electronics) world "go round". There is no semiconductor component and no electronic circuitry which can work properly without passive components.
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Shortages Drive Increased Demand for Capacitor Technology
Empower Semiconductor announced it is increasing production of its E-CAP silicon capacitor technology. E-CAP is a vastly superior performing capacitor, far exceeding the semiconductor industry's previously leading Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC), which is amidst another significant supply chain shortage.
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Fuel Cell Manufacturing Research Center to Go Up
High hopes abound for fuel cells – particularly in the transportation sector – but these energy converters have yet to be mass-produced. The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) at Ulm aims to change that. It has taken a decisive step toward mass manufacturing with a groundbreaking ceremony held on February 10, 2021.
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Power Supply Engineering "Made in Black Forest"
CAMTEC celebrates 25 years of precision and heavy-duty power supply technology made in Germany. For a quarter of a century, the "CAMTEC" brand is synonyme for high-precision power supplies and laboratory power supplies now.
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Chosen by Growing Semiconductor Company
yieldHUB is a provider of data analysis and yield management solutions to the semiconductor industry. They work with innovative fabless and IDM companies worldwide, helping to successfully characterize and release new products into production and in-depth monitoring thereafter.
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Customers Support in Spain & Portugal
Danisense has announced that MeasureIT of Spain will now be the company's official distributor in the region. Based in Girona, Spain, and with a second office in Palmela, Portugal, MeasureIT is well-established within the test and measurement sector, targeting markets such as research laboratories and power electronics companies working in the e-mobility, electric motor and aerospace sectors.
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Drone Project for Medical Care
As a manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, Würth Elektronik actively promotes sustainable innovations, start-ups and young developers. In addition to providing components free of charge, the assistance includes, in particular, support from experienced electronics and design experts as well as the transfer of technical know-how.
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Embedded World, Virtual Conference, March 1-5 embedded-world.de

APEX, Virtual Conference, March 8-12 ipcapexexpo.org

Power Analysis & Design Symposium, Virtual Conference, March 9-10 omicron-lab.com/training-events

LIVE Master Class on Frequency Response Measurement Techniques, Virtual Conference, March 10 gotowebinar.com/register

productronica China, Shanghai, China, March 17-19 productronica-china.com

SEMICON China, Shanghai, China, March 17-19 semiconchina.org

EMV, Virtual Conference, March 22-26 emv.mesago.com

SEMI-Therm, Virtual Conference, March 22-26 semi-therm.org

Hannover Messe, Virtual Conference, April 12-16 hannovermesse.de

ExpoElectronica, Moscow, Russia, April 13-15 expoelectronica.ru

electronica China, Shanghai, China, April 14-16 electronica-china.com

IEEE-PEMC, Gliwice, Poland, April 25-29 ieee-pemc2020.org

CWIEME Shanghai, Shanghai, China, April 27-29 cn.coilwindingexpo.com

Smart Systems Integration, Virtual Conference, April 27-29 smartsystemsintegration.com

PCIM Europe, Virtual Conference, May 3-7 mesago.de/en/PCIM

Sensor+Test, Virtual Conference, May 4-6 sensor-test.de

Electric Machines and Drives, Hartford, CT, USA, May 16-19 ieee-iemdc-conf.org

Energy Storage Forum, Berlin, Germany, May 17-21 energystorageforum.com

SEMICON Southeast Asia, Penang, Malaysia, May 18-20 semiconsea.org

AMPER, Brno, CZ, May 18-21 amper.cz

ECCE Asia, Virtual Conference, May 24-27 ipemc2020.com

NEV China, Shanghai, China, May 27-28 ourpolaris.com/2021/NEV11

ISPSD Conference, Nagoya, Japan, May 30 - June 3 ispsd2021.com

ees Europe, Munich, Germany, June 9-11 ees-europe.com

APEC, Phoenix, AZ, USA, June 9-13 apec-conf.org

3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing, Osaka, Japan, June 21-23 3d-peim.org

CWIEME Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June 22-24 coilwindingexpo.com/berlin

DAC, San Francisco, CA, USA, July 11-15 dac.com

SEMICON West, Virtual Conference, July 13-15 semiconwest.org

Design Methodologies Conference, Bath, UK, July 14-15 ieee.org/dmc-2021

IEEE CPE-POWERENG, Florence, Italy, July 14-16 cpepowereng2021.com

Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany, July 21-23 intersolar.de

Power2Drive, Munich, Germany, July 21-23 powertodrive.de

The Smarter E, Munich, Germany, July 21-23 thesmartere.de

Satellite, Washington, DC, USA, July 26-29 satshow.com

100V GaN Gate Driver Evaluation Kit
MinDCet announces the introduction of the next generation GaN-based Half-Bridge Evaluation kit (MDC901-EVKHB), based on the MinDCet MDC901 GaN gate driver and two GaN Systems GS61008P (E-mode GaN HEMTs). This solution is developed to allow power electronics designers to easily design-in GaN for 48V market applications, including step-down converters, boost converters, and class D audio applications.
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650V Silicon Carbide MOSFETs
ON Semiconductor has announced a range of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET devices for demanding applications where power density, efficiency and reliability are key considerations. The automotive AECQ101 and industrial grade qualified 650 volt (V) SiC MOSFETs are based upon a wide bandgap material that provides superior switching performance and improved thermals when compared to silicon.
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Reference Design Enables Engineers to Simulate and Optimize SMPS Designs
Keysight Technologies and Transphorm have announced the availability of a power supply reference design that enables engineers to identify and correct design errors before building hardware, thereby lowering product costs and speeding time to market.
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25kW-Peak FB Transformer
Payton introduces an unique high power design with 4 separate center tap secondaries each handling over 100Apeak. The total output peak power is 25kW at 200kHz and 400V input voltage. Four separate outputs each delivering 60V at 35Arms and close to 100Arms-peak.
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4-Channel Window Voltage Detector IC
Ricoh Electronics Devices has launched the R3500 series, a 4-channel high-voltage window voltage detector suitable for use in products required to meet functional safety standards. It has four voltage detectors in a single chip. Each detector can monitor not only under-voltage but also over-voltage of a targeted power supply, which contributes to high detection coverage.
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Integrated Grade 0 BLDC Motor Driver Shrinks 48-V Systems
Texas Instruments introduced an integrated Grade 0 brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver for 48-V high-power motor control systems, such as traction inverters and starter generators in mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs). The DRV3255-Q1 can help designers shrink their motor system size by as much as 30%, while providing the industry's highest gate-drive current for increased protection and output power.
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4 kW Power Supply for OCP, CORD and Datacenters
Bel Power Solutions announced the TET4000-48-069RAH, a 4000 W power supply designed to provide the highest efficiency (Titanium) power conversion for datacenters being built to Open Compute Project (OCP), Open Data Center Committee (ODCC) or Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter (CORD) standards.
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Current Monitoring in High-Temperature Automotive Applications
Microchip Technology introduced its high-side current sense amplifiers. AEC-Q100 qualified, the MCP6C02 amplifier is offered in both a Grade 1 6-pin SOT-23 package and a Grade 0 8-pin 3x3 VDFN package. Delivering a maximum offset error of only 12 µV, the VDFN package offers the lowest offset voltage for any Grade 0 high-side current sense amplifier.
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Energy-Meter Evaluation Board Combines Low-Cost Sensors and Robust Galvanic Isolation
The EVALSTPM-3PHISO evaluation board from STMicroelectronics combines the high-accuracy STPMS2 metering front-end IC and the advanced STISO621 digital isolator, with customizable turn-key firmware running on an STM32 microcontroller to compute metrology and power-quality data.
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Power Entry Module Now with Side Flange Mounting
SCHURTER's proven power entry module, series DD11, provides a high level of functional integration in the most minimal of package dimensions. The power entry module is ideally suited for equipment with low profile panels. Consisting of an IEC appliance inlet (C14), which is compatible with cord retention, 1- or 2-pole fuseholder, and power ON/OFF switch, the DD11 is now available with side mounting flanges.
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