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Holger just got back from APEC and he had a great time in Orlando. I'm almost jealous that I couldn't be there, but there's no time to complain now. The next events are coming up, in the second week of May my team and I will travel to Nuremberg. You must know that there are 3 trade shows going on at the same time: PCIM Europe, Sensor + Test, and SMT connect. That's enough input for 3 weeks, but we will only have 3 days. This will require very efficient planning!

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Celebrating 75,000,000 GaN Power Shipments
Navitas Semiconductor announced a milestone of over 75 million high-voltage GaN units shipped. GaN is a next-generation technology that is a significant upgrade over conventional high-voltage legacy silicon power semiconductors, that reduces the energy and physical space needed to deliver that performance.
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Silicon Chip for Patented AC Direct DC Power Delivery Technology
Amber Semiconductor announced that it completed the first silicon tapeout and entered the manufacturing and integration phase for one of its three core patented technologies – the AC Direct DC Enabler, a silicon solution that extracts DC directly from AC Mains without the use of transformers, rectifier bridges, or filtering.
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Bare Die SiC Chosen for Line of Power Modules
ROHM Semiconductor announced that precision power analog company Apex Microtechnology is adopting ROHM's silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and SiC Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) for a new line of power modules.
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Inverter Designer Appointed as CTO
Pre-Switch has appointed Jacek Borecki as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Borecki was the senior inverter designer at Audi Sports, based in Germany, working on Audi's performance EV race team.
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Supply Agreement Will Equip BMW Group's Future Electric Drivetrains
onsemi announced a long-term supply agreement with BMW for onsemi's EliteSiC technology in the German premium car manufacturer's electric drivetrains for 400 V DC Bus. onsemi's EliteSiC 750 V M3 die is used in a full bridge power module delivering several hundred kWs of power.
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Memorandum of Understanding Extends Partnership  
Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. Both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will deepen their joint innovation activities to provide more efficient and higher-density solutions for the fast-growing market of electric vehicles (EV).
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Appointment of Simon Pryce as Chief Executive Officer
RS Group (RS) announces that Simon Pryce is to be appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director with effect from 3 April 2023. David Egan, currently Acting CEO, will work alongside Simon in his role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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Partnership on SiC Inverter Reference Design
CISSOID and Silicon Mobility have announced a far-reaching partnership to deliver a complete and modular Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter reference design supporting electric motor drives up to 350kW/850V.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Chip Fab in Northern Germany
The global semiconductor group, Vishay Intertechnology, held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for a chip fab in Itzehoe. In the presence of representatives from business and politics, the starting signal was given for the construction of a 300 mm fab for automotive MOSFETs on the six-hectare site in the "Innovation Quarter".
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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2023 to Spotlight Electronics Supply Chain Resilience, Sustainability, Smart Tech and Talent
Critical areas of semiconductor industry growth including sustainability, smart manufacturing, smart mobility, smart medtech and workforce development will take center stage at SEMICON Southeast Asia as the industry's premier global electronics manufacturing and supply chain event returns to Penang 23-25 May at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre.
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PCIM Europe 2023: Further Sustainability Focus in Power Electronics
The entire power electronics industry and the manufacturers of various components are aware of the importance of using eco-friendly and sustainable materials. This important topic will also play a special role at this year's PCIM Europe from 9 – 11.5.2023 in Nuremberg, Germany.
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ExpoElectronica, Moscow, Russia, April 11-13 expoelectronica.ru

productronica China, Shanghai, China, April 13-15 productronica-china.com

PAEMEET, Valencia, Spain, April 17-19 albedomeetings.com

Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany, April 17-21 hannovermesse.de

PE International, Brussels, Belgium, April 18-19 pe-international.net

Advanced Packaging for Power Electronics, Albuquerque, NM, USA, April 18-20 imaps.org

Fortronic Power, Bologna, Italy, April 19-20 fortronic.it

Workshop on Supercapacitors, Bologna, Italy, April 19-20 supercap.org

Battery Tech Expo, Silverstone, UK, April 20 batterytechexpo.co.uk

Thermal Management Expo, Novi, MI, USA, May 1-3 thermalmanagementexpo.com

SMTconnect, Nuremberg, Germany, May 9-11 smt.mesago.com

PCIM Europe, Nuremberg, Germany, May 9-11 mesago.de/en/PCIM

Sensor+Test, Nuremberg, Germany, May 9-11 sensor-test.de

ETIP PV, Brussels, Belgium, May 10-11 etip-pv.eu

BEV Thermal Management Innovation, Palo Alto, CA, USA, May 11 battery-thermal-management-usa.com

Electric Machines and Drives, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 15-18 iemdc.org

ICPE ECCE Asia, Jeju, Korea, May 22-25 icpe-conf.org

European PhD School, Gaeta, Italy, May 22-26 ecpe.org/events/european-phd-school

SEMICON Southeast Asia, Penang, Malaysia, May 23-25 semiconsea.org

CWIEME Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 23-25 coilwindingexpo.com/berlin

The Battery Show Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, May 23-25 thebatteryshow.eu

EV Tech Expo Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, May 23-25 evtechexpo.eu

ISPSD Conference, Hong Kong, China, May 28 - June 1 ispsd2023.com

Electric Vehicles Innovation Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 29-31 evinnovationsummit.com

Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, San Diego, CA, USA, June 4-8 ieee-wptce.org

VLSI, Kyoto, Japan, June 11-16 vlsisymposium.org

SIA Powertrain, Paris, France, June 14-15 sia.fr

Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany, June 14-16 intersolar.de

Power2Drive, Munich, Germany, June 14-16 powertodrive.de

IEEE CPE-POWERENG, Tallin, Estonia, June 14-16 cpepowereng2023.com

GPECOM, Cappadocia, Turkey, June 14-16 gpecom.org

ees Europe, Munich, Germany, June 14-16 ees-europe.com

The Smarter E, Munich, Germany, June 14-16 thesmartere.de

Battery Electric Vehicle Architectures, Detroit, MI, USA, June 20-21 beva-usa.com

iTEC, Detroit, MI, USA, June 21-23 itec-conf.com

Automotive Power Supply Systems Week, Munich, Germany, June 26-29 automotive-iq.com

CWIEME Shanghai, Shanghai, China, June 28-30 coilwindingexpo.cn

SEMICON China, Shanghai, China, June 29 - July 1 semiconchina.org

DAC, San Francisco, CA, USA, July 9-13 dac.com

electronica China, Shanghai, China, July 11-13 electronica-china.com

SEMICON West, San Francisco, CA, USA, July 11-13 semiconwest.org

IEEE-IPFA, Penang, Malaysia, July 24-27 ipfa-ieee.org

Protection Switches for Type C EPR 3.1
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor introduced a duo of sink and source switches that can increase the power delivery capability of USB Type-C ports to 140W, paving the way for Type C extended power range (EPR) implementations. The AOZ13937DI is suited for 28V Type C sinking applications while the AOZ15333DI is capable of Type C sourcing applications.
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11 KW LLC Set with Combined Transformer and Resonance Inductor
Premo has developed an efficient triple 3.6 KW LLC (suited for 400V Input) set with transformer and resonance inductor specifically designed for on-board chargers capable of handling up to 11 kilowatts of power. The BCBM-11KW-004 series is designed to minimize energy losses during the charging process, which helps to reduce the overall energy consumption of the charging system.
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Integrated and Configurable RF Switching Solution
Menlo Microsystems introduced a six-channel single-pole/single-throw (6x SPST) switch. The MM3100 switch provides high RF switching performance with low DC power consumption for applications that require reliable and configurable high RF power switch operations in wireless, aerospace and defense, and test and measurement applications.
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Expanded E-Mobility Charging Test Portfolio
Keysight Technologies has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) charging test portfolio to create a toolset of design, emulation, and test solutions for e-mobility. The tools complement Keysight's EV / EVSE charging test portfolio with component-level and field testing solutions. 
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DC/DCs Announced with Major Technology Upgrade
Many modular low-power DC/DCs on the market have been designed to suit manual, low-cost assembly, which only suits the simplest of circuits with their inherent performance limitations. RECOM has broken this mold with the launch of drop-in upgrades to several of their popular product ranges, achieving significant performance improvements.
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Charge Measurement Accuracy for Li-ion EV Batteries
To enable designers of Lithium-ion battery management systems (BMSs) in the automotive sector to maximise the autonomy range of electric vehicles (EVs), electrical measurement technology specialist LEM has launched its CAB 1500 current sensor for accurate battery charge level measurement.
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Low Inductance DC Link for Fast Switching Applications
To support the needs of high frequency switching inverters and converters, Cornell Dubilier Electronics has announced its 944L Series of low inductance, high current DC link film capacitors. Applications in green energy inverter systems and level 3 EV chargers are placing greater demands on power conversion circuits that deliver more power with a smaller footprint.
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BMS Controller Makes Lithium Batteries Perform Better and Last Longer
STMicroelectronics' L9961 battery-management-system (BMS) device provides accuracy and flexibility to enhance the performance, lifetime, and safety of Li-ion and Li-polymer batteries. Suitable for battery packs up to 25V, the L9961 provides monitoring, balancing, and protection of batteries for diverse applications requiring the high energy density of lithium batteries.
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Protection ICs Series to Address More Diverse Demanding Applications
Littelfuse announced the latest release of four versatile circuit protection devices in the eFuse Protection ICs product line. The ICs utilize an innovative design ideal for a wide range of power inputs (3.3V to 28V) with highly integrated protection.
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105ºC Supercapacitor for Automotive
KEMET announces its supercapacitor for automotive electronics, FMU Series. This series delivers 1,000 hours at 85°C/85% RH-rated voltage and operational temperature ranging from -40°C to 105°C. These supercapacitors are qualified to an automotive testing protocol.
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Microcontroller with Smart Charge Logic Maximises Battery Cell Performance
Mascot introduces its next-generation lithium-ion battery charger for the 4040LI model. The 4040LI uses a 3-stage charging profile with a microcontroller to maximise battery performance. The charger is also capable of waking up deeply discharged batteries and to soft-start charging with low current until voltage is normalized.
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