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Dear Friends,

What a colourful cover this month's issue has, I really like it! Now that the days are slowly getting shorter and darker, any splash of colour is welcome. Not to mention the content behind this cover, you can clearly see a strong focus on Wide Bandgap in the articles again. This gives me plenty to talk about for my next virtual WBG Expert Talk, scheduled for 18 October. Invitations will go out to last quarter's authors soon! Can you imagine that this will already be the 11th edition? Don't miss it, more information will be announced soon. Here is the link to the recordings of all past sessions: bodospower.com/wbg

Find all my magazines from 2006 on in our free archive on bodospower.com.
Do not miss our Chinese version bodospowerchina.com.
There is no better way to communicate. We all share one world.
As a publisher I serve the world: one magazine, on time, every time.

Best Regards,

Bodo Arlt editor@bodospower.com

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The News
- Mark Gerhard Appointed as Chairman
- Four Days of Invaluable Electronics Knowledge Online
- Setting Target for Carbon Neutrality by 2035
- 2023 Back2School Prize Draw
- Transformative Transaction Creates a Global Electronic Components Distributor
- Reinhard Ploss Appointed Advisory Board Chair
- Shipments of GaN Chips Exceed 300 Million Pieces
- E|PTS 2024 Call for Papers
- Foundry Service for Passive Device Integration
- Advancing the Circular Economy and Sustainability of the Electronics Industry
- Power Electronics: Core Components of a Sustainable World
- Cooperating to Expand Presence in Vehicle Charger Market
Events
New Products
- Automotive High-Withstand Voltage LDO Linear Regulator ICs
- Powerful HVDC Switching up to 1500VDC
- Precision IC Product Line Including Driver and Sensor ICs
- GaN FETs for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications
- Electrical Insulation Tapes
- TVS Diode for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 ESD Protection
- Isolation Devices Extend the Lifetime of High-Voltage Applications
- lyback Switcher ICs with Light-Load Operation for Small Power Supplies
- 1200V and 650V IGBTs Featuring Field Stop Trench Technology

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The News

Mark Gerhard Appointed as Chairman
Pulsiv Limited announces the appointment of Mark Gerhard as Chairman. This is part of the company's business strategy for further innovation, global expansion, and long-term financial security. Mark is a serial entrepreneur and has held executive positions within multiple international companies.
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Four Days of Invaluable Electronics Knowledge Online
On 16 to 19 October 2023, Würth Elektronik will host its fifth Digital WE Days – a virtual conference that will bring in-depth, first-hand electronics expertise to the screen. Renowned Würth Elektronik specialists and partner companies will present high-caliber presentations on EMC, power management and electromechanics, wireless power, optoelectronics, and many other topics.
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Setting Target for Carbon Neutrality by 2035
With its production of over 100 billion products per year, Nexperia recognizes the responsibility it holds towards the environment. In May this year, Nexperia has issued its first Sustainability Report, taking stock of the company's environmental footprint, social responsibility, growth ambitions and its significant role as an international industrial leader.
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2023 Back2School Prize Draw
DigiKey has announced its annual Back2School Prize Draw sweepstakes, which provides college students a chance to win DigiKey credit that they can use to purchase products for building and designing the next generation of solutions. There will be nine prize giveaways total, and winners will be randomly selected.
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Transformative Transaction Creates a Global Electronic Components Distributor
WT Microelectronics announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Future Electronics for an enterprise value of US$3.8 billion in an all-cash transaction. The strategic transaction is anticipated to deliver long-term, sustainable value to all relevant stakeholders including customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders.
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Reinhard Ploss Appointed Advisory Board Chair
Battery company CustomCells continues to pursue its growth course: Dr. Reinhard Ploss, an experienced DAX executive and renowned supervisory board member, has been recruited for the advisory board. Ploss will also serve as the board chair and support CustomCells in expanding to international markets.
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Shipments of GaN Chips Exceed 300 Million Pieces
Innoscience Technology has shipped more than 300 million pieces of its InnoGan gallium nitride chips as of August 2023, helping customers achieve small size, high energy efficiency, and low loss product design. This is in response to phenomenal market demand across multiple sectors.
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E|PTS 2024 Call for Papers
The E|PTS 2024 will take place in Bamberg, Germany on June 5 and 6. The conference is intended for researchers, product developers, production experts, purchasers and users of electric drives. Experts of industry and science are invited to present a contribution on the topics listed or on other topics that correspond to the general subject of the conference. Abstracts of about 300 words containing significant facts should be submitted online in English to the conference office. After the acceptance of your abstract, your full paper (4-8 pages) will be reviewed by the program committee. The proceedings of the E|PTS containing all final accepted scientific papers is intended to be published by IEEE and indexed by Scopus and Google Scholar.
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Foundry Service for Passive Device Integration
X-FAB Silicon Foundries has further added to its proficiency in RF by announcing integrated passive device (IPD) fabrication capabilities. Just ahead of European Microwave Week it unveiled the XIPD process. XIPD is derived from the X-FAB XR013 130nm RF SOI process and leverages an engineered substrate along with a thick copper metallization layer.
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Advancing the Circular Economy and Sustainability of the Electronics Industry
Infineon Technologies has taken over as head and coordinator of the broad-scope European research project EECONE (European ECOsystem for greeN Electronics), intended to make electronics in Europe more sustainable. The objective is to investigate the corresponding technologies along the entire value chain, from design, manufacture and use all the way to recycling.
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Power Electronics: Core Components of a Sustainable World
productronica will present all the relevant developments along the innovation and value chain from power semiconductors from November 14 to 17, 2023. Conceptual sponsor of the most important event for the industry is VDMA Productronics.
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Cooperating to Expand Presence in Vehicle Charger Market
Infineon Technologies announced a collaboration with Infypower, a Chinese market leader in new energy vehicle charging. Infineon will provide INFY with 1200 V CoolSiC MOSFET power semiconductor devices to improve the efficiency of electric vehicle charging stations.
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Events

iMAPS, San Diego, CA, USA, October 2-5 imaps.org

ESREF, Toulouse, France, October 2-5 esref2023.org

Industry Tech Days, Virtual Conference, October 2-6 allaboutcircuits.com/tech-days

EDI CON Online, Virtual Conference, October 4 edicononline.com

The Battery Show India, Greater Noida, India, October 4-6 thebatteryshowindia.com

Batteries Event, Lyon, France, October 10-13 batteriesevent.com

Bodo's Wide Bandgap Forum, Shenzhen, China, October 12 bodoswbg.com/china

eMove 360¦, Munich, Germany, October 17-19 emove360.com

Solar & Storage Live, Birmingham, UK, October 17-19 terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live

ELIV, Bonn, Germany, October 18-19 vdi-wissensforum.de/eliv

PEMD, Brussels, Belgium, October 23-24 pemd.theiet.org

SemIsrael, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 24 semisrael-expo.com

IIOM, London, UK, October 24-26 theiiom.org

IEEE ECCE, Nashville, TN, USA, October 29 - November 2 ieee-ecce.org/2023

ICECS, Paris, France, October 30-31 waset.org

Battery Experts Forum, Darmstadt, Germany, November 7-9 battery-experts-forum.com

sps, Nuremberg, Germany, November 14-16 sps.mesago.com

productronica, Munich, Germany, November 14-17 productronica.com

SEMICON Europa, Munich, Germany, November 14-17 semiconeuropa.org

Fortronic, Bologna, Italy, November 16-17 fortronic.it

COPEB/SPEC, Florianopolis, Brazil, November 26-29 cobep.org

Enlit Europe, Paris, France, November 28-30 enlit-europe.com

Electronica Russia, Moscow, Russia, November 28-30 rus-elektronika.ru

E / DPC, Regensburg, Germany, November 29-30 edpc.eu

WiPDA, Charlotte, NC, USA, December 4-6 wipda.org

Thermal Management Expo Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, December 5-7 thermalmanagementexpo-europe.com

IEEE IEDM, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 9-13 ieee-iedm.org

Bodo's WBG Event, Munich, Germany, December 12-13 bodoswbg.com

SEMICON Japan, Tokyo, Japan, December 13-15 semiconjapan.org

CES, Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 9-12 ces.tech

Intersolar India, Gujarat, India, January 17-19 intersolar.in

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New Products

Automotive High-Withstand Voltage LDO Linear Regulator ICs
ABLIC Inc. launched the S-19222 Series of automotive high-withstand voltage LDO linear regulator ICs. An LDO linear regulator is an IC that controls output voltage in order to keep output voltage stable. A variety of safety measures are implemented in order to ensure the realization of safe traffic infrastructure in light of the continuing electrification and increasing functionality of automobiles.
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Powerful HVDC Switching up to 1500VDC
Durakool announced the expansion of the recently launched CHV series of ceramic HVDC contactors and of its innovative range of precharge resistors, optimally designed for battery isolation in electric vehicles (EVs), high voltage battery storage systems and switching HVDC in solar panel applications.
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Precision IC Product Line Including Driver and Sensor ICs
Apex Microtechnology announced the expansion of their Precision IC product line - previously comprised of nine linear amplifier ICs - to include four driver and sensor ICs. The latest additions to the Precision IC family include an inductive proximity sensor IC, a high voltage interface IC, a 32-channel high voltage driver IC, and an 8-bit HV parallel driver IC.
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GaN FETs for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9159, a 48 V / 12 V, LLC converter designed for high-density 48 V server power and DC-DC converters. This reference design can deliver 1 kW of power in a tiny 17.5 mm x 22.8 mm footprint for a power density of 5130 W/cm3. This is achieved by employing gallium nitride (GaN) power switches operating at high switching frequencies in both the primary and secondary circuits.
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Electrical Insulation Tapes
Avery Dennison Performance Tapes announced the launch of the Volt Tough portfolio of electrical insulation tape solutions. This offering of electrically insulative, single-sided filmic tapes is engineered to address the challenges of insufficient electrical insulation in EV battery packs.
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TVS Diode for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 ESD Protection
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor announced the release of its AOZ8S207BLS-01 Ultra-Low Reverse Working Voltage (VRWM) transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode. Designed to deliver low capacitance and fast response time, the AOZ8S207BLS-01 TVS diode offers high-speed data line protection based on AOS' advanced Ultra-Low Breakdown Voltage (VBR) TVS platform and innovative packaging.
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Isolation Devices Extend the Lifetime of High-Voltage Applications
Texas Instruments introduced an opto-emulator portfolio of signal isolation semiconductors, designed to improve signal integrity, consume less power, and extend the lifetime of high-voltage industrial and automotive applications.
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lyback Switcher ICs with Light-Load Operation for Small Power Supplies
Power Integrations announced the LinkSwitch-XT2SR family of off-line, constant-voltage (CV), non-isolated flyback switcher ICs. The devices feature efficiency of up to 90 percent for small open-frame power supplies. With no-load consumption below 5 mW, LinkSwitch-XT2SR ICs easily surpass the requirements of the European Union's Energy-Related Products (ErP) Directive for standby power consumption.
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1200V and 650V IGBTs Featuring Field Stop Trench Technology
Magnachip Semiconductor announced the launch of its 1200V and 650V Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs), designed for the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heaters of electric vehicles (EVs).
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