Space is a highly volatile environment. Factors like radiation, extreme temperatures, and debris make outer space a challenging environment for operating technology. In particular, radiation can have devastating effects on computer chips.
The exponential miniaturization of electronic chips over time, described by Moore's law, has played a key role in our digital age. However, the operating power of small electronic devices is significantly limited by the lack of advanced...
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy. This makes them particularly attractive for the emerging Internet of Things. For example, for the autonomous energy supply of microsensors and other...
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has released its latest SiCPAK power modules with epoxy-resin potting technology, powered by proprietary...
Dehydration can sneak up on you. Whether you're out jogging or sitting at a desk, it's easy to lose track of your fluid intake. But a new, tiny sweat sensor may soon solve this problem. Designed by UC Berkeley researchers, this wearable...
At booth 304 (hall 9) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), ROHM is showcasing reference projects with partners and presenting...
Professor Can Bayram and his colleagues at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the USA have reported diamond photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSS) with record-breaking voltage/current handling and slew rates,...
Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported on Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, despite the specter of US tariffs on the critical sector.
Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult says that Dr Jayakrishnan (Jay) Chandrappan, its head of technology – advanced packaging, has been appointed visiting industrial professor at the University of Bristol and visiting...
Chip developer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday said it expects new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China to cost it as much as $800 million.
Polar Semiconductor of Bloomington, MN, USA (the only US-owned merchant foundry specializing in sensor, power and high-voltage semiconductors) has finalized a strategic agreement with Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan to license...
A new class of semiconductors that can store information in electric fields could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between electrical, optical and acoustic forms—but...
The SEMI Silicon Photonics Industry Alliance (SiPhIA) has held the ‘Bridging Light & Silicon: SEMI SiPhIA SIGs Kick-off & Seminar’, announcing the official launch of three Special Interest Groups (SIGs) aimed at integrating expertise...
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced that its high-power GaNSafe ICs have achieved automotive qualification for both AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101,...
Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) product portfolio with a series of five high-performance, low figure-of-merit (FOM) 650V SiC Schottky diodes. Rated at 4A, 6A, 8A,...
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — is to provide a comprehensive update to its shareholders regarding its newly formulated business model...
Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China.
As part of the program announced in October 2024, STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has disclosed further plans to reshape its global manufacturing footprint that will “future proof our integrated device manufacturer model with...
On 22 April, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp will begin shipping samples of two new SLIMDIP series power semiconductor modules for room air conditioners and other home appliances...
With the measurement of heart rate in wearable devices continuing to be refined for even greater precision, ams OSRAM AG of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced a new miniaturized Chip LED featuring a powerful 500µm...
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has appointed Richard L. Clemmer and Christopher R. Koopmans as new independent members of its board...
POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI)...
Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that Lund University in Sweden is to purchase and use a TNSC FR2000-OX metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)...
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched what it says are the first gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors with integrated Schottky diode for industrial use. The product family of medium-voltage CoolGaN Transistors G5...
For fiscal third quarter 2025 (to end-February 2025), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $18.3m, up 35.6% on $13.5m last quarter...
Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an innovative cooling device—an ultra-thin loop heat pipe—that significantly improves heat control for electronic components in smartphones and tablets. This breakthrough...
The curators of gallium nitride (GaN) foundry BelGaN of Oudenaarde, East Flanders (Belgium’s last industrial chip manufacturer) – which filed for bankruptcy in July 2024, leaving more than 440 staff unemployed – have reached an agreement...
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more eco-friendly supercapacitors, researchers say.
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — is to unwind its $2m share exchange agreement and partnership announced on 28 February with HUMBL Inc (a...
Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK and analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium have announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to create a European-based...
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global uncertainty.
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced a new strategic partnership with GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc of Beijing, China – a fabless supplier...
Thin-film solar cells comprising CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 have become a less-expensive photovoltaic technology than crystalline Si wafer solar cells. Still, their efficiencies are inferior to those of their predecessors in terms of...
Following joint R&D work, VIGO Photonics S.A. of Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland (which manufactures mid-infrared detectors, dedicated modules and semiconductor materials) has entered into a strategic framework agreement with PCO S.A. (a...
A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team led by researchers at Penn State...
Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France says that it welcomes recent industry steps to accelerate development and commercialization of co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions for data centers...
Comptek Solutions Oy of Turku, Finland (which specializes in III-V compound semiconductor quantum surface engineering) has launched its industrial-grade Kontrox LASE 16. Following significant advances in optimizing Kontrox technology for...
On April 1, 2025, the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC introduced the world's most advanced microchip: the 2 nanometer (2nm) chip. Mass production is expected for the second half of the year, and TSMC promises it will represent a major step...
Photonic chips industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide) has established a strategic collaboration with Silicon...
Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies, has released a new series of mid-wave infrared (MWIR) LEDs in rugged, hermetically sealed...
Marking a milestone in its strategic expansion into the defense sector, NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has signed a joint pursuit agreement...
STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd - which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers - have signed an agreement on GaN technology development and...
Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA has partnered with photonics assembly & test equipment provider ficonTEC Service GmbH of Achim, Germany to announce the availability of what is said to be the first...
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials could enable the development of smaller yet highly performing electronic components, thus contributing to the advancement of a variety of devices. While significant strides have been made in...
At the IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS 2025) in Monterey, CA, USA (30 March–3 April), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium demonstrated that, despite their positive bias (on-state) instability,...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and...
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNSense power ICs will power the latest 2.5kW ultra-high power density DC–DC converter for AI data...
SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has begun shipping its SiC MOSFET modules for...