In power electronics, semiconductors are based on the element silicon – but the energy efficiency of silicon carbide would be much higher. Physicists of the University of Basel, the Paul Scherrer Institute and ABB explain what exactly is preventing the use of this combination of silicon and carbon in the scientific journal Applied Physics Letters.
Semiconductors
At the Edge of Chaos, Powerful New Electronics Could Be Created
Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics.
CacheQ Debuts Heterogeneous Compute Development Environment
Delivers faster performance, reduced development time for processor, FPGA compute architectures.
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 15.5 Percent Year-to-Year in July
Global sales increase slightly on a month-to-month basis, but all regional markets down compared to last year.
ON Semiconductor Supports Increasing Power Demands of IoT Endpoints with New Power over Ethernet (PoE) Solutions
Compliance with IEEE 802.3bt delivers 90 Watts of power to applications including smart sensors, building automation and connected lighting.
Cohu Appoints Lynne J. Camp to its Board of Directors
The appointment will increase the size of the Cohu Board of Directors to eight members.
Affordable Multiferroic Material
Important step for practical application of advanced material.
300mm Fab Equipment Spending to Seesaw, Reach New Highs in 2021 and 2023
300mm fab equipment spending will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record high topping US$60 billion, only to lag again in 2022 and rebound to an all-time peak in 2023, according to the SEMI Industry Research and Statistics group in its first edition of the 300mm Fab Outlook report.
Intel Lays Cornerstone for Mobileye’s New Global Development Center in Jerusalem
Mobileye President and CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid the cornerstone for Mobileye’s new global development center in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.
Toshiba Memory to Acquire the SSD Business of Taiwan’s LITE-ON Technology
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation, which will rebrand as Kioxia Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2019, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with LITE-ON Technology Corporation to acquire its Solid State Drive (SSD) business.
