3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (207+ words) Infineon is sampling a dual-phase smart power stage family designed for AI accelerators and vertical power delivery modules. Integrating Infineon’s OptiMOS 6 MOSFETs and a dual-phase driver IC in a compact 6 x 6 x 0.8 mm³ package, the new family delivers benchmark power density exceeding…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (350+ words) ASML has started building its second major industrial campus in the Brainport region of the Netherlands. The company celebrated the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony at Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) North, launching a multi-phase development project that will eventually span…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (210+ words) A strategic partnership between MRAM manufacturer, Everspin Technologies and Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors will mean that the 256Mb Persyst spin-transfer torque MRAM (STT-MRAM) will be used in Teledyne HiRel’s memory products for mil-aero customers. The MRAM combines RAM-like speed and the ability…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (115+ words) China is 15 years behind in chip manufacturing, according to Frank Rohmund (pictured) who beads up the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology at Zeiss. Zeiss is the only source of the optical systems used in ASML’s EUV lithography machines and ASML has a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (171+ words) Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) is announcing mass production of its 100 V integrated GaN ePower Stage devices, for high-performance motor drives. The family comprises EPC23108, EPC23109, EPC23110 and EPC23111, and they are available through distribution partners such as Digi-Key and Mouser. The devices integrate high-side…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (132+ words) Infineon has bought C2i Semiconductors of Bangalore. C2i specialises in software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages for AI data center applications. “We founded C2i Semiconductors with the vision of bringing greater intelligence to power delivery systems and addressing the growing power challenges…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (95+ words) For the first time, AMD’s share of the x86 CPU PC market, covering both mobile and desktop, has topped 30%, according to Mercury Research. AMD’s share was 30.3% in Q2 against Intel’s 69.7%. Two years ago it was 21.1%. AMD’s share for desktop CPU shipments had…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (324+ words) Clas-SiC Wafer Fab, the Scottish compound semiconductor startup, has been awarded £1.9 million under Scottish Enterprise’s Capital Grant scheme. “This investment is important as it helps accelerate our next generation of technology,” said Clas-SiC CEO Jen Walls, “the additional capability will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) 19 years ago the chip industry was facing a similar problem to today – the need for, and rising cost of, exotic materials. ‘Semiconductor firms are facing critical pricing choices as shrinking device sizes force firms to use increasingly exotic materials,’ reported…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) Space has come up with three new eGaN power transistors in plastic surface-mount packages, designed to deliver high-performance power conversion for space computing systems. Their low conduction losses and world class switching figures of merit enable…...