Wide-Bandgap Semis

    April 2024
    Combining GaN and Liquid Cooling for Greater Energy Efficiency in AI Data Centers

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    Figure 1: Projected electricity consumption of data centers (2015 – 2030) [6]

    The data center industry is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented transformation due to the surge in generative AI and other emerging technologies. This surge has massively increased the power consumption on servers, putting a strain on data centers around the world. Data centers already account for about 2 perce
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    Date:
    04/30/2024
    Wolfspeed Tops Out World's Largest, Most Advanced Silicon Carbide Facility Alongside Senator Thom Tillis, Key Officials

    Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Wolfspeed President and CEO Gregg Lowe in signing ceremonial “last beam” at the Topping Out ceremony for The John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide

    Wolfspeed, Inc. hosted Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and other local officials, community partners, and employees at a ceremony to celebrate the topping out of construction at the $5 billion John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide. Located in Chatham County, North Carolina, the JP will produce 200mm si
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    Date:
    04/23/2024
    Navitas and Virtual Forest Join Hands to Advance Net-Zero in Agriculture

    Navitas and Virtual Forest Join Hands to Advance Net-Zero in Agriculture

    ­Navitas Semiconductor, the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in GaN power ICs and SiC technology, announced that Virtual Forest one of India’s leading electronics design companies specializing in motor control and human interface technologies for consumer ap
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    Date:
    04/18/2024
    EPC Space Launches World's First Rad Hard GaN Power Stage IC

    EPC Space Launches World's First Rad Hard GaN Power Stage IC

    ­EPC Space announces the launch of a 50 V, 6 A Rad Hard GaN Power Stage IC designed for space applications. The EPC7011L7SH is a single chip driver plus eGaN® FET half-bridge power stage IC in a compact Aluminum Nitride ceramic surface mount technology package. Integration is implemented using EP
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    Date:
    04/16/2024
    Isolation Evolves to Keep Pace with Applications

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    Figure 1: Typical application of isolator in a motor-drive circuit (Source: WP - NEVs in China, Figure 16)

    ­Navigating through different forms of isolation requires a comprehensive understanding of the performance nuances inherent in various solutions, coupled with an awareness of evolving architectures tailored to the dynamic requirements of diverse applications. We are seeing changes in different sectors. Within th
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    Date:
    04/01/2024
    Archive

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    Mar 29,2026
    Matthew Russell, Master’s student at University College Cork, and a student engineer at Bourns Electronics Ireland

    Wide Bandgap Devices Deliver on Their Promise

    Jan 26,2026
    Kevin Parmenter, Pins Out Engineering, for TSC America, Inc.

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