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SiC’s Popularity Becomes More Evident in New Chips and Recent Wafer Acquisitions
Get an update on the acquisitions and developments surrounding SiC chips, modules, and power stacks. Silicon carbide (SiC) chips are on a roll, largely due to their ability to offer greater switching efficiency and power density for a wide swath of designs ranging from electric vehicles......view more
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Cree Invests $1 Billion in Expanding SiC Semiconductor Fab Capacity, Develops MOSFET Portfolio
Wolfspeed doubles down on SiC with a $1 billion investment towards Wolfspeed Schottky diodes and MOSFETs. At the recent PCIM show, Wolfspeed announced its line of SiC bare dies and MOSFETs, and augmented its line of SiC Schottky diodes. The company also introduced its XM3 power m......view more
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Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes
Summary:If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating and cooling needs? If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating and cooling need......view more
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U.S. Energy Storage Capacity Set To Double This Year
U.S. grid-connected energy storage capacity this year is set for a twofold increase to 712 MW from 376 MW last year. What’s more, between 2019 and 2024, storage capacity will soar to almost 5 GW, of which 90 percent will be battery storage, IHS Markit said in a new report. This w......view more
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GAF Energy Claims to Have Installed ‘Hundreds’ of Its Solar Roofs, Outpacing Tesla
As part of a huge roofing company, GAF Energy says its customer-acquisition costs are lower than the industry’s average, giving it an advantage. GAF Energy, the solar roof company owned by global roofing manufacturer Standard Industries, says its contractors have deployed “hundreds”......view more
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Supercomputer predicts better materials for solar and LEDs
Engineers at the University of California San Diego are using a supercomputer to design materials with prospects to improve solar cells and LEDs – finding 13 of the former and 23 of the latter The candidate materials, types of hybrid halide semiconductor, would be stable and exhibit......view more
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Tesla Reduces Prices Amid Stock Slump
Tesla has reduced the prices of its two most expensive models, raising concerns about fading interest in its cars and whether the company can generate enough cash to pay all the bills. On Monday, Tesla cut $3,000 from the price of the Model S sedan and $2,000 from the Model X SUV. The......view more
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Ametek : Creaform's HandySCAN BLACK and Go!SCAN SPARK Win the Red Dot Awards for Product Design
Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable and automated 3D measurement solutions and a business unit of AMETEK, today announced that the brand-new HandySCAN BLACKTM and Go!SCAN SPARKTM have won two Red Dot Awards for Product Design. HandySCAN BLACK features blue laser 3D......view more
