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SiC enabling EV applications
This article will be focused on the applications and on the enablement of silicon carbide technology in the automotive field. Compared to traditional silicon-based devices, silicon carbide (SiC) components offer several advantages (such as high efficiency and reduced losses), making them the......view more
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Chip manufacturing equipment sales reach all-time high
2018 sales of manufacturing equipment were up 14% to an all-time high of $64.5 billion in 2018, from $56.62 billion in 2017, says SEMI. For the second consecutive year, Korea claimed the largest market for new semiconductor equipment with $17.71 billion in sales, followed by Chin......view more
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Apple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power Application Heats Up
Wireless charging was all over APEC 2019's power conference as some of the biggest companies in the industry gear up to provide wireless power solutions. Meanwhile, tech juggernaut Apple pulls its wireless charging platform. What gives? Wireless charging is all about effor......view more
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Japan to spend $14bn on 5G over five years
The newcomer, Rakuten, plans to spend $1.75 billion; Softbank plans to spend $1.&86 billion; KDDI plans to spend $4.2 billion and Docomo plans to spend $7.2 billion. The plans were approved yesterday by Japan’s Communications Ministry. The operators plan to begin services in 2......view more
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Working together as a 'virtual telescope,' observatories around the world produce first direct image
An international team of over 200 astronomers, including scientists from MIT's Haystack Observatory, has captured the first direct images of a black hole. They accomplished this remarkable feat by coordinating the power of eight major radio observatories on four continents, to work together as a ......view more
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On-semi Continues to Make Battery-less IoT a Reality with Bluetooth Low Energy Multi-Sensor Platform
Industry’s lowest power Bluetooth radio enables new multi-sensor solution powered entirely using solar energy. PHOENIX, Ariz. – 10 April, 2019 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, continues to enable battery-less and maintenance-free IoT with the ......view more
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China moves on IP protection
The decision takes effect on January 1st. Up to now, cases concerning IP have been decided at the district court level. The lack of legal protection for IP in China has long been a source of US and EU criticism of the country and is a core component of the current US-China trade war......view more
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GitHub Has Become A Haven For China's Censored Internet Users
China is remarkably successful at scrubbing its Internet of social dissent. Twitter and Facebook have been blocked ever since deadly ethnic riots in 2009. Chinese social media platforms employ armies of internal censors to take down posts, images and even emoji. But this month, coordinate......view more
