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Nexperia’s first SiC MOSFETs raise the bar for safe, robust and reliable power switching in industrial applications

“Discrete 1200 V devices offer class-leading performance to accelerate global energy transition Nexperia today announced its first silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with the release of two 1200 V discrete devices in 3-pin TO-247 packaging with RDS(on) values of …

Nordic completes world’s first silicon-to-cloud locationing solution using Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, and GNSS

“New nRF7000 Wi-Fi companion IC adds final piece to Nordic’s comprehensive SSID-based Wi-Fi locationing solution With the introduction of the nRF7000 Wi-Fi companion IC, Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity, is now established as the …

NXP Expands S32 Platform with Motor Control Solution for Software-Defined Vehicle Edge Nodes

“NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ: NXPI) expands its scalable S32 vehicle compute platform with the introduction of the S32M2. The purpose-built motor control solution is optimized for efficiency improvement across vehicle applications such as pumps, fans, sunroof and seat position …

One Step Closer to Mars Immigration

“Immigration and living on Mars have long been depicted in science fiction works. But before dream turns into reality, there is a hurdle man has to overcome — the lack of essential chemicals such as oxygen for long-term survival on the …

Optical-Fiber based Single-Photon Light Source at Room Temperature for Next-Generation Quantum Processing

“Quantum-based systems promise faster computing and stronger encryption for computation and communication systems. These systems can be built on fiber networks involving interconnected nodes which consist of qubits and single-photon generators that create entangled photon pairs. In this regard, rare-earth …

Photo Battery Achieves Competitive Voltage

“Researchers from the Universities of Freiburg and Ulm have developed a monolithically integrated photo battery using organic materials. Networked intelligent devices and sensors can improve the energy efficiency of consumer products and buildings by monitoring their consumption in real time …

Photonics Team Develops High-Performance Ultrafast Lasers That Fit on a Fingertip

“Lasers are essential tools for observing, detecting, and measuring things in the natural world that we can’t see with the naked eye. But the ability to perform these tasks is often restricted by the need to use expensive and …

Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time

“The results open the door to exploring superconductivity and other exotic electronic states in three-dimensional materials. Electrons move through a conducting material like commuters at the height of Manhattan rush hour. The charged particles may jostle and bump against each …

Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons

“For the first time, researchers have succeeded in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons made of different polymers using a new laser scanning technique. 3D printing is advancing rapidly, and the range of materials that can be …

Prototype for DUNE detector will test new technology that can handle more neutrinos

“Long before the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment takes its first measurements in an effort to expand our understanding of the universe, a prototype for one of the experiment’s detectors is blazing new trails in neutrino detection technology. DUNE, currently …