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Semiconductor Attributes for Sustainable System Design

Advanced, computationally intensive system topologies for sustainable applications will increase energy consumption through operation at higher power levels and bandwidth. Semiconductor...
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Will 2024 Unleash Another Semiconductor Super Cycle?

Objective Analysis’ Jim Handy looks at key aspects to likely influence the AI semiconductor market for this year, from the post-pandemic return-to-work trends to both trade and...
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Automakers Will Never See Semiconductors the Same Way

Microchip is expanding its Automotive Technology Center in Detroit to focus more on EV power electronics. In this Q&A, Electronic Design talks with two company representatives...
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U.S. Semiconductor Workforce Shortage Reaching Critical Stage

As the U.S. semiconductor industry expands in the years ahead, so too will its demand for talent.
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Mixed-Signal Front End Provides Full Signal-Chain Solutions

Analog Devices’ wideband Apollo MxFE front-end SiP, which covers 0.5 to 55 GHz, is software-definable to address a plethora of applications.
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Otava Shows Off Microwave/mmWave ICs and SoCs

Digitally tunable filters, a mmWave radio development kit, and an active phased-array antenna module will be demonstrated in Otava’s and partners’ booths at IMS.
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Will This Be the World’s Largest Silicon-Carbide Materials Factory?

Wolfspeed said it will spend up to $5 billion in a new silicon-carbide materials facility in North Carolina.
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GaN on the Half-Bridge

The half-bridge, one of the most fundamental building blocks in power electronics, now comes in GaN.
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GaN to Bring Bidirectional Current and Voltage Control

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) wants access to better GaN power switches.
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Products of the Week

Products of the Week: Rugged Flash Storage, Bidirectional GaN

Other highlights this week include medium-voltage power MOSFETs and real-time automotive MCUs.