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Accelerating the pace of machine learning
The ZeBu Server-3 system from Synopsys has been selected by Wave Computing as the emulation solution for early software bring-up and development for its Dataflow Processing Unit (DPU) architecture. With its high performance and integration in the Synopsys Verification Continuum platform, ZeBu Server enabled Wave Computing to accelerate the development schedule for its machine learning software by 12 months.
Materials breakthrough will supercharge wide-bandgap semiconductors
In a significant breakthrough, materials scientists at Pennsylvania State University have synthesized two-dimensional gallium nitride for the first time ever using a graphene encapsulation said to give the structure 'superb electronic properties and strength to the resulting flat gallium nitride'.
GaN transistors demo power efficiency at APEC 2107
Gallium nitride (GaN) chips showcased their power (and how they boost power density and energy efficiency) at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) which was held on 26th to 30th March 2017 in Tampa, Florida.
ECP technology enables evaluation of converter on GaN basis
Fraunhofer IAF has developed a fully integrated monolithic multilevel converter in high-volt AlGaN/GaN-on-Si technology. The integrated inverter circuit is designed for maximum voltages of +/- 400 V and currents of 5 A. The multilevel converter on an area of just 2 × 3 mm² comprises four transistors and six diodes. It provides a perfect solution for compact voltage converter applications. It was possible to demonstrate DC/AC inverter o...
GaN solutions alter the data centre power equation
The age of the hyper-scale data centre is upon us, evidenced by massive data storage farms and the tens of thousands of cloud servers housed in hangar-sized buildings operated by companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Looking after variable speed drives reduces down-time
The legislation around the efficiency of electric motors is continuing to tighten, and therefore the volume of Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) in service increases.Often specified by the motor manufacturer as part of the original installation - or retrofitted to improve efficiency - the drive contains both hardware and software that is designed to work with a motor in a specific application. So, what happens if the drive ceases to operate?
Report details the conductive inks and paste market
The paste market for the PV industry is currently booming as PV sales are up in anticipation of the end of current feed-in-tariffs in China. In fact, sales has surpassed even the expectations of material and paste suppliers.The paste market has witnessed a change of market share in the past few years which has had major ripple effects across the conductive paste industry: big paste suppliers actively started to develop nascent markets that would ...
GaN Systems to demonstrate wireless power transfer at APEC 2017
At the upcoming 2017 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2017), in Tampa, Florida, visitors will see gallium nitride (GaN) transistors in action.
MOSFETs market recovered in 2016
In its latest power electronics report,Power MOSFET: Market & Technology Trends,Yole Développement (Yole) announced that 'in 2016, the MOSFET market recovered, after a minor downturn in 2015.”With stable growth, mainly in automotive and industrial sales in 2016 the overall silicon power MOSFET market size surpassed 2014’s performance. “We expect the market to grow steadily thanks to increasing demand for efficient ele...
3D-printed device changes colour when prodded
In this age of smartphones and tablet computers, touch-sensitive surfaces are everywhere. They’re also brittle, as people with cracked phone screens everywhere can attest.Covering a robot — or an airplane or a bridge — with sensors will require a technology that is both flexible and cost-effective to manufacture in bulk. A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory thinks that 3D p...