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A Standard PFC CCM boost converter using GaN unleashes new power management capabilities - Transphorm Inc.and Delta Electronics disclosed today that the power supply unit (PSU) manufacturer’s newest innovation comes from practical use of Transphorm’s high-voltage (HV) GaN FETs. Delta’s latest 80Plus Platinum 800 Watt PSU now offers a backup lithium-ion battery. Should a data center lose power, the PSU’s battery will keep connected servers running for one minute—long enough to allow for a proper power down sequence. The use of GaN enabled Delta to reduce the power system size by ~25 percent, allowing for battery inclusion within a CRPS form factor.

SiC power device market is clearly entering into the rapid growth phase, in particular, driving by automotive applications, which is growth with a CAGR_2017-2023 of 73%, according to the lastest SiC report, Power SiC 2018: Materials, Devices and Applications. Indeed, EV/HEV applications are not only driven the market volume but also leading the technology progress; such as power module packaging technology analysed in the report Power Module Packaging 2018: Material Market and Technology Trends. As the pioneer on the EV market, Tesla’s move attracts vast attention. Its adoption of SiC MOSFETs in the Model 3 is one of the most noticeable news for power semiconductor as well as SiC community in year 2018. In this interview, we invite you to discover the story behind the SiC MOSFET module design used by Tesla, the technology and the difficulties associated.

The automotive radar market consequently benefits from a 23% CAGR between 2016 and 2022. AEB application is the main driver for the 77 GHz radar market growth. Yole Développement (Yole) announces a global radar market reaching US$7.5 billion in 2022, at the module level .
“This growth should be accelerated with the autonomous car market,” comments Cédric Malaquin, Technology & Market Analyst, RF Devices & Technologies at Yole.
The market research and strategy consulting company Yole and its partners System Plus Consulting and Knowmade, are following the RF electronics industry taking into account technology evolution, market trends, the whole supply chain and the dedicated patent landscape. The companies propose a comprehensive understanding of the RF electronics industry with a wide collection of reports. More info.

An article written by Emilie, Jolivet, Yole Développement for ICONNECT007 - Smartphone is one of the high added value products that has a very high demand of miniaturization. Customers expect larger screen, cameras with high resolution, and more other functions but lighter and thinner phones.

In 2017, Apple has requested a new “board”, substrate-like PCB (SLP), for the new iPhones. This has resulted into a technology transition for the PCB manufacturers to invest in modified semi-additive process (mSAP) and attracting new competitions in this field with IC substrate manufacturers who holds the mSAP technology originally. As a result, there were high capital expenditures among the SLP suppliers for Apple. Followed by Samsung, Galaxy S9 that was released in early 2018 has also adapted SLP technology, similar high capital investments were done by some Korean PCB manufacturers. Also, more and more PCB and IC substrate manufacturers that were not in the supply chain of Apple and Samsung are joining the competition of fabricating SLP.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major trend for multiple applications, disrupting industries in each one. But this brings key questions. One concerns the partitioning of whether AI hardware or software firms will benefit most from adding value.

An article written by Junko Yoshida for EETIMES - The Apple Watch Series 4 surprised observers at Apple’s annual iPhone event last week by stealing the show from the latest iPhone generation. With rounded corners, a larger display, and built-in EKG scanner, the new Apple watch was billed in some media reports as “the most sought-after gadget in the aftermath of Apple’s fall hardware refresh.”