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Europe’s only Gallium Oxide epiwafer producer NextGO Epi raises €2 million pre-Seed funding | EU-Startups

NextGO Epi, a Berlin-based DeepTech startup developing Gallium Oxide epitaxial wafers for next-generation power semiconductor devices, has secured a €2

Design and Simulation of a Carrier PWM‐Based Capacitor to Support a Dynamic Voltage Restorer for Voltage Swell and Voltage Mitigation in the Distribution System

Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.

Broadband GaN Power Amplifier Design Using Scalable Matching Transformation

Monolithic All-GaN Over-Temperature Protection IC Based on GaN-on-Si Technology

Simultaneous Measurement of Gate Switching Instability and Charge Pumping Current with Three-level Stress Pulses in SiC MOSFETs

Department of Commerce Announces Direct Funding Agreement with Bosch for a $225 Million CHIPS Program Award to Support Domestic Production of Silicon Carbide Semiconductors - Germany

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office announced today the signing of a Direct Funding Agreement with Robert Bosch Semiconductor

Infineon and LS ELECTRIC Collaborate to Advance High-Efficiency Direct Current Power Solutions for AI Data Centers

Bosch erhält bis zu 225 Millionen US-Dollar für SiC-Chipwerk in Kalifornien

Bosch startet in Roseville (Kalifornien) die Musterfertigung für SiC-Chips. Bis zu 225 Mio. US-Dollar Fördermittel aus dem US-Chip-Programm begleiten den Serienhochlauf.

Flex Power Modules Launches BMR353 Eighth-Brick IBC - Power Electronics News

The 860W DC/DC intermediate bus converter (IBC) delivers high efficiency, regulated output and peak power for AI server workloads.

Infineon and LS ELECTRIC Collaborate to Advance High-Efficiency Direct Current Power Solutions for AI Data Centers

­Infineon Technologies AG and LS ELECTRIC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on high-efficiency direct current (DC) power infrastructure solutions for AI data centers and next-generation power grids.

ABB completes strategic Italian transformer acquisition - Industrial News

ABB has completed its acquisition of Italian transformer specialist Specialtrasfo. The transaction adds three production sites and specialised medium-voltage manufacturing capability.

Hybrid Capacitor Series for 48 V Automotive Applications

(Bild: TAIYO YUDEN) 48 V vehicle electrical systems, driver assistance systems, and electrified drives are placing increasingly higher demands on power supply. With new hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for up to 80 V and high ripple currents, Taiyo Yuden is responding to this trend.

Structural and Optical Properties of Mg‐Implanted GaN Crystal for Semiconductor Power Electronics

physica status solidi (a), Volume 223, Issue 14, 22 July 2026.

A heterojunction short-gate dual-channel SiC MOSFET with reduced reverse cut-in voltage and switching loss

Publication date: September 2026Source: Microelectronics Journal, Volume 175Author(s): Lilu Feng, Peng Sun, Yuxi Liang, Huayang Zheng, Ningyi Li, Mingrui Zou, Jiakun Gong, Ruihong Luo, Zheng Zeng

Improvement of ɛ-Ga2O3-based surface acoustic wave resonator via Zn doping

Publication date: 15 July 2026Source: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 1077Author(s): Xiangyun Zhang, Kewei Liu, Jialin Yang, Fuwang Zhou, Xing Chen, Yongxue Zhu, Zhen Cheng, Binghui Li, Dezhen Shen

ROHM Unveils 600V Super Junction MOSFETs in Surface-Mount Package with High Thermal Performance

ROHM has developed a new lineup of 600V Super Junction MOSFETs, the R60xxXNx and R60xxWNx series.  . In the data

Surface-Mount MOSFETs For Power Density

New 600V super junction MOSFETs improve thermal performance, reduce switching losses, and simplify second-source replacement, enabling compact, efficient power designs for AI servers, industrial systems, and inverters.

Integration of meshed offshore HVDC grids in electricity markets under security constraints

Publication date: February 2027Source: Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 263Author(s): Vassili Koklis, Pierre Henneaux

Active-power control strategies in grid-forming power converters to improve transient stability in power systems with 100% converter-based generation

Publication date: January 2027Source: Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 262Author(s): Régulo E. Ávila-Martínez, Luis Rouco, Javier Renedo, Lukas Sigrist, Aurelio Garcia-Cerrada

Islanding detection in grid-connected inverter-based systems using synchro-waveform measurements

Publication date: January 2027Source: Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 262Author(s): Oumar Diene, Nasim Rashidirad, Alireza Masoom, Seyed Masoud Mohseni-Bonab, Vincent Choinière

Single-ended transient protection method for MMC-HVDC lines based on SGA-VMD and high-frequency energy spectrum relative entropy

Publication date: January 2027Source: Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 262Author(s): Renwu Yan, Binghui Chen, Xinjie Lin, Shuhui Wu

An augmented Lagrangian method on GPU for security-constrained AC optimal power flow

Publication date: January 2027Source: Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 262Author(s): François Pacaud, Armin Nurkanović, Anton Pozharskiy, Alexis Montoison, Sungho Shin

Foxconn builds integrated semiconductor ecosystem spanning IC design, SiC, and advanced packaging

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu recently revealed that one of the group's IC design subsidiaries is preparing for a Taiwan listing as early as 2026, potentially on the Taiwan Innovation Board. While Liu did not identify the company, industry observers believe the most likely candidate is Socle Technology Corp (Socle).

Mitsubishi Chemical and Japan Steel Works plan to expand gallium nitride (GaN) production by 50%.

Mitsubishi Chemical and Japan Steel Works (JSW) plan to expand their gallium nitride (GaN) production capacity for next-generation power semiconductor substrates by 2027...

Multi-horizon power forecasting using transformer-based temporal encoding and long short-term memory decoding networks

Publication date: 1 November 2026Source: Applied Energy, Volume 422Author(s): Ghulam Abbas, Hammad Alnuman, Mohammed Hatatah, Aamir Ali, Rameez Akbar Talani, Ezzeddine Touti