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Atom Power

IDTechEx spoke with Atom Power at the IDTechEx Show! 2018 in Santa Clara.

Advanced Ceramic Fibers

Advanced Ceramic Fibers (ACF) manufacture specialty fibers for metal, polymer and ceramic matrix composites. Ken Koller (CEO/COO), Shawn Perkins (President), and John Garnier (Founder/CTO) spoke with IDTechEx technology analyst Richard Collins.

Makani Power

Makani is a California based technology company that develops airborne wind energy (AWE) systems.

Out of the lab and into a plane: Materials making aircraft lighter

In the aerospace sector reducing the weight is one of the greatest constant priorities. Due to the high technical requirements, economic and legislative drivers, and relatively deep pockets, aerospace is often the first significant adopter of emerging lightweight materials. This article highlights some of these materials at different stages of technology readiness and suggests what their initial application will be.

Fuji Electric

Fuji Electric are a Japanese company has a wide range of products and solutions for different electrical applications

GeneSiC Semiconductor

GeneSiC is a company that has been working on SiC (silicon carbide) power and silicon high power devices for approaching 14 years

EPC Corp

EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) is an American company, set up by Alex Lidow, who has an extensive background in transistors and was the co-inventor of the silicon MOSFET in the 1970s.

Littelfuse

Littelfuse is a Chicago based multinational electronic manufacturing company.

Danfoss Silicon Power

Danfoss Silicon Power, part of the Danish Danfoss Group, is a leading manufacturer of IGBT and MOSFET power modules for use in automotive, solar, wind and industrial applications.

Infineon

Infineon Technologies is a multinational semiconductor manufacturer.

Rohm Semiconductor

Rohm Semiconductor is a Japanese multinational electronics company.

UnitedSiC

United SiC is a fabless US based semiconductor company that since it's formation in 1998 as been focused exclusively on the development and manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor products for power electronic applications.

ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor is an multinational manufacturer of semiconductor components for various electronic devices.

An overview from PCIM Europe Part 2

IDTechEx attended the event last week to meet with key stakeholders including industrial OEMs, power module manufacturers, established semiconductor companies and innovative new GaN (gallium nitride) and SiC (silicon carbide) developers to report back on the current and future trends. The following article is the second of two parts and provides a summary of some of the key GaN related developments and at the event and their impact on various industries and applications.

An overview from PCIM Europe Part 1

IDTechEx attended the event last week to meet with key stakeholders including industrial OEMs, power module manufacturers, established semiconductor companies and innovative GaN (gallium nitride and SiC (silicon carbide) developers to report back on the current and future trends.

Materion AMC

Materion Aerospace Metal Composites (AMC) are leading manufacturers of metal matrix composites. IDTechEx analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Andrew Tarrant (Director).

Future Powertrain Conference report UK, 28th Feb- 1st Mar 2018

This event continues to grow with 400 registering at the entrance and 48 table top exhibitors including a busy IDTechEx stan

Metal Matrix Composites (MMC): finally reaching the top of wish lists

Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) have been known and explored for a very long time, but new innovations and an increased demand for high-performance lightweight materials means that they are finally ready to make it beyond their previous false starts.

High-thermal-conductive carbon-nanotube sheet

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd announced the successful development of a high-thermal-conductive carbon-nanotube sheet with the world's top heat dissipation performance. The sheet is composed of pure carbon nanotubes, oriented perpendicularly, resulting in exceptional thermal conductivity and heat resistance.

Continuous ceramic fibres let CMCs and MMCs take off and land

Ceramic Metal Composites (CMC) and Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) are not new concepts, but they have never reached their potential. To date, a wide range of particles and whiskers have been used in these matrices, but the advantages have been questionable, applications limited, and manufacturing challenges difficult.