Power Semiconductors Weekly

Infineon Technologies unveiled the next milestone in #semiconductor manufacturing technology. Infineon Technologies has reached a breakthrough in handling and processing the thinnest #silicon power wafers ever manufactured, with a thickness of only 20 micrometers and a diameter of 300 millimeters, in a high-scale semiconductor fab. The ultra-thin silicon wafers are only a quarter as thick as a human hair and half as thick as current state-of-the-art wafers of 40-60 micrometers.

Nexperia announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with KOSTAL Group, a leading automotive supplier, which will enable it to produce #widebandgap devices that more closely match the exacting requirements of #automotive applications. Under the terms of this partnership, Nexperia will supply, develop, and manufacture WBG #powerelectronics devices which will be designed-in and validated by Kostal. The collaboration will initially focus on the development of #SiC #MOSFETs in topside cooled (TSC) QDPAK packaging for onboard chargers (OBC) in electric vehicles (EV).

Infineon Technologies announced the launch of a new family of high-voltage discretes, the CoolGaN™ Transistors 650 V G5, further strengthening its #GalliumNitride portfolio. Target applications for this new product family range from consumer and industrial switched-mode power supply such as USB-C adapters and chargers, lighting, TV, data center and telecom rectifiers to renewable energy and motor drives in home appliances. The latest #CoolGaN generation is designed as a drop-in replacement for the CoolGaN Transistors 600 V G1, enabling rapid redesign of existing platforms. The new devices provide improved figures of merit to ensure competitive switching performance in focus applications.

Power Integrations introduced a new member of its InnoMux™-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power supply ICs. The new device features the industry’s first 1700 V #galliumnitride switch, fabricated using the company’s proprietary PowiGaN™ technology.

STMicroelectronics reported U.S. GAAP financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2024. ST reported third quarter net revenues of $3.25 billion, gross margin of 37.8%, operating margin of 11.7%, and net income of $351 million or $0.37 diluted earnings per share. 

Renesas Electronics announced consolidated financial results in accordance with IFRS for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Mitsubishi Electric announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter (first half), ended September 30, 2024, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (fiscal 2025).

Ideal Power Inc. received orders from a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, a NYSE listed company. This global customer serves many automotive OEMs and is a leading supplier of sensors and electrical protection component solutions for automobile electrification and electric vehicles (EVs). They represent the latest addition to the Company’s customer list of Tier 1 suppliers targeting the EV market.

Navitas Semiconductor will showcase its latest innovations at the 2024 China Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Conference and the 27th Annual Academic Conference and Exhibition of the China Power Supply Society (CPEEC & CPSSC 2024), held in Xi’an from November 8th – 11th, 2024. At ‘Planet Navitas’ (Booth 3-011), visitors can discover the AI Power Roadmap, which showcases the world’s first 8.5 kW OCP AI data center power supply implementing GaNSafe and Gen-3 Fast #SiC #MOSFETs, alongside the highest power density 4.5 kW #AI #datacenter power supply on the planet. Navitas also developed the ‘IntelliWeave’ patented digital control combined with high-power GaNSafe™ and Gen 3-Fast SiC MOSFETs, optimized for AI data center power supplies, enabling PFC peak efficiencies to 99.3% and reducing power losses by 30% compared to existing solutions.

Qorvo, Inc.® announced financial results for the Company’s fiscal 2025 second quarter ended September 28, 2024. On a GAAP basis, revenue for Qorvo’s fiscal 2025 second quarter was $1.047 billion, gross margin was 42.6%, operating income was $9.7 million, and loss per share was $0.18. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 47.0%, operating income was $212.2 million, and diluted earnings per share was $1.88.