Power Semiconductors Newsletter. February 2023

Dear friends, please enjoy your February Power Semiconductors Newsletter!

In the menu today:

Time to Meet Again:

• Follow My Trade Show Updates

Power Semiconductors News:

• Power Semiconductors Weekly Vol. 95-99

Semiconductor Books:

• Chip War by Chris Miller

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Time to Meet Again

The season of power electronics trade shows is on its way, and once again we will meet in person. I'm looking forward to seeing and talking to all my industry colleagues and friends!

Follow my updates in February in LinkedIn for more information! And hope to see you soon at one of the shows!

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Power Semiconductors?News

• DISCO Developed Two Types of Grinding Wheels for Si and SiC Wafers
• DFG8541: DISCO’s Newly Developed Fully Automatic Grinder
• European Collaborative Project Power2Power Successfully Completed
• TI’s Latest 300-millimeter Wafer Fab in Lehi, Utah, Begins Production
• Geely Chip Affiliate Wraps Up First Fundraiser
• Nexperia Calls in the Lawyers to Save Welsh Chip Fab Deal

Watch and read?all news?in?Alexey's blog .

• Leapers Semiconductor Releases Compact Three-Phase SiC Power Module for EV Air Compressor
• onsemi Introduced EliteSiC Silicon Carbide Family Solutions
• Wolfspeed to Power Future Mercedes-Benz EV Platforms
• Aehr Reports 54% Revenue Growth on Strength of Semiconductor Test and Burn-In Sales for EVs
• Infineon’s CEO Notes Lack of Power Semiconductor Investment
• Wolfspeed Webinar: The Industry’s Most Versatile Modular Evaluation Platform is the Starting Point for All Silicon Carbide Designs

Watch and read?all news?in?Alexey's blog .

• New STPOWER Devices from STMicroelectronics
• Resonac and Infineon Technologies Strengthen Cooperation in SiC Materials for Power Semiconductors
• Infineon Technologies Increases Focus and Investment into Core Semiconductor Development
• CVD Equipment Receives Additional Order for PVT-150 Systems for SiC Growth
• Arizona State University Developing Transistors Made of Diamond and Boron Nitride
• IDTechEx Webinar: The Evolution of EV Thermal Management and What’s Beyond 2022?

Watch and read?all news?in?Alexey's blog .

• New All-in-One Hybrid Power Drive Module Solution from Microchip
• AIST Demonstrates World’s First Hybrid Transistor Integrating GaN and SiC
• Bosch to Invest Over $1 billion in E-mobility Capacities in China
• Wolfspeed Plans a Chip Factory in Germany
• Haviv Ilan to Become Next President and CEO of Texas Instruments
• Semikron Danfoss Webinar: Benefits of Schottky Barrier Diodes

Watch and read?all news?in?Alexey's blog .

• Renesas Introduces New Gate Driver IC for IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs Driving EV Inverters
• Ideal Power Launches Its SymCool? Power Module
• Navitas and KATEK Accelerate Solar Adoption
• Chemnitz University of Technology Achieved Progress in Improving Reliability and Robustness of Power Semiconductors
• Filtronic’s Automating Wedge Bonding for Complex Wire Components
• Wolfspeed Officially Names Its Siler City Facility

Watch and read?all news?in?Alexey's blog .

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Semiconductor Books

Recently I had the pleasure to read “Chip War” book by Chris Miller. A wonderful piece of work and a great trip back to the past and present of the semiconductor industry. Especially it gives some clarity to what has been happening in the past and how it led us to the present and nearest future situation.?From the times of Fairchild, Intel Corporation, Sony, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric and Texas Instruments to TSMC, AMD, NVIDIA, Apple, ASML, SMIC, Samsung, Huawei, and many other semiconductor world players.

I believe, that in the past several years the importance of semiconductors has become clear to almost everyone around the world. Everyone is speaking about semiconductors. 25 years ago back in school the tech boys were arguing about whose computer has a better CPU and GPU. At that time only a few knew something about semiconductors. Now everything is changing.?

Semiconductors are so deeply involved in our everyday life that we can barely do our everyday routine without them. And more people begin to understand how a piece of silicon influence their life. Of course, it mostly concerns advanced chips for consumer electronics or military applications, as my power semiconductors industry is still underestimated and less popular among young folks. Though, it is definitely about to change in the coming decades with transition to a greener future depending mostly on power semiconductors powering through the way to zero carbon society.?

Semiconductors are the modern gold, and almost every country right now has this semiconductor rush. And this is what “Chip War” is about. Chris Miller explains this rush in a great and joyful to-read way. I sincerely recommend this book to everyone working in the semiconductor industry or to those who are involved in foreign policy and trade relations.

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More exciting power semiconductors information will be delivered to you next month. See you!