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Infineon to acquire International Rectifier, pioneer in wide-bandgap semiconductors

Infineon Technologies (OTC: IFNNF), Germany’s largest chipmaker, will acquire California-based International Rectifier (NYSE: IRF) for $40 per share in a $3 billion deal. International Rectifier specializes in power-management semiconductors. Particularly attractive to Infineon is IRF’s expertise in gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) semiconductors. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition will solidify Infineon’s position in GaN discretes… Read more »

Innovative Cooling Concepts For Enhanced Power Density In Electrified Vehicles

Maximizing power density is what designers of power conversion systems in EVs strive for. Component packaging and cooling mechanisms become increasingly important in achieving this goal. Infineon and Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) collaborate to push the boundaries by going beyond current design requirements. Together we work on developing new cooling concepts that can improve power… Read more »

Efficient And Cost-Effective Power Conversion For Electric Commercial Vehicles

Electrification of commercial vehicles:Crucial to reducing emissions and creating a more sustainable transportation industry. Power conversion challenges:However, this transition poses several challenges in power conversion that must be effectively addressed to ensure the success of electric commercial vehicles. Efficient power conversion is vital for electric vehicles. Developing power electronics systems that can handle high voltages… Read more »

Webinar: Innovative cooling concepts for enhanced power density in electric vehicles

Designers of power conversion systems in EVs strive for maximum power density. Component packaging and cooling mechanisms become increasingly important in achieving this goal. Infineon and Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) collaborate to push the boundaries by going beyond current design requirements. Together, they develop new cooling concepts that can improve power density, simplify manufacturing, and… Read more »

Efficient and cost-effective power conversion for electric commercial vehicles (Webinar)

Electrification of commercial vehicles is crucial to reducing emissions and creating a more sustainable transportation industry. However, this transition poses several challenges in power conversion that must be effectively addressed to ensure the success of electric commercial vehicles. Developing power electronics systems that can handle high voltages and currents while maintaining high efficiency is a… Read more »

Mercedes to use Alpitronic’s Hypercharger 400 for its HPC public EV charging network

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging North America, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group and MN8 Energy, is moving ahead with its planned $1-billion investment in public EV charging. As part of this investment, Mercedes-Benz HPC announced plans to deploy Alpitronic’s Hypercharger 400 throughout its network.   Manufactured in Wisconsin, the Hypercharger 400 offers charging power levels up… Read more »

EcoG helps EVSE manufacturers streamline the process of bringing new products to market

Enabling the next phase of EV charging station manufacturing. We tech writers often refer to “ecosystems,” and biologists may shake their heads at our appropriation of the term, but the analogy is an apt one in many ways. A biological ecosystem has its charismatic megafauna (elephants, lions, whales), but it couldn’t function without its less-glamorous… Read more »

Achieving High Power Density Without Sacrificing Reliability Or Manufacturability In On Board Chargers And Other EV Auxiliary Applications

In this presentation, we will cover some of the emerging automotive electrification applications including On Board Charger and some of the challenges being faced by design engineers, and how Infineon’s Easy modules family addresses these challenges. Presented by: Abraham Markose, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Infineon All Sessions: October 2022 Conference