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Renesas Unveils First Bidirectional 650V-Class GaN Switch For Solar Power Inverters, AI Data Centers and Electric Vehicles

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the industry’s first bidirectional switch using depletion-mode (d-mode) GaN technology, capable of blocking both positive and negative currents in a single device with integrated DC blocking. Targeting single-stage solar microinverters, AI data centers and onboard electric vehicle chargers, the high-voltage TP65B110HRU dramatically simplifies power…

Chip wafer shortage will run through 2030 as AI demand overwhelms supply: SK Hynix chief

The global shortage of semiconductor wafers will not ease before the end of the decade, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said, delivering one of the most definitive long-range forecasts yet from the executive of the world’s leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory chips. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Nvidia’s GTC Conference in San Jose,…

Global Chip Supplier Advantest Discloses Cyber Incident 

Japanese semiconductor equipment company Advantest has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack after detecting unusual activity inside its corporate network on February 15.  The company says an unauthorized third party may have accessed internal systems and deployed ransomware, potentially affecting sensitive data tied to customers or employees. “Preliminary findings appear to indicate that…