ROHM has introduced the BM6GD11BFJ-LB, an isolated gate driver IC specifically engineered to drive high-voltage GaN HEMTs. When paired with GaN devices, this driver ensures stable performance in high-frequency, high-speed switching environments—supporting enhanced miniaturization and efficiency in high-current applications like motors and server power supplies. Improving the efficiency of these systems increasingly relies on wide bandgap technologies like SiC and GaN, which enable more efficient control and conversion of electrical energy.
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July 3, 2025
The energy price index rose 9.7% in June, driven by an 11.3% surge in crude oil.
Metal and precious metal prices increased by 1.7% and 2.6%, respectively.
July 1, 2025
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a member of India’s Tata Group, has announced the opening of a new engineering center in Romania as part of its strategic growth in Europe. The new facility will specialize in software-defined vehicle (SDV) technologies, establishing Romania as a central hub in the company's development of next-generation mobility solutions. The Romanian center is part of a broader European initiative that includes the opening of two additional automotive delivery hubs in Germany, located in Munich and Villingen-Schwenningen.
June 30, 2025
A substantial stockholding investment at Ventec International Group’s headquarters in Kirchheimbolanden, Germany, ensures consistent supply and enhances delivery efficiency. The PCB materials specialist—renowned for its innovation, manufacturing, and comprehensive offering of copper-clad laminates, prepregs, process consumables, and PCB production equipment—has established significant inventory volumes of halogen-free FR4.1 and FR15.1 materials at its European hub.
June 17, 2025
Volvo Cars has entered into a new agreement with Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to source high-quality, recycled, near zero-emissions steel beginning in 2025. This makes Volvo Cars the first automotive company to secure a supply deal with SSAB for this type of steel for use in serial production. The agreement builds on the companies' longstanding partnership and reflects their shared commitment to leading the shift toward more sustainable steel solutions.
June 16, 2025
TotalEnergies announced the acquisition from Low Carbon, a leading renewable energy company, of a pipeline of 8 solar projects with a capacity of 350 MW and 2 battery storage projects with a capacity of 85 MW. As the solar projects are at an advanced stage of development, the target is that they could be operational by 2028. They will produce more than 350 GWh/year of renewable electricity, equivalent to the electricity consumption of around 100,000 UK households.
June 13, 2025
Samsung Electronics has announced it has published a joint research paper titled “Nano-Engineered Thin-Film Thermoelectric Materials Enable Practical Solid-State Refrigeration” with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). The paper details the development of a next-generation Peltier cooling technology.
The newly developed Peltier device demonstrated significant advantages in terms of resource efficiency and mass production.