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The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub has announced $1,432,373 in awards to 19 startups and small businesses through its Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Operations Program, which helps companies to reach commercial readiness by reducing day-to-day costs that include software licensing, employee training, securing patents and cybersecurity services, hence accelerating the transition of technologies from laboratories to fabrication facilities and preparing for new commercial investments...

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A new quantum-safe root-of-trust solution enables ASICs and FPGAs to comply with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards set out in regulations like the NSA’s CNSA 2.0. PQPlatform-TrustSys, built around the PQC-first design philosophy, aims to help manufacturers comply with cybersecurity regulations with minimal integration time and effort.

It facilitates robust key management by tracking the key’s origin and permission, including key revocation, an essential and often overlooked part of securing any large-scale cryptographic deployment. Moreover, root-of-trust enforces restrictions on critical operations and maintains security even if the host system is compromised.

Next, key origin and permission attributes are extended to cryptographic accelerators connected to a private peripheral bus. PQPlatform-TrustSys, launched by London, UK-based PQShield, has been unveiled after the company achieved FIPS 140-3 certification through the Cryptographic Module Verification Program (CMVP), which is designed to evaluate cryptographic modules and provide agencies and organizations with a metric for security products.

PQShield, a supplier of PQC solutions, has also built its own silicon test chip to prove this can all be delivered ‘first time right’. Its PQC solutions are developed around three pillars: ultra-fast, ultra-secure, and ultra-small.

PQShield’s security products are built around three basic tenets: ultra-fast, ultra-secure, and ultra-small.

The PKfail vulnerability has thrust multiple security issues within the secure boot and secure update domains, which play a fundamental role in protection against malware. Inevitably, ASICs and FPGAs will need to ensure secure boot and secure update while meeting both existing and new regulatory requirements with clear timelines set out by NIST.

Industry watchers believe that we have a five-to-10-year window to migrate to the PQC world. So, the availability of a quantum-safe root-of-trust solution bodes well for preparing ASICs and FPGAs to function securely in the quantum era.

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ROHM has announced the availability of OEM quantities of new 4-in-1 and 6-in-1 silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules in the HSDIP20 package optimized for PFC(power factor correction) and LLC (inductor-inductor-capacitor) converters in on-board chargers (OBC) for xEV electric vehicles. The lineup includes six models rated at 750V (BSTxxx1P4K01) and seven products rated at 1200V (BSTxxx2P4K01). All basic circuits required for power conversion in various high-power applications are integrated into a compact module package, reducing the design workload for manufacturers and enabling the miniaturization of power conversion circuits in OBCs and other applications...

ROHM has announced the availability of OEM quantities of new 4-in-1 and 6-in-1 silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules in the HSDIP20 package optimized for PFC(power factor correction) and LLC (inductor-inductor-capacitor) converters in on-board chargers (OBC) for xEV electric vehicles. The lineup includes six models rated at 750V (BSTxxx1P4K01) and seven products rated at 1200V (BSTxxx2P4K01). All basic circuits required for power conversion in various high-power applications are integrated into a compact module package, reducing the design workload for manufacturers and enabling the miniaturization of power conversion circuits in OBCs and other applications...

Almost every wall power supply has no indicator showing whether current is consumed by the load or not.

Wow the engineering world with your unique design: Design Ideas Submission Guide

It seems that this was a shortcoming that was not only noticed by me: I once saw the solution given in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Wall power supply indicator solution showing whether or not a current is being consumed by the load or not.

The thing is that the circuit was not functional—there were only places for the transistor, LED, and resistors on the board, not the elements themselves. It’s easy to say why: the voltage drop base-emitter (Vbe) is about 0.7 V, or 15% from the output voltage of this 5-V device. A monitor like this (Figure 1) would only be tolerable with a 12-V device or higher (24 V).

The circuit in Figure 2 is exceptionally good for low voltages, around 3 to 9 V, and for currents exceeding ~50 mA.

Figure 2 Current monitor circuit for a wall power supply that is good for voltages from 3 to 9 V and currents exceeding 50 mA.

It provides not only the opportunity to monitor its output current in a more efficient (30x) way, the bi-color LED allows it to estimate the value of the current and indicates the on-state of the device. Of course, the LEDs might be separate as well.

As for Q1, Q2: any low-power PNP with a reasonably high B will do, e.g., BC560.

—Peter Demchenko studied math at the University of Vilnius and has worked in software development.

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Average of specific signal components

Sometimes, you only want to analyze those signal components that meet certain criteria or occur at certain times within an acquisition. This is not too difficult for a single acquisition, but what if you want to obtain the average of those selected measurement events? Here is where seemingly unrelated features of the oscilloscope can work together to get the desired data.

Consider an application where a device produces periodic RF pulse bursts, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 The device under test produces periodic RF pulse bursts; the test goal is to acquire and average bursts with specific amplitudes. Source Arthur Pini

The goal of the test is to acquire and average only those bursts with a specific amplitude. In this case, those with a nominal value of 300 millivolts (mV) peak-to-peak. This desired measurement can be accomplished using the oscilloscope’s Pass/Fail testing capability to qualify the signal. Pass/Fail testing allows the user to test the waveform based on parametric measurements, like amplitude, and pass or fail the measured waveform based on it meeting preset limits. Alternatively, it can be tested by comparing the waveform to a mask template to determine if the waveform is within or outside of the mask. Based on the test results, many actions can be taken, from stopping the acquisition, storing the acquired waveform to memory or file, sounding an audible alarm, or emitting a pulse.

Selective averaging uses Pass/Fail testing to isolate the desired pulse bursts based on their amplitude or conformance to a mask template. Signals meeting the Pass/Fail criteria are stored in internal memory. The averager is set to use that storage memory as its source so that qualified signals transferred to the memory are added to the average.

Setting up Pass/Fail testing

Testing is based on the peak-to-peak amplitude, which uses measurement parameter P1. The measurement setup accepts or passes a pulse burst having a nominal peak-to-peak amplitude of 300 mV within a range of ±50 mV of nominal. The test limits are set up in test condition Q1 (Figure 2).

Figure 2 The initial setup to capture and average only pulses with amplitudes of 300 ± 50 mV. Source: Arthur Pini

The oscilloscope’s timebase is set to capture individual pulse bursts, in this case, 100 ns per division. This is important as only individual bursts should be added to the average. A single burst has been acquired, and its peak-to-peak amplitude is 334 mV, as read in parameter P1. The Pass/Fail test setup Q1 tests for the signal amplitude within ±50 mV of the nominal 300 mV amplitude. These limits are user-adjustable to acquire pulse bursts of any amplitude.

A single acquisition is made, acquiring a 338 mV pulse, which appears in the top display grid. This meets the Pass/Fail test criteria, and the signal is stored in memory M1 (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Acquiring a signal that meets the acceptance criteria adds a copy of the signal in memory M1 (center grid) and adds it to the averager contents (lower grid). Source: Arthur Pini

The memory contents are added to the average, showing a waveform count of 1. The Actions tab of the Pass/Fail setup shows that if the acquired signal passes the acceptance criteria, it is transferred into memory. The waveform store operation (i.e., what trace is stored in what memory) is set up separately in the Save Waveform operation under the File pulldown menu.

What happens if the acquired pulse doesn’t meet the test criteria? This is shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 Acquiring a 247 mV burst results in a failed Q1 condition. In this case, the signal is not stored to M1 and is not added to the average. Source Arthur Pini

The acquired waveform has a peak-to-peak amplitude of 247 mV, outside the test limit. This results in a failure of the Q1 test (shown in red). The test action does not occur, and the low amplitude signal is not added to the average.

Using mask templates

Selective averaging can also be based on mask testing. Masks can be created based on an acquired waveform, or custom masks can be created using software utilities from the oscilloscope manufacturer and downloaded to the oscilloscope. This example uses a mask based on the acquired signal (Figure 5).

Figure 5 A mask, based on the nominal amplitude signal, is created in the oscilloscope. The acquired signal passes if all waveform samples are within the mask. Source Arthur Pini

The mask is created by adding incremental differences both horizontally and vertically about the source waveform. All points must be inside the mask for the acquired signal to pass. As in the previous case, if the signal passes, it is stored in memory and added to the average (Figure 6).

Figure 6 If the acquired signal is fully inside the mask, it is transferred to memory M1 and added to the average. Source Arthur Pini

If the acquired signal has points outside the mask, the test fails, and the signal is not transferred to memory or the average (Figure 7).

Figure 7 An example of a mask test failure with the circled points outside the mask. This waveform is not added to the average. Source Arthur Pini

Selective averaging with a gating signal

This technique can also be applied to signals on a multiplexed bus with a gating signal, such as a chip select, available (Figure 8). 

Figure 8 Pass/Fail testing can be employed to select only those signals that are time-coincident with a gating signal, such as a chip select signal. Source: Arthur Pini

The gating signal or chip select is acquired on a separate acquisition channel. In the example, channel 3 (C3) was used. The gating signal is positive when the desired signal is available. To add only those signals that coincide with the gating signal, pass/fail testing verifies the presence of a positive gating signal. Testing that the maximum value of C3 is greater than 100 mV verifies that the gate signal is in a high state, and the test is passed. The oscilloscope is set to store C1 in memory M1 under a passed condition, which is added to the average (Figure 9).

Figure 9 The average based on waveforms coincident with the gate positive gate signal state. Source: Arthur Pini

Isolating test signals

If the segments of the analyzed signal are close together and cannot be separated using the standard timebase (1,2,5 step) scales, a horizontal (zoom) expansion of the acquired signal can be used to select the desired signal segment part. The variable zoom scale provides very fine horizontal steps. The zoom trace can be used instead of the acquired channel, and the average source is the zoom trace.

Selective averaging

Selective averaging, based on Pass/Fail testing, is an example of linked features in an oscilloscope that complement each other and offer the user a broader range of measurements. Averaging was the selected analysis tool, but it could have been replaced with the fast Fourier transform (FFT) or a histogram. The oscilloscope used in this example was a Teledyne LeCroy HDO 6034B.

Arthur Pini is a technical support specialist and electrical engineer with over 50 years of experience in electronics test and measurement.

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For its fiscal second-quarter 2025 (to end-February), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $10.87m, up from just $1.26m last quarter and $0.89m a year ago...

As we near the halfway mark of this decade, the pace of technological advancement continues to surge like never before. These advancements aren’t just changing how we work and live—they’re redefining what’s possible. Based on emerging research and industry forecasts, here are the most significant developments poised to reshape our world in the coming years.

The Sustainability Revolution Goes Mainstream

Technological progress is now being driven by a deep commitment to environmental responsibility. Cutting-edge solutions like carbon-neutral data centers, self-healing materials, and AI-powered energy optimization systems are moving from experimental to essential. The next wave of innovation will blur the line between ecological preservation and technological advancement, creating a new standard for responsible development.

AI Transforms from Assistant to Architect

Artificial intelligence is undergoing its most profound evolution yet. Beyond automating tasks, next-generation AI systems will design solutions, predict market shifts before they occur, and even contribute to scientific breakthroughs. This shift will create new opportunities in fields ranging from pharmaceutical research to urban planning, fundamentally altering how we approach complex challenges.

Urban Ecosystems Come Alive

Cities are evolving into responsive, intelligent organisms. Through a combination of advanced IoT networks, distributed computing, and real-time analytics, metropolitan areas will dynamically adapt to their inhabitants’ needs. Imagine streetlights that adjust based on pedestrian flow, or waste systems that predict and prevent overflow—these are no longer futuristic concepts but imminent realities.

Technology Disappears into Experience

The most profound tech innovations will be the ones we don’t notice. Frictionless interfaces, anticipatory systems, and biologically inspired designs will make technology feel increasingly natural and intuitive. This invisible revolution will prioritize human needs over technical specifications, creating experiences that adapt to us rather than requiring us to adapt to them.

Security Becomes Proactive and Predictive

In our hyperconnected world, cybersecurity is evolving from defense to anticipation. Emerging technologies like behavioral biometrics and quantum-resistant cryptography will create systems that identify threats before they materialize. This paradigm shift will redefine trust in the digital age, enabling safer innovation across all sectors.

Charting the Course Forward

These converging trends reveal a future where technology serves as both catalyst and compass—driving progress while helping us navigate its implications. For businesses and individuals alike, success will depend on understanding these transformations and adapting with intention.

The coming years promise extraordinary possibilities, but they demand equally extraordinary vision. Those who can anticipate these shifts and harness their potential will shape not just their own future, but the future of our interconnected world.

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NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA — a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) spin-off co-founded by professor Zetian Mi in 2017 that develops gallium nitride nanowire LEDs for visible displays and UVC disinfection applications — has increased the power output of its far-UVC ShortWaveLight 215 semiconductor emitter by more than 60% to deliver more effective human-safe disinfection of air and surfaces in occupied spaces. Version 1.1 of the ShortWaveLight 215 Emitter generates 500μW of radiant energy, enough power to constantly disinfect a cubic meter of air in an office cubicle, automobile interior, airplane cabin, or other confined space...

Championing sustainability through technology, people, and planet

In a world racing against the clock to combat climate change and build a more equitable future, STMicroelectronics (ST) is making bold, tangible strides toward becoming a global sustainability leader in the semiconductor industry.

Mr. Edoardo Auteri, S&M Head of Sustainability Programs, APeC Region

From carbon neutrality pledges to sustainable innovation, ST is embedding environmental and social responsibility into the heart of its operations. The company’s sustainability journey is not an afterthought—it’s a carefully architected strategy that places the planet, people, and purposeful technology at the core of its mission.

In this exclusive interview, Mr. Edoardo Auteri, S&M Head of Sustainability Programs, APeC Region,  shares insights on ST’ new long-term sustainability goals and commitments.

 

 

Protecting the Planet: From Footprint to Handprint

ST’s commitment to environmental sustainability is evident in its ambitious goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2027, encompassing direct (Scope 1), indirect (Scope 2), and select Scope 3 emissions. By the end of 2023, the company had reduced its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 45% compared to its 2018 baseline, moving closer to its 50% reduction target by 2025.

71% of ST’s electricity in 2023 was sourced from renewables, rising to 84% by the end of 2024. The company aims to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2027 through a combination of on-site solar, green energy certificates, and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) across global sites.

Water stewardship and waste management are integral to ST’s environmental strategy. In 2024, ST recycled 54% of its water usage and continues to invest in water-saving programs across all manufacturing sites.

More here: Protecting the Planet – STMicroelectronics

Sustainable Technology: Innovation with Purpose

ST’s dedication to sustainable innovation is reflected in its products and technologies. All new products undergo an eco-design process, ensuring environmental considerations are integrated from the outset.

The company’s semiconductors play a crucial role in enabling energy-efficient applications across various sectors, including electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and smart devices. Notably, 40% of ST’s revenue is now EU-Taxonomy eligible, highlighting its alignment with sustainable economic activities.

More here: Sustainable Technology – STMicroelectronics

Prioritizing People: Empowering Teams and Communities

At the heart of ST’s sustainability strategy is a commitment to its people. In 2024, 84% of employees rated ST as a great place to work, reflecting a strong organizational culture.

The company emphasizes health and safety, achieving a recordable case rate of 0.54 for ST employees in 2024. Diversity and inclusion are also prioritized, with 10 out of 11 sites receiving RBA Platinum recognition.

ST’s community engagement is evident through its employees donating over 156,000 hours to volunteering activities in 2023, demonstrating a strong commitment to societal well-being.

More here: Prioritizing People – STMicroelectronics

Sustainability Commitments: A Clear Roadmap

ST’s sustainability efforts are guided by a comprehensive framework aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The company has set 24 measurable sustainability goals for 2025, encompassing environmental performance, governance, and social impact.

Governance structures, including an Executive Sustainability Council chaired by the CEO, ensure that sustainability is embedded at the highest levels of decision-making. ST’s transparency and commitment have been recognized by independent agencies, with the company receiving A- scores for CDP water security and climate change.

As the global community intensifies its focus on sustainability, STMicroelectronics exemplifies how integrating environmental and social responsibility into business operations can drive meaningful change. Through its continued efforts, ST is not only advancing semiconductor technology but also paving the way for a more sustainable and equitable future.

More here: Sustainability Commitments – STMicroelectronics

Conclusion

As climate urgency grows and ESG becomes a boardroom imperative, STMicroelectronics is not just adapting—it’s innovating for good. With a long-term vision that combines technological excellence, environmental stewardship, and social equity, ST is shaping a future where semiconductors are smarter, greener, and more human-centered.

In the story of sustainable transformation, ST isn’t just a character—it’s becoming one of the leading authors.

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In booth #544 (Hall 9) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is exhibiting several GaN and SiC breakthroughs in AI data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), motor drives, and industrial applications...

In booth #544 (Hall 9) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is exhibiting several GaN and SiC breakthroughs in AI data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), motor drives, and industrial applications...

In booth #470 (hall 7) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is showcasing its latest semiconductor, software and tooling solutions that can help to solve green and digital transformation challenges. Highlights from its power device portfolio span all relevant power technologies including silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN). Infineon is giving demonstrations and presentations as well as the opportunity to talk to its experts...

💲 10 000 + пітч у Каліфорнії: конкурс для українських стартапів оборонного спрямування kpi ср, 04/23/2025 - 16:45

I’m still awaiting an opportunity, when I have spare time, the snow’s absent from the deck and winds are calm, to test out those two 220W solar panels I already mentioned I bought last year:

for parallel-combining and mating with my EcoFlow DELTA 2 portable power station:

While I remain on more-favorable-conditions standby, I’ve got two other pieces of EcoFlow gear also in the queue to tell you about. One, the 800W Alternator Charger that I mentioned in a more recent piece, isn’t an installation high-priority right now, so hands-on results prose will also need to wait.

But the other (and eventually also its replacement; hold that thought), which I pressed into service as soon as it arrived, is the topic of today’s post. It’s the DELTA 2 Smart Extra Battery, which mates to the DELTA 2 base unit over a thick dual-XT150-connectors-inclusive cable and combo-doubles the effective subsequently delivered storage capacity:

Here’s what my two identical-sized (15.7 x 8.3 x 11 in/400 x 211 x 281 mm) albeit different-weight (DELTA 2 base unit: 27 lbs/12 kg, DELTA 2 Smart Extra Battery: 21 lbs/9.5 kg) devices look like in their normal intended stacked configuration:

And here’s my more haphazard, enthusiastic initial out-of-box hookup of them:

In the latter photo, if you look closely, you can already discern why I returned the original Smart Extra Battery, which (like both its companion and its replacement) was a factory-refurbished unit from EcoFlow’s eBay storefront. Notice the brightness difference between it and the more intense DELTA 2’s displays. I should note upfront that at the time I took that photo, both devices’ screens still had the factory-installed clear plastic protectors on them, so there might have been some resultant muting. But presumably it would have dimmed both units’ displays equally.

The displays are odd in and of themselves. When I’d take a screen protector off, I’d see freakish “static” (for lack of a better word) scattered all over it for a few (dozen) seconds, and I could also subsequently simulate a semblance of the same effect by rubbing my thumb over the display. This photo shows the artifacts to a limited degree (note, in particular, the lower left quadrant):

My root-cause research has been to-date fruitless; I’d welcome reader suggestions on what core display technology EcoFlow is using and what specific effect is at play when these artifacts appear. Fortunately, if I wait long enough, they eventually disappear!

As for the defective display in particular, its behavior was interesting, too. LCDs, for example, typically document a viewing angle specification, which is the maximum off-axis angle at which the display still delivers optimum brightness, contrast and other attributes. Beyond that point, typically to either side but also vertically, image quality drops off. With the DELTA 2 display, it was optimum when viewed straight on, with drop-off both from above and below. With the original Smart Extra Battery display, conversely, quality was optimum when viewed from below, almost (or maybe exactly) as if the root cause was a misaligned LCD polarizer. Here are closeups of both devices’ displays, captured straight on in both cases, post-charging:

After checking with Reddit to confirm that what I was experiencing was atypical, I reached out to EcoFlow’s eBay support team, who promptly and thoroughly took care of me (and no, they didn’t know I was a “press guy”, either), with Fedex picking up the pre-paid return-shipping defective unit at my front door:

and a replacement, quick-shipped to me as soon as the original arrived back at EcoFlow.

That’s better!

The Smart Extra Battery appears within the app screens for the DELTA 2, vs as a distinct device:

Here’s the thick interconnect cable:

I’d initially thought EcoFlow forgot to include it, but eventually found it (plus some documentation) in a storage compartment on top of the device:

Here are close-ups of the XT150 connectors, both at-device (the ones on the sides of the DELTA 2 and Smart Extra Battery are identical) and on-cable (they’re the same on both ends):

I checked for available firmware updates after first-time connecting them; one was available.

I don’t know if it was related to the capacity expansion specifically or was just timing-coincidental, and if it was for the DELTA 2 (with in-progress status shown in the next photo), Smart Extra Battery or both…but it completed uneventfully and successfully.

Returning to the original unit, as that’s what I’d predominantly photo-documented, it initially arrived only 30% “full”:

With the DELTA 2 running the show, first-time charging of the Smart Extra Battery was initially rapid and high power-drawing; note the incoming power measured at it:

and flowing both into and out of the already-fully-charged DELTA 2:

As the charging process progressed, the current flow into the Smart Extra Battery slowed, eventually to a (comparative) trickle:

until it finished. Note the high reported Smart Extra Battery temperature immediately after charge completion, both in an absolute sense and relative to the normal-temperature screenshot shown earlier!

In closing, allow me to explain the “Curious Coordination” bit in the title of this writeup. I’d upfront assumed that if I lost premises power and needed to harness the electrons previously collected within the DELTA 2/Smart Extra Battery combo instead, the Smart Extra Battery would be drained first. Such a sequence would theoretically allow me to, for example, then disconnect the Smart Extra Battery and replace it with another already-fully-charged one I might have sat around to further extend the setup’s total usable timespan prior to complete depletion.

In saying this, I realize that the feasibility of such a scenario isn’t likely, since the Smart Extra Battery can’t be charged directly from AC (or solar, for that matter) but instead requires an XT150-equipped “smart” source such as a (second, in this scenario) DELTA 2. That said, what I discovered to be the case when I finally got the gear in my hands was the exact opposite; the DELTA 2 battery drained first, down to a nearly (but not completely) empty point, then the discharge source switched to the extra battery. And that said, further research has educated me that actual behavior varies depending on how much current is demanded by whatever the combo is powering; in heavy-load scenarios, the two devices’ battery packs drain in parallel.

What are your thoughts on this behavior, and/or anything else I’ve mentioned here? Share them with your fellow readers (and me!) in the comments!

—Brian Dipert is the Editor-in-Chief of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance, and a Senior Analyst at BDTI and Editor-in-Chief of InsideDSP, the company’s online newsletter.

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Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC91116, a high-speed, high-current laser driver evaluation board tailored for indirect time-of-flight (iToF) applications in automotive and industrial sensing. Built around the AEC-Q101-qualified EPC2203 eGaN FET, the EPC91116 delivers nanosecond-scale performance with a flexible, low-cost architecture that simplifies prototyping and accelerates time to market...

• Aumovio combines tradition and a strong market position in the automotive industry with the ambition to shape the mobility of the future
• With the announcement of the new name at Auto Shanghai 2025, Automotive underlines the importance of the growth market of China and its “in the market for the market” approach
• Philipp von Hirschheydt, Member of the Executive Board of Continental and CEO Automotive: “We have consistently aligned automotive with future technologies and are picking up on market developments quickly, innovatively and from a strong competitive position. This means that we are consistently on our way to becoming an adaptive automotive powerhouse. Our future brand also reflects this ambition”

Continental group sector Automotive presented its future name at Auto Shanghai. The independent automotive company will be named Aumovio. The name of the new company combines the strong market position, heritage and technological expertise in the automotive industry with the ambition to shape the mobility of the future with innovations. Aumovio will offer electronic products and advanced mobility solutions for the software-defined vehicle and safe, exciting, connected and autonomous mobility to a wide range of global customers. According to a market analysis by Berylls, Automotive expects the value of solutions per vehicle in these segments to grow by an average of 4.7 percent annually until 2029 – and more dynamically than the number of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles produced worldwide (based on market forecast by S&P Global Mobility). At the Auto Shanghai this year, the group sector also presented its “in the market for the market” approach and several innovative technologies for Chinese customers and the Chinese market. Following the expected approval at the Continental Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 25, 2025, Aumovio is scheduled to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in September 2025.

“As an independent company, we gain significantly more creative power and speed. Aumovio will be characterized by a triad of technologically leading products, a consistent value creation strategy and a global synergetic network, combined with a strong local presence for our customers. Our aim is to further expand our position in the future fields and growth markets of mobility. This strategy is particularly evident in China. Among other things, we are relying on our strong local presence by producing and developing locally for the Chinese market,” says Philipp von Hirschheydt, Member of the Executive Board of Continental and CEO of Automotive.

Continental’s group sector Automotive has been present in China for 30 years and employs around 10,000 people there. In the 2024 financial year, Automotive generated around 14 percent of its global sales in China. At Auto Shanghai, Automotive presented the Luna and Astra driver assistance systems, among others. Both were developed in the joint venture Horizon Continental Technology, for the Chinese market. Luna is an assistance system and supports active safety as well as basic driving and parking functions to increase safety and comfort. Astra is an advanced assistance system and enables, among other things, assisted driving without a high-resolution map and parking assistance with memory function.

Modern mobility solutions from Automotive

The future Aumovio offers highly developed electronic products and modern mobility solutions. In addition to its strong market position with innovative sensor solutions, displays, and technologically leading braking and comfort systems, Aumovio has significant expertise in software, architecture platforms and assistance systems for the rapidly growing future market of software-defined and autonomous vehicles. The Automotive group sector employs around 92,000 people and generated sales of around 19.4 billion Euros in the 2024 financial year.

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