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DENSO and USJC announce mass production shipment of automotive IGBTs, targeting expanding EV market

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As adoption of electric vehicles accelerates, automakers are seeking to boost powertrain efficiency while also increasing cost-effectiveness of electrified vehicles. Battery and plug-in electric cars require significantly more IGBT units than conventional ICE cars. Earlier post.)

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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

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The thinner the foil is, the more active material can be loaded into the electrode, which reduces battery weight, increases battery capacity, and minimizes manufacturing costs and environmental impact. To that end, cutting-edge process control technology and highly competitive production facilities are required.

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Intel Invests $20-billion in Ohio for Advanced Fabs

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Intel has chosen to expand its advanced manufacturing in a U.S. state neither the company nor any other chipmaker has a presence in, Ohio. Intel announced today that it will build two leading edge logic fabs east of Columbus at a cost of $20 billion. Currently, all cutting edge chipmaking is done in Taiwan and South Korea.

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Tesla supplier Pegatron is building a parts plant in Texas

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Recent reports have indicated that Taiwan’s Pegatron has selected a site in El Paso, Texas, for an upcoming production facility that would provide parts for American electric car maker Tesla. The update was posted on Wednesday through a report from Taiwanese financial newspaper Commercial Times. .

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3M licenses patents for Li-ion NMC cathode materials to China-based Reshine

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Under the agreement, 3M granted Reshine a license to US Patents 6,660,432, 6,964,828, 7,028,128, and 8,241,791 and all global equivalents including in Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe. Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate for US Patent 7,078,128. 0<x<1.

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Apple iPhone assembly company Foxconn wants to make Tesla vehicles

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But on Tuesday, Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way noted that Foxconn is now looking at electric vehicle manufacturing as its new frontier — and it is hoping to assemble EVs for Tesla in the future. Instead, it wants to help its customers sell “a lot” of electric vehicles that will be made in the United States, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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manufacturer of television receivers—reportedly plans to call it quits in the business it helped to create and nourish through some 40 years of innovation. is one of the most profitable parts of its business, bearing witness to the company’s manufacturing skills. Zenith manufactures the first commercial radio set to operate on ac.