Power Electronics Europe Issue 1 Feb/March 2025

CONTENTS www.power-mag.com Issue 1 2025 Power Electronics Europe 3 News & Features Editor Leslah Garland Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: leslah@dfamedia.co.uk Publisher Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk www.power-mag.com Production Editor Chris Davis Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: chris@dfamedia.co.uk Financial Manager Joanne Morgan Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: accounts@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries Perception Tel: +44 (0) 1825 701520 Email: dfamedia@dmags.co.uk INTERNATIONAL SALES OFFICES Mainland Europe: Victoria Hufmann Norbert Hufmann Tel: +49 911 9397 643 Fax: +49 911 9397 6459 Email: pee@hufmann.info Eastern US Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk Western US and Canada Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk Japan: Yoshinori Ikeda, Pacific Business Inc Tel: 81-(0)3-3661-6138 Fax: 81-(0)3-3661-6139 Email: pbi2010@gol.com Taiwan Prisco Ind. Service Corp. Tel: 886 2 2322 5266 Fax: 886 2 2322 2205 Circulation and subscription: Power Electronics Europe is available for the following subscription charges. Power Electronics Europe: annual charge UK/NI £95, overseas $160, EUR 150. Contact: DFA Manufacturing Media, 192 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE Great Britain. Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340. Refunds on cancelled subscriptions will only be provided at the Publisher’s discretion, unless specifically guaranteed within the terms of subscription offer. Editorial information should be sent to The Editor, Power Electronics Europe, 192 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BE U.K. The contents of Power Electronics Europe are subject to reproduction in information storage and retrieval systems. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the express prior written consent of the publisher. Printed by: Warners. ISSN 1748-3530 PAGE 4 News PEE looks at the latest News and company developments PAGE 12 Power Semiconductor Industry Cambridge GaN Devices secures $32M to drive global growth in power semiconductor industry. PAGE 14 Microgate helps penetrate deep space to unlock secrets of the Universe Adaptive optics using precision power conversion technologies enable world-changing discoveries PAGE 18 5 Key Uses for Virtual and Augmented Reality in Electronics Manufacturing PAGE 21 Heat pumps call for optimised solutions Frank Malik, Radoslav Valchev, Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH PAGE 25 Automated Test Equipment Revival Repurposing and Extending the Life of Aging ATE Systems. PAGE 28 Product Update PAGE 31 Web Locator The Case for 48V Centric Power Modules Has Never Been Stronger By Maury Wood, VP Strategic Marketing & BU Operations, Vicor More details on page 8. FEATURE STORY Subscribe for your FREE copy now To receive your own copy of Power Electronics Europe subscribe today at: www.power-mag.com

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