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Defense Logistics Agency awards grant to 6K Energy to develop cathode active material


US-based 6K Energy, a division of 6K, has been awarded a research and development grant of $1.9 million from the Battery Network (BATTNET) Program III from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The grant will help the company develop and scale up the production of single-crystal (SC) NMC721 battery cathode powders using 6K’s UniMelt microwave… Read more…

Inovance Automotive and Innoscience integrate OBC and DC-DC converter into two-in-one GaN power system


Chinese EV components supplier Suzhou Inovance Automotive Systems and gallium nitride (GaN) power device manufacturer Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology have integrated their 6.6 kW onboard charger (OBC) system powered by 650 V GaN devices. The two-in-one power system integrates the OBC and the DC-DC converter. The optimized architecture and Innoscience’s high-voltage GaN devices, which feature ultra-low… Read more…

Hyundai and Kia invest in VisIC for power semiconductors


VisIC Technologies, which is developing gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for EVs, has announced the second closing of its Series B funding, securing $26 million. The round was led by an unnamed global semiconductor company and included participation from automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia. The lead investor’s focus on advancing critical semiconductor technologies complements VisIC’s… Read more…