Toshiba Releases 3rd Generation 650V SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes that Contribute to More Efficient Industrial Equipment
KAWASAKI, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The new products use a new metal in a third generation SiC SBD chip that optimizes the junction barrier Schottky (JBS) structure[2] of the second generation products. They achieve industry-leading[3] low forward voltage of 1.2V (Typ.), 17% lower than the 1.45V (Typ.) of the previous generation. They also improve the trade-offs between […]
QuantumScape Announces Timing of Second Quarter 2023 Business Results and Webcast
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Starting today, July 12, shareholders can submit questions (here) they would like addressed on the call. QuantumScape management will respond to a selection of the submitted questions. The company will accept questions until Tuesday, July 25, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time). The call will be accessible live […]
Deadline at the Docks: Labour minister sets deadline for Vancouver port strike settlement
Vancouver, British Columbia — Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan was on the scene of the strike at the Port of Vancouver Tuesday, where he issued a deadline to a federal mediator to reach a settlement with the port workers within 24 hours. With this invocation of O’Regan’s statutory powers under the Canadian Labour Code, a […]
Trips for Tropicana: Pre-apprenticeship autobody students visit Canadian Collision Repair Academy
Toronto, Ontario — This past Tuesday, Tropicana Community Services brought its class of 17 pre-apprenticeship auto body students to the Canadian Welding Bureau’s newly opened Canadian Collision Repair Academy, which the organization created in collaboration with Volkswagen Group Canada and several suppliers, distributors and industry supporters. Students started the day with a brief presentation before […]
Access Success: Auto coalition signs ‘landmark’ agreement on right to repair in U.S.
Washington, D.C. — A coalition of auto repair advocacy groups has reached what they are calling a “landmark” agreement for North America’s right-to-repair movement on Tuesday, following the affirmation of a 2014 memorandum of understanding. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), and Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) restated to […]
Techs for the Taking: SkillsOntario CEO calls on employers to make use of hiring, apprenticeship resources
Toronto, Ontario — The table is set for Ontario’s collision repair managers in need of skilled technicians for their shop, according to Ian Howcroft of SkillsOntario; all they need to do now, he says, is dig in. Howcroft, SkillsOntario’s CEO of the past five years, recently discussed with Human Resources Director Canada Magazine the often […]
