Dynex Semiconductor based in Lincoln, England,

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is a global supplier of products and services specialising in the field of

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s and

silicon on sapphire Silicon on sapphire (SOS) is a hetero-epitaxial process for metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing that consists of a thin layer (typically thinner than 0.6 µm) of silicon grown on a sapphire (Al2O3) wafer. ...

integrated circuit products. The power products they manufacture include

IGBT An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily used as an electronic switch, which, as it was developed, came to combine high efficiency and fast switching. It consists of four alternating lay ...

s, various types of

thyristor A thyristor () is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating P- and N-type materials used for high-power applications. It acts exclusively as a bistable switch (or a latch), conducting when the gate receives a current t ...

and

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Research partnerships

Along with several other industry partners, Dynex is a member of the National Microelectronics Institute of the

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Dynex also supports research in power conversion electronics for hybrid vehicles with two other British universities, Durham University and the

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History

The Dynex power semiconductor business was originally established in Lincoln over 50 years ago when it was known as AEI Semiconductors Ltd. At that time, the business introduced some of the first

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-based power

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components in the world. Since then it acquired the power

interests, technologies and products from some major names such as

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and Marconi Electronic Devices (MEDL).

Chinese takeover

In 2008, 75% of Dynex Power shares were acquired by Chinese manufacturer

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, a subsidiary of

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. A 2018 report in ''

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'' asked if this acquisition led to China using British technology to build a

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External links

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