This 1980s star is returning to the Oregon coast town where he made robot movie history

Hey bozos: “Short Circuit” is turning 40 this year, and Astoria is celebrating with a weekend of celebrity guests and movie events. Actor Steve Guttenberg, who played robotics engineer Newton Crosby ...
Oregonian

Look inside Astoria’s famous ‘Short Circuit’ house, now a fan-focused Airbnb

Visitors to Astoria can now stay overnight in the house that was the prime filming location for a beloved 1980s children’s action film. We’re talking, of course, about the “Short Circuit” house.
Cars

Subaru Recalls 35,000-Plus Crosstreks, Imprezas for Short-Circuit Risk

Japanese automaker Subaru is recalling 35,300 examples of its Crosstrek SUV and Impreza hatchback over an issue that could cause a short circuit in the vehicles. Until now, it’s been a very quiet year ...
Business Wire

Transphorm’s GaN First to Hit Short Circuit Robustness Milestone Key to Motor Drive Applications

GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transphorm, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGAN), a global leader in GaN power semiconductors, the future of next generation power systems, today announced it has demonstrated up to 5 ...
EDN

GaN prolongs short-circuit withstand time

Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor devices must pass stringent robustness tests to survive extreme conditions with both high current and high voltage. Here, short-circuits survivability is the most ...
EDN

Analysis of Failure Models on Short-Circuit Events for SiC Devices

SiC MOSFETs are usually susceptible to damage as a result of short-circuiting events because of the fast switching speeds and low on-state resistance. 3 A team of researchers affiliated with the ...