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Using GaAs Diodes to Reduce Cost in High Power LLC Converters

Using GaAs Diodes to Reduce Cost in High Power LLC Converters

GaAs power diodes are wide bandgap semiconductor devices that exhibit excellent performance at about 70% of the cost of Silicon Carbide (SiC). In a…


High Power Phase Controlled Thyristor (PCT) and Rectifier Diode Platform

High Power Phase Controlled Thyristor (PCT) and Rectifier Diode Platform

Power efficiency is a key enabler of a greener future. This is particularly true for the industrial sector, where the demand for electrical energy…


Seven Steps to Highly Effective GaN Designs

Seven Steps to Highly Effective GaN Designs

Today, we operate in a very fast-moving world, looking for shortcuts, opportunities to “copy and paste” to complete tasks in a short period of…


Automotive EMC-Compliant Reverse-Battery Protection with Ideal-Diode Controllers

Automotive EMC-Compliant Reverse-Battery Protection with Ideal-Diode Controllers

Given the emergence of new trends in automotive electronics such as autonomous driving and car infotainment systems, system designers are facing…


Driving SiC MOSFETs & IGBTs With Current Source Gate Driver

Driving SiC MOSFETs & IGBTs With Current Source Gate Driver

This article outlines how ROHM’s new current source gate driver – the BM60059FV-C – offers a possibility of reducing switching losses by up…


How Power MOSFETs Achieve Higher Efficiency in Power Electronics

How Power MOSFETs Achieve Higher Efficiency in Power Electronics

This article explores the benefits of medium-power MOSFETs in various applications, their limitations, and considerations for making selections.


Understanding Linear MOSFETs and Their Applications

Understanding Linear MOSFETs and Their Applications

Linear-mode applications such as class-A audio amplifiers, active DC-link discharge, battery charge-discharge, inrush current limiter, low-voltage…


The Role of Power Optimization in the Transition to 5G (Interview with Raj Radjassamy, 5G wireless segment leader for ABB Power Conversion)

The Role of Power Optimization in the Transition to 5G (Interview with Raj Radjassamy, 5G wireless segment leader for ABB Power Conversion)

Interview with Raj Radjassamy, 5G wireless segment leader for ABB Power Conversion.


Tiny MicroModules with PFM

Tiny MicroModules with PFM

A warehouse provides a prime example of an industrial environment where there are numerous electronic applications and rail voltages. Complex…


High-Voltage IGBT Modules for High-Power High-Reliability Applications

High-Voltage IGBT Modules for High-Power High-Reliability Applications

When it comes to high-power applications with highest reliability requirements, HV-IGBTs in the famous std-type package are still the favorable…


How GaN FETs Have Become the Technology of Choice for Audiophiles

How GaN FETs Have Become the Technology of Choice for Audiophiles

Gallium nitride (GaN) FETs are becoming widely preferred in many products, from low power, low-cost applications such as smart device chargers all…


How to Empower Automotive DC Fast-Charging with Advanced Current Sensing

How to Empower Automotive DC Fast-Charging with Advanced Current Sensing

Although range anxiety is disappearing from the short list of objections to EV adoption, it has been replaced by recharging speed angst. For the…


Trench Schottky Rectifiers Reduce Trade-Offs and Deliver Increased Performance

Trench Schottky Rectifiers Reduce Trade-Offs and Deliver Increased Performance

Schottky diodes feature a low forward voltage drop and high switching speed suiting them to a wide variety of applications, such as a boost diode…


Safety Standards for Testing Instruments

Safety Standards for Testing Instruments

IEC standards reduce safety hazards that can occur from unpredictable circumstances when using electrical test equipment such as test instruments…


Generating Very Low Voltages with Standard Regulators

Generating Very Low Voltages with Standard Regulators

Question: What is a good solution for generating a tiny dc supply voltage of a few hundred millivolts? Answer: All that is needed is a clean…


CMOS SR Latches and Flip-Flops

CMOS SR Latches and Flip-Flops

Learn how CMOS SR latch and flip-flop devices work.


Test Lights for Voltage Indication

Test Lights for Voltage Indication

Learn how to use a test light to find when voltage is present in a circuit.


Integrating High Voltage Modules into Critical, Long-Term Applications

Integrating High Voltage Modules into Critical, Long-Term Applications

High voltage design-in process presents numerous challenges in various applications. These challenges have presented themselves through…


Improving Medical Grade Transformer Design

Improving Medical Grade Transformer Design

Given that the EU1 and FDA2 definitions of what constitutes a medical device encompass a large majority of medical products other than drugs, it is…


Analog and Digital Test Instrument Advantages and Disadvantages

Analog and Digital Test Instrument Advantages and Disadvantages

There are advantages and disadvantages to both analog and digital test instruments and meters.