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Silicon Carbide enables 30kW Three-Phase Vienna PFC Reference Design

Silicon Carbide enables 30kW Three-Phase Vienna PFC Reference Design


News May 22, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Maxim’s Himalaya uSLIC Solution Revolutionizes Design for Highly Space-Constrained Applications

Maxim’s Himalaya uSLIC Solution Revolutionizes Design for Highly Space-Constrained Applications

Designers working on space-constrained applications can now dramatically reduce solution size and increase efficiency with the family of micro…


IGBT Driver Module Enables High Power Systems Design with Reduced Design Time and Cost

IGBT Driver Module Enables High Power Systems Design with Reduced Design Time and Cost

IXYS Corporation introduces new IXIDM1403 driver module to serve the market with IGBT driver parts that enable a short design cycle and the lowest…


Automotive 400W, 48-V Battery Input, 12-V Output Reference Design

Automotive 400W, 48-V Battery Input, 12-V Output Reference Design

35W Isolated Flyback with Switched Valley Fill PFC – Reference Design

35W Isolated Flyback with Switched Valley Fill PFC – Reference Design

Safety-Design Package for IEC 61508 Safety Critical Applications

Safety-Design Package for IEC 61508 Safety Critical Applications


News Apr 30, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Silicon Designs Announces Enhanced Bias and Scale Factor Over Temperature Performance for Model 2220 Series

Silicon Designs Announces Enhanced Bias and Scale Factor Over Temperature Performance for Model 2220 Series

Silicon Designs announces the recently enhanced performance of its compact, low-mass, single-axis Model 2220 series.


SiC Enables 98.5% Efficient 6.6-kW Totem-Pole PFC Reference Design

SiC Enables 98.5% Efficient 6.6-kW Totem-Pole PFC Reference Design

Practical Solutions Design with GaN Power Transistors

Practical Solutions Design with GaN Power Transistors

This article discusses the advantages of Gallium Nitride over Silicon Carbide in terms of performance and application.


New Design Produces True Lithium-Air Battery

New Design Produces True Lithium-Air Battery


News Apr 10, 2018 by Paul Shepard
12V/500mA No-Opto Flyback 92.8% Efficient DC-DC Reference Design

12V/500mA No-Opto Flyback 92.8% Efficient DC-DC Reference Design


News Mar 29, 2018 by Paul Shepard
SiC and GaN Systems Design Engineers no Longer “flying blind”

SiC and GaN Systems Design Engineers no Longer “flying blind”

This article highlights Tektronix IsoVu Measurement System for complete galvanic isolation from DUT and uses an electro-optic sensor to convert…


Wireless Charging Transmitter Reference Design Enables Bedside Speakers

Wireless Charging Transmitter Reference Design Enables Bedside Speakers


News Mar 23, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Reference Design for a 30W Power Supply with >91% Average Efficiency

Reference Design for a 30W Power Supply with >91% Average Efficiency


News Mar 22, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Why You Should Use Power Stage Designer™ to Start a Power Supply Design

Why You Should Use Power Stage Designer™ to Start a Power Supply Design

This article highlights Texas Instruments Power Stage Designer as a tool quick assessment values and waveforms for commonly used power-supply…


Designing a 15ns Gate Drive Transformer

Designing a 15ns Gate Drive Transformer

This article highlights Ice Components Incorporated gate-drive transformers which used to drive the gate of Metal Oxide Field Effect Transistors…


1.6-kW GaN-Based 1-MHz CrM Totem-Pole PFC Reference Design

1.6-kW GaN-Based 1-MHz CrM Totem-Pole PFC Reference Design

ONE Design Equation for Custom Inductors An Introduction to Power Electronics

ONE Design Equation for Custom Inductors An Introduction to Power Electronics

Over 35 years ago, I started my career in power electronics. I completed a practical power project in my senior year in college, building a 6KV, 20kHz


GaN IC Design Simulation Standards Approved

GaN IC Design Simulation Standards Approved


News Mar 14, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Wireless Power Transmitter Reference Design Supports 15W Qi, 7.5W iPhone Charging and Samsung Fast Charge

Wireless Power Transmitter Reference Design Supports 15W Qi, 7.5W iPhone Charging and Samsung Fast Charge