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Power Semiconductor Modules to Support Lower Voltages

Power Semiconductor Modules to Support Lower Voltages

This article examines the use of power semiconductors in a low voltage drive with the general architecture.


STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Xilinx to Power Space-Hardened FPGAs

STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Xilinx to Power Space-Hardened FPGAs

STMicroelectronics (ST) devices to provide power for Xilinx’s UltraScale XQRKU060 radiation-tolerant FPGA.


TRACO POWER Introduces Reinforced Isolated DC/DC Converters with 3000 VAC Isolation Voltage

TRACO POWER Introduces Reinforced Isolated DC/DC Converters with 3000 VAC Isolation Voltage

The THR line comprises four series of DC/DC converters between 3 and 40 Watt with reinforced isolation (3000 VAC).


Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts Ideal Diode Reverse Current Protection Switch

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts Ideal Diode Reverse Current Protection Switch

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor’s (AOS) smart protection switch is aimed at Type-C Power Delivery applications.


Absopulse Debuts New Line of Encapsulated 250W DC-DC Converters

Absopulse Debuts New Line of Encapsulated 250W DC-DC Converters

The convection cooled units provide 12, 24, 36, 48, or 72VDC and operate from inputs centered on 24, 48, or 125VDC


70-W BLDC Motor Drivers from Texas Instruments Eliminate Months of Design Time with Code-free, Sensorless FOC and Trapezoidal control

70-W BLDC Motor Drivers from Texas Instruments Eliminate Months of Design Time with Code-free, Sensorless FOC and Trapezoidal control

Integrated real-time control enables engineers to spin BLDC motors in less than 10 minutes while making motor systems quieter and as much as 70%…


Digital Power Electronics Basics: Digital (Binary) Operation

Digital Power Electronics Basics: Digital (Binary) Operation

Learn about the binary system employed in digital electronics.


The FlaMe Project Looks to Target More Efficient Production of Power Modules

The FlaMe Project Looks to Target More Efficient Production of Power Modules

The Fraunhofer Institute of Silicon Technology (ISIT) in Germany has recently announced a new research project for designing and implementing…


STMicroelectronics Adds 45W and 150W Versions to its 650V MasterGaN Line

STMicroelectronics Adds 45W and 150W Versions to its 650V MasterGaN Line

Both devices include both the gate driver and two enhancement-mode GaN power transistors in a single highly integrated package.


Littelfuse’s CPC1596 Optically Isolated Load-Biased Gate Driver Eliminates the Need for External Power Supply

Littelfuse’s CPC1596 Optically Isolated Load-Biased Gate Driver Eliminates the Need for External Power Supply

Littlefuse, Inc. announced the first high-voltage optically-isolated MOSFET gate driver on the market that requires no external power supply, yet…


Single-chip GaN Gate Driver from STMicroelectronics Boosts Speed, Flexibility, and Integration in Industrial and Home Automation

Single-chip GaN Gate Driver from STMicroelectronics Boosts Speed, Flexibility, and Integration in Industrial and Home Automation

This circuit uses a synchronous MOSFET that lets the bootstrap voltage reach the logic supply voltage, VCC, allowing the driver to operate from a…


COSEL Debuts Two Power Supplies With 200% Peak Power Capabilities

COSEL Debuts Two Power Supplies With 200% Peak Power Capabilities

Designed with safety in mind, the new devices are cooled via free air convection and offer typical efficiencies of 93%


Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power ICs: Turning Academic Dreams into an Industry Reality

Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power ICs: Turning Academic Dreams into an Industry Reality

Gallium nitride (GaN) is the key enabler for high-frequency, and simultaneously high-efficiency topologies.


Diodes Incorporated’s Precision-Adjustable Current Limit Power Switch Provides High Levels of Protection to Automotive Subsystems

Diodes Incorporated’s Precision-Adjustable Current Limit Power Switch Provides High Levels of Protection to Automotive Subsystems

The AP22653Q’s current limit threshold can be simply set anywhere between 125mA to 1735mA via use of standard value external resistors.


Taking on the MLCC Shortage by Reducing Capacitance Requirements in Power Supplies

Taking on the MLCC Shortage by Reducing Capacitance Requirements in Power Supplies

The worldwide supply of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) is not keeping up with demand. This is due in no small part to the increased…


Dialog Semi and Xilinx Team Up to Power Visual AI Solutions

Dialog Semi and Xilinx Team Up to Power Visual AI Solutions

Xilinx opts for Dialog’s power management ICs to power its Kria K26 artificial intelligence (AI) modular system.


Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts a DC/DC Controller for 5G Applications

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts a DC/DC Controller for 5G Applications

The Dual Output 3+1 Phase Digital VCOT controller provides power for 5G subsystems including the CU, DU, and RU platforms.


Design Challenges and Solutions for Solar Inverters

Design Challenges and Solutions for Solar Inverters

Designers of solar inverters face a multidimensional challenge to ensure solar power continues to meet the growing demand for clean energy. This…


Lenovo and Navitas Launch a 130W Fast-Charging Power Adapter for High-Power Devices

Lenovo and Navitas Launch a 130W Fast-Charging Power Adapter for High-Power Devices

For a fifth time, Lenovo and Navitas have partnered up to create a new fast-charging device, the YOGA CC130, a gallium nitride (GaN) based power…


Troubleshooting a Programmable Logic Controller

Troubleshooting a Programmable Logic Controller

This article covers commonly used methods for troubleshooting a programmable logic controller (PLC) that is experiencing an error.