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United SiC’s New FET-Jet Tool to Help Engineers Select the Right Device for Their Designs

United SiC’s New FET-Jet Tool to Help Engineers Select the Right Device for Their Designs

UnitedSiC brings power systems engineers a new, registration-free tool that can help with quick decision-making when constructing power designs.


News Apr 17, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
High-Speed, Bi-Directional Dual Supply Autosensing Level Shifter IC from Diodes Inc. Aimed at Automotive Applications

High-Speed, Bi-Directional Dual Supply Autosensing Level Shifter IC from Diodes Inc. Aimed at Automotive Applications

This article highlights Diodes Incorporated expansion of its family of voltage-level shifters, with the release of the PI4ULS3V304AQ.


Single-Point and Multi-Point Signal Grounding

Single-Point and Multi-Point Signal Grounding

A grounding arrangement must be designed and implemented adequately for the electronic equipment’s proper performance


Swansea University and Newport Wafer Fab Awarded New Funding for Manufacture of SiC Substrates

Swansea University and Newport Wafer Fab Awarded New Funding for Manufacture of SiC Substrates

Swansea University and Newport Wafer Fab receive government funds to help lead the UK toward net-zero carbon emission goals and clean up technology…


News Apr 15, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Renesas’ Motor Control ICs Simplify Brushless DC  Motor Control Design

Renesas’ Motor Control ICs Simplify Brushless DC Motor Control Design

The new ICs are systems in a chip (SIPs) delivering improved motor control while saving board space and improving power efficiency by 35%


Infineon Introduces 650V High-Side And Low-Side Gate Drivers

Infineon Introduces 650V High-Side And Low-Side Gate Drivers

The monolithic level-shift drivers include integrated bootstrap diodes to save space and reduce overall BOM.


Empower Semiconductor Debuts “Fastest” Integrated Voltage Regulator

Empower Semiconductor Debuts “Fastest” Integrated Voltage Regulator

The 10 amp EP7010 can regulate through a 0 to 10 amp load step in less than 500 ns with under a 15 mv voltage droop


Light as an Electrical Energy Source

Light as an Electrical Energy Source

In this article, the second in our series, we’ll discuss phenomena, such as photoelectric effect and photoconductive effect, that can be used to…


ROHM and Sanden Huayu Partner to Create Automotive Tech Lab in Shanghai

ROHM and Sanden Huayu Partner to Create Automotive Tech Lab in Shanghai

ROHM Semiconductor establishes a joint automotive tech laboratory with Sanden Huayu Automotive Air-Conditioning Co.


News Apr 08, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts AC-DC Active Bridge Rectifiers

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts AC-DC Active Bridge Rectifiers

The new family of devices eliminate most power losses in AC/DC power supplies and makes titanium level efficiencies possible


TDK and Ultra Librarian Partner on Multi-power Module Reference Design L

TDK and Ultra Librarian Partner on Multi-power Module Reference Design L

Ultra Librarian and TDK collaborate to provide design engineers with access to a reference design that can help speed up the design process


News Apr 05, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
STMicroelectronics’ New Isolated Gate Driver is Aimed At SiC MOSFETS

STMicroelectronics’ New Isolated Gate Driver is Aimed At SiC MOSFETS

The new driver delivers gate-driving voltages of up to 26 volts and operates from a high-voltage rail up to 1200V


E-Peas is Helping Enable Epishine’s New, Novel and Thin Indoor Energy Harvesting Solution

E-Peas is Helping Enable Epishine’s New, Novel and Thin Indoor Energy Harvesting Solution

The world is getting smarter, and the devices that enable that intelligence are getting smaller. For this to continue, especially in indoor…


Diodes Inc. Releases 5.5V, 3A, Synchronous COT Buck Converter

Diodes Inc. Releases 5.5V, 3A, Synchronous COT Buck Converter

This article highlights Diodes Incorporated AP61300/AP61302 that is a 3A, synchronous buck converter with a wide input voltage range of 2.4V to 5.5V


APEC Organizers Announce Virtual Conference Format

APEC Organizers Announce Virtual Conference Format

The Applied Power Electronics Conference will take place as a virtual conference from June 14 through June 17.


News Apr 01, 2021 by Hailey Stewart
X-Fab Partners with IHP on BiCMOS Technology

X-Fab Partners with IHP on BiCMOS Technology

X-FAB Silicon Foundries and the Leibniz Institute for High-Performance Microelectronics (IHP) have announced the start of a new partnership last week.


The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

This article highlights publicly-funded project MessLeha addresses this issue by defining a machine-readable data sheet to support the setup of…


EPC Debuts A Demonstration Board Featuring eGaN FETS Driving Laser Diodes

EPC Debuts A Demonstration Board Featuring eGaN FETS Driving Laser Diodes

Efficient Power Conversion’s 200V EPC9150 generates 220 amp, 2.9 ns wide current pulses for automotive LIDAR systems


Researchers Enhance Non-Destructive Carrier Lifetime Measurements in SiCs

Researchers Enhance Non-Destructive Carrier Lifetime Measurements in SiCs

A research team led by Associate Professor Masashi Kato from the Nagoya Institute of Technology has improved one of the known non-destructive…


News Mar 24, 2021 by Nicholas St. John
Magnachip Unveils LDO Linear Regulator Featuring Ultra-Fast Transient Response for UFS-Based Multi-Chip Packages

Magnachip Unveils LDO Linear Regulator Featuring Ultra-Fast Transient Response for UFS-Based Multi-Chip Packages

This linear regulator also ensures robust circuit protection, such as overcurrent protection, thermal shutdown and the power good signal, which…