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EPC and VPT Partner to Provide Power Conversion Solutions for High-Reliability Environments

EPC and VPT Partner to Provide Power Conversion Solutions for High-Reliability Environments

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) and VPT establish EPC Space, to design and manufacture radiation-hardened GaN-on-silicon transistors and ICs.


News Jun 26, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
Cree Partners with the Yutong Group to Bring China its First SiC-Powered Electric Bus

Cree Partners with the Yutong Group to Bring China its First SiC-Powered Electric Bus

The Yutong Group partnered with Cree and StarPower to create China’s first electric bus using next-generation silicon carbide technology.


News Jun 25, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Renesas Introduces Rugged and High Performance 100V Half-Bridge MOSFET Drivers

Renesas Introduces Rugged and High Performance 100V Half-Bridge MOSFET Drivers

Renesas highlights HIP2211 and HIP2210 pair of 100V half-bridge MOSFET drivers that is ideal for 48V telecom power supplies, Class-D audio…


new products Jun 25, 2020 by Renesas
Weekly Power Product Recap

Weekly Power Product Recap

This article highlights new products from ROHM, Mean Well, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, and MicroPower Direct.


The Development and Performance of an Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristor (IGCT)

The Development and Performance of an Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristor (IGCT)

This article discusses the Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristor and its different segment layouts.


Empower Promises Speed and Energy Savings with new Line of Integrated Voltage Regulators

Empower Promises Speed and Energy Savings with new Line of Integrated Voltage Regulators

Empower Semiconductor’s integrated voltage regulators (IVR) eliminate the use of external discrete components to target challenges in power…


Selection and Proper Operation of Switching Power Transistors: Part 2

Selection and Proper Operation of Switching Power Transistors: Part 2

With 3 materials and about 8 types of transistors to select from — although not all combinations are available — the choice of the optimum…


Selecting the Proper Operation of Switching Power Transistors

Selecting the Proper Operation of Switching Power Transistors

With 3 materials and about 8 types of transistors to select from — although not all combinations are available — the choice of the optimum…


Startup Atom Power Lands $17.8M in Series B Funding

Startup Atom Power Lands $17.8M in Series B Funding

Atom Power, a fast-growing startup based in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently closed on a $17.75 million Series B funding round to commercialize…


News Jun 20, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Nexperia Announces Next-Gen GaN Technology

Nexperia Announces Next-Gen GaN Technology

Nexperia highlights the next-generation, 650-volt gallium nitride (GaN) technology for automotive, 5G, and datacenter applications.


ROHM Unveils 4th-Gen 1200V SiC MOSFETs for Automotive Powertrain Systems

ROHM Unveils 4th-Gen 1200V SiC MOSFETs for Automotive Powertrain Systems

ROHM hightlights its 4th Generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs optimized for automotive powertrain systems, including the main drive inverter, as well as…


new products Jun 18, 2020 by ROHM
Ricoh Launches a Single Chip PMU / PMIC IC for Industrial and Consumer Applications

Ricoh Launches a Single Chip PMU / PMIC IC for Industrial and Consumer Applications

Ricoh Electronic Devices launched two advanced PMU ICs that is a single-chip solution and provides four high-efficiency step-down DC/DC converters,…


Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Releases 18V Input 1.25MHz EZBuck Regulators

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Releases 18V Input 1.25MHz EZBuck Regulators

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) highlights AOZ676xDI series of high switching frequency and simple-to-use synchronous buck regulators.


Vitesco and ROHM Partner to Create SiC-Powered Solutions

Vitesco and ROHM Partner to Create SiC-Powered Solutions

Vitesco chooses ROHM Semiconductor as its preferred partner for developing silicon carbide powered technology for electrical vehicles.


News Jun 16, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Vertical Devices Utilizing GaN Technologies

Vertical Devices Utilizing GaN Technologies

This article discusses the NexGen's Vertical GaN™ eJFET transistors and their principles of operation.


Bizen Lands £1.68M U.K. Government Grant to Support Its Transistor Process Technology

Bizen Lands £1.68M U.K. Government Grant to Support Its Transistor Process Technology

The grant was made by the "Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge" program, part of UKRI’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.


News Jun 15, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Researchers Develop Paper-Thin Gallium Oxide Transistor That Can Withstand Over 8,000 Volts Before Breaking Down

Researchers Develop Paper-Thin Gallium Oxide Transistor That Can Withstand Over 8,000 Volts Before Breaking Down

Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a breakthrough in power electronics, a lateral gallium oxide-based transistor that can…


Digital Power for Switched-mode Power Supplies

Digital Power for Switched-mode Power Supplies

This article looks at the history of the SMPS and how it's transformed over the decades to become a digital power supply with all…


SweGaN Technology Introduces ‘Buffer-Free’ Concept For GaN High-Frequency Devices

SweGaN Technology Introduces ‘Buffer-Free’ Concept For GaN High-Frequency Devices

In a recent collaboration with the Chalmers University of Technology, SweGaN introduced a 'buffer-free' concept for GaN-on-SiC electron…


Obtaining Repeatable and Reliable Double-Pulse Test Results

Obtaining Repeatable and Reliable Double-Pulse Test Results

This article focuses on DPT measurement waveforms, and the associated extracted dynamic parameters.