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Second Sourcing Rectifiers

Second Sourcing Rectifiers

This article will focus on some of the issues designers face when comparing datasheets and what critical information is missing in a datasheet.


The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

Power engineering and electronics, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us and has…


Taiwan Semiconductor Rectifiers with Wettable Flank Contacts Offers Best-in-Class (8A/1kV) Specifications

Taiwan Semiconductor Rectifiers with Wettable Flank Contacts Offers Best-in-Class (8A/1kV) Specifications

Taiwan Semiconductors announced the TUAS8x Series of surface-mount device (SMD) rectifiers, available with voltage ratings from 200V-1000V.


The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The history of the Swiss and Swedish companies that became ABB reflects the history of power electronics in both countries. In Switzerland, Charles…


Advano’s Recent Funding Boost Propels Lithium-Silicon Battery Technology

Advano’s Recent Funding Boost Propels Lithium-Silicon Battery Technology

Advano enters into a partnership with Mitsui Kinzoku in order to drive its silicon battery solution forward.


News May 20, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Modular Evaluation Platform for Discrete CoolSiC MOSFETs Allows Testing of Different Driving Options

Modular Evaluation Platform for Discrete CoolSiC MOSFETs Allows Testing of Different Driving Options

Infineon Technologies AG introduced a modular evaluation platform comprising a motherboard with interchangeable drive cards; including a miller…


Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Releases New 1200V αSiC MOSFETs

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Releases New 1200V αSiC MOSFETs

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor announces the release of new 1200V SiC MOSFET with optimized temperature and switching behavior for high-efficiency…


Analog Devices’ Green Bond Could Signal New Trend for Semiconductor Industry

Analog Devices’ Green Bond Could Signal New Trend for Semiconductor Industry

Analog Device’s green bond issuance marks a first for the semiconductor industry.


News May 18, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Semiconductor Companies Share COVID-19 Business Impact

Semiconductor Companies Share COVID-19 Business Impact

COVID-19’s effect on the semiconductor industry is only just beginning to take hold. In late April and early May, companies convened stakeholders…


News May 18, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Arm Launches Free Support & IP Access Program for Early-Stage Silicon Startups

Arm Launches Free Support & IP Access Program for Early-Stage Silicon Startups

U.K. semiconductor design firm Arm is launching a new program that helps young silicon startups get their chip designs to market faster.


News May 15, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Toshiba Releases MOSFET Gate Driver Switch IPD for Automotive ECUs

Toshiba Releases MOSFET Gate Driver Switch IPD for Automotive ECUs

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation launches its gate-driver switch IPD that controls the conduction and shut-off of current…


Weekly Power Product Recap

Weekly Power Product Recap

This article highlights products from Littelfuse, XP Power, Diodes, Flex Power Modules, and NIC Components.


X-Series RFC Diodes for Robust and Reliable Medium-Voltage Drives

X-Series RFC Diodes for Robust and Reliable Medium-Voltage Drives

This article explains the popularity of the topology, the semiconductor requirements, and how the new X-Series diode module of MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC…


Keysight Technologies’ Combines Technology and Solutions Expertise to Deliver the New Infiniium MXR-Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Keysight Technologies’ Combines Technology and Solutions Expertise to Deliver the New Infiniium MXR-Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

The world’s first oscilloscope to combine the efficiency of an 8 in 1 bench solution with simultaneous 8 channel performance.


Redefining Power Conversion

Redefining Power Conversion

Beyond just performance and cost improvement, the most significant opportunity for GaN technology to impact the power conversion market comes from…


tech insights May 11, 2020 by Alex Lidow
Preparing for a Digital PCIM

Preparing for a Digital PCIM

Originally set to take place this week, PCIM will now take place digitally in the second week of July. Here's a look at what PCIM had planned…


News May 10, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Power Module Solutions for a 1500V PV Inverter

Power Module Solutions for a 1500V PV Inverter

The elevated operation voltage of 1500 V has become the new photovoltaic standard and requires new and smart power module solutions for a…


GaN Systems Presents 5G-focused Through-wall and Through-Window Power Systems

GaN Systems Presents 5G-focused Through-wall and Through-Window Power Systems

Smart homes are becoming more and more widespread across the globe, and with them, new systems must facilitate powerful 5G technologies.


Cambridge University Spinout Porotech Aims to Lead Porous GaN Materials Space

Cambridge University Spinout Porotech Aims to Lead Porous GaN Materials Space

With a fresh round of seed funding and plans for a pilot plant, U.K. gallium nitride startup Porotech is making strides to bring its porous GaN…


News May 01, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Tailor-made Superjunction MOSFET Performance for Automotive Applications with new 650V CoolMOS™ CFD7A Series

Tailor-made Superjunction MOSFET Performance for Automotive Applications with new 650V CoolMOS™ CFD7A Series

This article highlights Infineon Technologies AG launches its new product family: the CoolMOS™ CFD7A series.