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Navitas Semiconductor Introduces New Silicon Carbide Power Products At PCIM Europe

Navitas Semiconductor Introduces New Silicon Carbide Power Products At PCIM Europe

The company has built a modular line for use in EV chargers, bi-directional microgrids, and a variety of high-power applications.


TI Introduces New Isolated Gate Driver For EVs At PCIM Europe 2023

TI Introduces New Isolated Gate Driver For EVs At PCIM Europe 2023

TI’s gate driver will allow efficient, higher energy-density inverters for use in EVs and power storage systems.


Comparing Thermal Performance of Die-Attach Materials

Comparing Thermal Performance of Die-Attach Materials

Silver sintering and transient liquid phase soldering are replacement technologies for bonding using high reliability solder alloys. This article…


Driving and Protecting SiC MOSFETs: Specs and Standards

Driving and Protecting SiC MOSFETs: Specs and Standards

Although SiC MOSFETs offer many benefits, it took more than ten years for suppliers to consolidate and align specifications and standards. Today,…


Programmable Gate Drivers Enable a More Efficient Future 

Programmable Gate Drivers Enable a More Efficient Future 

Controlling high-voltage systems efficiently can prove challenging, but a programmable gate driver for insulated-gate bipolar transistors from the…


Isolated Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Modes of Operation

Isolated Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Modes of Operation

Isolated flying capacitor multilevel converters have various modes of operation critical to their proper working. This article explains the four…


LED Backlight Driver Eliminates Flicker

LED Backlight Driver Eliminates Flicker

ROHM has announced LED backlight drivers for automotive infotainment and instrument cluster LCDs with proprietary low-power PWM dimming that…


new products Apr 22, 2023 by Mike Falter
Industry-first 1200V SiC FET Offers Higher Power Density

Industry-first 1200V SiC FET Offers Higher Power Density

Diodes Incorporated has expanded its silicon carbide product portfolio with the first-ever 1200 V SiC MOSFET in a TO247-4 package.


new products Apr 14, 2023 by Mike Falter
Understanding Power Modules in Embedded Drives

Understanding Power Modules in Embedded Drives

While embedded motor drives are gaining popularity in industrial applications, their compact size and tight integration present new challenges in…


Skyworks, Wolfspeed Team Up on Gate Driver Board Design

Skyworks, Wolfspeed Team Up on Gate Driver Board Design

Skyworks recently released an isolated gate driver board reference design that works with Wolfspeed’s 1700-volt SiC FETs. Offering better power…


Analog Devices Releases Regulators for Noise-sensitive Applications

Analog Devices Releases Regulators for Noise-sensitive Applications

Semiconductor giant Analog Devices recently released an ultra-low noise dual output μModule regulator for high-speed data converters, RF devices,…


Qnovo Lands Battery Management System Integration With NXP

Qnovo Lands Battery Management System Integration With NXP

NXP Semiconductor will add Qnovo’s optimization software to its battery management system and onboard charging hardware. 


News Mar 25, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Power Integrations Adds 900V ICs for EV, Industrial Applications

Power Integrations Adds 900V ICs for EV, Industrial Applications

At APEC this week, Power Integrations announced a new line of 900-volt GaN ICs. 


Empower Semiconductor Starts IVR Production

Empower Semiconductor Starts IVR Production

Empower Semiconductor recently launched volume production on its latest generation of Integrated Voltage Regulators for data centers and other…


A Novel Half-bridge GaN Device for Enhanced System Performance

A Novel Half-bridge GaN Device for Enhanced System Performance

Gallium Nitride power switches continue to make inroads in diverse power conversion applications. One of the facilitators for this growth has been…


Infineon to Acquire GaN Systems to Accelerate High Power, GaN Roadmap

Infineon to Acquire GaN Systems to Accelerate High Power, GaN Roadmap

With the acquisition of GaN Systems, Infineon will broaden its existing power portfolio and pick up the pace of development of its internal gallium…


News Mar 17, 2023 by Mike Falter
Understanding the Theory Behind Transient Thermal Impedance

Understanding the Theory Behind Transient Thermal Impedance

Transient thermal impedance is a measure of how a device behaves when pulsed power is applied. Transient thermal impedance is an important…


1200V Discrete SiC MOSFETs with Enhanced Interconnection Enable Energy-efficient Welding Machines

1200V Discrete SiC MOSFETs with Enhanced Interconnection Enable Energy-efficient Welding Machines

In recent years, the demand for more energy-efficient products for better natural resource sustainability has led to mandatory efficiency…


High-Voltage Discrete Silicon MOSFET Applications

High-Voltage Discrete Silicon MOSFET Applications

The role of high-voltage discrete power semiconductor devices has become increasingly important in the world of power electronics. Littelfuse…


new products Mar 11, 2023 by Littelfuse
How Thermal Efficiency Is Helping Data Centers Run More Sustainably

How Thermal Efficiency Is Helping Data Centers Run More Sustainably

Innovative semiconductor design and packaging technologies are improving efficiencies in data centers as server power demands increase.