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Over the past decades, energy regulations have been consolidated highlighting the importance of manufacturing energy…

Over the past decades, energy regulations have been consolidated highlighting the importance of manufacturing energy efficient products. This has…

Transphorm has released the Verilog model and datasheet for its first-ever 1200 V GaN-on-Sapphire power transistor.

Transphorm has released the Verilog model and datasheet for its first-ever 1200 V GaN-on-Sapphire power transistor.

E-mobility is rapidly gaining market share, resulting in a growing need for power electronics such as inverters. Some…

E-mobility is rapidly gaining market share, resulting in a growing need for power electronics such as inverters. Some power electronics…

Dr. Peter Wawer brings insights from a distinguished career that has touched three unique major semiconductor…

Dr. Peter Wawer brings insights from a distinguished career that has touched three unique major semiconductor technologies: silicon photovoltaics,…

Nexperia updates its MOSFET offerings with new datasheets allowing engineers to see devices respond to different…

Nexperia updates its MOSFET offerings with new datasheets allowing engineers to see devices respond to different voltages, temperatures, and other…

This article reviews the types and operation of stepper motor drive circuits used in precise positioning and control…

This article reviews the types and operation of stepper motor drive circuits used in precise positioning and control applications. It examines…

Advancing power electronics is one of the keys to increasing EV and power system efficiencies while reducing costs. 

Advancing power electronics is one of the keys to increasing EV and power system efficiencies while reducing costs. 

Three Best Paper Awards, a Young Researcher Award, and a Young Engineer Award are presented at Europe’s premier power…

Three Best Paper Awards, a Young Researcher Award, and a Young Engineer Award are presented at Europe’s premier power electronic conference.

Efficient Power Conversion has created a three-phase motor drive inverter that provides smoother, quieter operation and…

Efficient Power Conversion has created a three-phase motor drive inverter that provides smoother, quieter operation and higher efficiency. 

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

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

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

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

Silver sintering and transient liquid phase soldering are replacement technologies for bonding using high reliability…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROHM has announced LED backlight drivers for automotive infotainment and instrument cluster LCDs with proprietary…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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