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GaN vs Silicon Smackdown

GaN vs Silicon Smackdown

One way to tell when a new technology has passed the tipping point of adoption is by the voices advocating the status quo. The more conservative…


SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs offer improved characteristics compared to the older generation, and at lower prices. Several applications in…


SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

The recently launched 1200 V CoolSiC™ MOSFET M1H comes with a variety of new features and improvements from which the targeted applications will…


Retrofit of a Superstar for More Sustainability and Performance: The EconoDUAL 3 Black Series

Retrofit of a Superstar for More Sustainability and Performance: The EconoDUAL 3 Black Series

The Infineon EconoDUAL™ 3 (ED3) has been in use since 2005 in key applications such as general-purpose drives (GPD), electric buses and trucks,…


Future-Proof Power Module Package for High-Power Applications

Future-Proof Power Module Package for High-Power Applications

While the XHP 2 power module package from Infineon Technologies AG is designed for use in today’s applications, it also meets the requirements of…


Diodes Incorporated Debuts New 40 V, 460 A MOSFET Targeting EVs

Diodes Incorporated Debuts New 40 V, 460 A MOSFET Targeting EVs

Housed in a new high-current, thermally-efficient package, the unit sports a gate charge of 117 nC and a typical RDS(ON) of just 0.54 mΩ at a…


Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Current modern power electronics systems rely on stacked topologies which inevitably lead to the need to measure signals that ride on fast…


Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

The ChiP (converter housed in package) fabrication facility will produce power modules in the United States using process steps analogous to…


News May 26, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

The companies will look to combine Nexperia’s extensive background in gallium nitride (GaN) with Kyocera AVX’s expertise in advanced packaging…


News May 25, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Computer Power Supply Units Reach for Top 80 Plus Ratings

Computer Power Supply Units Reach for Top 80 Plus Ratings

Engineers work on new designs and with innovative materials to attain the industry’s highest energy efficiency ratings.


News May 25, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

(Performance and Reliability are Expected). Gallium nitride is still regarded as a new technology by many. Although GaN is now widely used in…


STMicroelectronics Releases Two Series of MDmesh Silicon Power MOSFETs

STMicroelectronics Releases Two Series of MDmesh Silicon Power MOSFETs

ST’s STPOWER MDmesh M9 and DM9 series feature N-channel super-junction multi-drain silicon power MOSFETs that will offer what ST says are the…


onsemi Says its 650 V SiC MOSFET is Market’s First in a TOLL Package

onsemi Says its 650 V SiC MOSFET is Market’s First in a TOLL Package

The new N-channel power MOSFET, housed in its TO-leadless (TOLL) package, requires 30% less board space than devices supplied in standard…


SiC Devices Used in PFC for EV Charger Applications

SiC Devices Used in PFC for EV Charger Applications

This article analyzes the technological trends of the DC electric vehicle (EV) charger. It introduces the current status of silicon carbide (SiC)…


Siemens Mobility and Mitsubishi Electric to Advance SiC Use in Railway Drive Systems

Siemens Mobility and Mitsubishi Electric to Advance SiC Use in Railway Drive Systems

The companies will coordinate to develop Mitsubishi’s SiC power modules for use in the rail platforms offered by Siemens, such as its latest, the…


News May 12, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Qorvo Says its New 1200 V SiC FETs Sport Industry’s Best Figures of Merit

Qorvo Says its New 1200 V SiC FETs Sport Industry’s Best Figures of Merit

The six FETs, members of the fresh UF4C/SC series, feature industry-leading marks for on-resistance, claims Qorvo (formerly UnitedSic), and target…


Power Integrations Targets Bus and Truck EVs With New Module Drivers

Power Integrations Targets Bus and Truck EVs With New Module Drivers

The fresh IGBT/SiC gate-driver family, SCALE EV, is purposed to drive the high-powered automotive and traction inverters deployed in EVs,…


Are Hybrid Transducers the Future for Power Converters with SiC MOSFETs?

Are Hybrid Transducers the Future for Power Converters with SiC MOSFETs?

Markets are expected to open up for sensors capable of delivering response times as low as 100ns and unprecedented cut-off frequencies above 1MHz.…


Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

The latest addition to Efficient Power Conversion’s (EPC) line of rad-hardened devices features a maximum RDS(ON) of 25 mΩ and 20 A of…


ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

With Delta’s power supply development know-how and ROHM’s vast experience in power semiconductors, the companies will look to develop 600 V…


News May 03, 2022 by Gary Elinoff