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PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

Touting itself as the world's premier forum for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy, and energy management, the conference…


News May 02, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

The latest ePower™ integrated circuits based on gallium nitride technology by Efficient Power Conversion are revolutionizing motor drive…


Wolfspeed Announces the Lucid Air is Using its SiC Power Modules

Wolfspeed Announces the Lucid Air is Using its SiC Power Modules

Wolfspeed will manufacture its XM3 silicon carbide (SiC) modules at its just-opened 200 mm fab in upstate New York, the largest in the world, for…


News Apr 27, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Infineon Expands its CoolSiC M1H Portfolio with New 1200 V SiC MOSFETs

Infineon Expands its CoolSiC M1H Portfolio with New 1200 V SiC MOSFETs

The eight new discrete chips employ the company’s .XT interconnect technology, and were released together with additions to the company’s…


Teledyne Lecroy Launches 1 GHz Probe, Together With New Testing Software

Teledyne Lecroy Launches 1 GHz Probe, Together With New Testing Software

The probe and accompanying Power-Device software, in tandem with the company’s proven 12-bit high definition oscilloscopes, provide sharp…


EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

The surface-mounted gallium nitride (GaN) device handles 95 A of continuous drain current and sports an RDS(ON) of only 4 milliohms.


An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

Researchers earlier developed an energy storage system that captures sunlight and stores it for up to 18 years. They have now succeeded in creating…


News Apr 15, 2022 by Darshil Patel
EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

The enhancement mode power transistor features a maximum continuous drain current of 6.3 A and a maximum RDS(ON) of 80 mΩ


STMicroelectronics Debuts 50 W GaN Converter for High-efficiency Power Applications

STMicroelectronics Debuts 50 W GaN Converter for High-efficiency Power Applications

The company’s new converter is a quasi-resonant (QR) flyback controller incorporating 650 V E-mode GaN transistors.


ROHM Introduces 150 V GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor with an 8 V Withstand Gate Voltage

ROHM Introduces 150 V GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor with an 8 V Withstand Gate Voltage

The new gallium nitride (GaN) device provides a safety margin of 3 V, as compared to the 1 V margin offered by standard devices of 200 V or less.


Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

The new MOSFETs sport RDS(ON)s of 25mΩ, while the SBDs handle an industry leading 90 amps.


Infineon Introduces New CoolSiC MOSFET and 2EDN Gate Driver Families

Infineon Introduces New CoolSiC MOSFET and 2EDN Gate Driver Families

The two new families will serve to enhance energy efficiency, in addition to saving weight and board space.


Power Integrations Introduces Tandem Power IC Families at APEC

Power Integrations Introduces Tandem Power IC Families at APEC

The new ICs enable designers to meet tough new efficiency requirements, while at the same time realizing excellent power factor correction (PFC).


Lucid’s New Luxury EV Has an Incredibly Fast Charger, and It’s Driven by ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs

Lucid’s New Luxury EV Has an Incredibly Fast Charger, and It’s Driven by ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs

The Lucid Air, MotorTrend’s Car of the Year for 2022, can pack up to 300 miles in just 22 minutes of charging.


News Mar 21, 2022 by Ian Hahn
BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

BAK Motors Selects McLaren Applied’s 800 V SiC Inverter For Its Solid-state Hydrogen Hybrid Hyper-car

Under the agreement, announced March 3, McLaren Applied will supply an E-motor and its IPG5 SiC inverter to BAK, for use in its new über-luxury…


News Mar 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Alpha and Omega Debuts Two New 600 V Super Junction MOSFETs Featuring RDS(ON)s of 110 and 140 mΩ

Alpha and Omega Debuts Two New 600 V Super Junction MOSFETs Featuring RDS(ON)s of 110 and 140 mΩ

Taking up a scant 64 mm2 with a height of 0.9 mm in DFN8x8 packages, the new devices are aimed at meeting today’s demands for high efficiency and…


McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

McLaren Applied Unveils the Production Intent Design of its Racing-inspired 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter

Introduced March 2 at the UK’s Future Propulsion Conference 2022 (FPC2022), the inverter delivers 350 kW peak and 250 kW continuous for powering…


News Mar 15, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

The two new transistors are tested through NASA’s Level 1 screening flow, its most stringent set, and can be qualified to NASA’s full Level 1…


Teledyne e2v HiRel Releases a 100 V Transistor Driver for 20 MHz FET and GaN Transistors

Teledyne e2v HiRel Releases a 100 V Transistor Driver for 20 MHz FET and GaN Transistors

The radiation-tolerant device is available in a space-saving flip chip die, and is aimed at driving the company’s 100 V gallium nitride (GaN)…


Achieving Fast Load-Transient Response and Low EMI with the AECM DC/DC Control Topology

Achieving Fast Load-Transient Response and Low EMI with the AECM DC/DC Control Topology

No single control topology is a good fit for all applications. Designers requiring low electromagnetic interference (EMI) and fast load-transient…