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An Enhanced TO-247 Package Significantly Lowers SiC MOSFET Temperature

An Enhanced TO-247 Package Significantly Lowers SiC MOSFET Temperature

ISOMOS from Analog Power Conversion, LLC, (APC-E)/Luminus [1] improves on the thermal performance of the popular TO-247 package used in many…


GaN Motor Drive Evaluation Boards: EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202

GaN Motor Drive Evaluation Boards: EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202

Engineers need practical tools for evaluating GaN motor inverter architectures. The boards described in this article, EPC9186HC2/HC3 and EPC91202,…


Geehy Integrates Bootstrap Diode into Half-Bridge Gate Driver

Geehy Integrates Bootstrap Diode into Half-Bridge Gate Driver

Geehy's GHD144xT integrates a bootstrap diode into a 200V half-bridge gate driver housed in a compact SOP8 package, reducing BOM count and…


EPC Intros GaN-Based Inverter Board for Robotics, E-Mobility

EPC Intros GaN-Based Inverter Board for Robotics, E-Mobility

The integrated three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter integrates control, sensing, and communication to deliver up to 20 ARMS for humanoid joint…


new products Mar 05, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Allegro Intros Hall-Effect Current Sensor for Power Conversion

Allegro Intros Hall-Effect Current Sensor for Power Conversion

The ACS37017 isolated sensor targets drift reduction and precision feedback in high-voltage power conversion systems and offers a sensitivity error…


new products Feb 25, 2026 by Luke James
Microchip Adds 12 Devices in 600 V Gate Driver Family

Microchip Adds 12 Devices in 600 V Gate Driver Family

The 600 V gate driver family offers 12 devices for motor control and power conversion, supporting fast switching and noise immunity.


Enabling High Efficiency: Gate Driver ICs for Automotive Traction Inverters

Enabling High Efficiency: Gate Driver ICs for Automotive Traction Inverters

E-mobility is driving significant demand for power electronics, particularly inverters. High-performance power modules help ensure efficient designs.


Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Learn how Slew Rate Control (SRC) gate drive optocouplers mitigate high dv/dt from PWM in VSDs, reducing motor overvoltage, EMI, and power loss,…


Gate Driver from Rohm Runs Cooler Without Stirring Up EMI

Gate Driver from Rohm Runs Cooler Without Stirring Up EMI

ROHM’s BD67871MWV-Z three-phase BLDC motor gate driver uses TriC3 technology to cut MOSFET heat generation while maintaining low EMI in 12 to 48…


Ideal Semiconductor Unleashes Its First 150 V Silicon MOSFETs

Ideal Semiconductor Unleashes Its First 150 V Silicon MOSFETs

Announced today, Ideal Semiconductor is beginning full production of its proprietary silicon MOSFETs. EEPower met with the company's leaders,…


News Jul 17, 2025 by Jake Hertz
EPC Intros GaN 3-Phase Motor Drive Inverter Eval Board

EPC Intros GaN 3-Phase Motor Drive Inverter Eval Board

EPC9196 brings high-speed, medium-voltage BLDC drive capability to compact platforms.


new products Jun 26, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Gen 4 Technology Platform Delivers “Flexibility Without Compromise”

Gen 4 Technology Platform Delivers “Flexibility Without Compromise”

To learn about Wolfspeed’s Gen 4 technology, we talked to Elif Balkas, the company’s CTO and a Ph.D in materials science.


APEC 2025: Solutions that Power the Future, Part 2

APEC 2025: Solutions that Power the Future, Part 2

Exhibitors displayed cutting-edge power electronics technology, including a QSPICE circuit simulator, battery management system, power supplies,…


dV/dt Validation in Motor Drives

dV/dt Validation in Motor Drives

dV/dt validation in the motor drives can be applied both during the development process in the lab as well as directly on the end application with…


SiC-Based E-Fuses vs. Traditional Fuses: A Modern Comparative Analysis

SiC-Based E-Fuses vs. Traditional Fuses: A Modern Comparative Analysis

Electronic circuit interruption solutions protect the wiring and limit short-circuit let-through current and energy delivered to a faulted load.…


System Solution Guide: Traction Inverters

System Solution Guide: Traction Inverters

This comprehensive guide examines both SiC and IGBT technologies for traction inverter…


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Total Cost of Ownership in SiC Motor Drives—the Big Picture

Total Cost of Ownership in SiC Motor Drives—the Big Picture

This article examines the technical benefits and total cost of ownership of SiC in two types of motor drive applications.


Infineon, Stellantis Partner for EV Ambitions

Infineon, Stellantis Partner for EV Ambitions

Infineon Technologies and Stellantis will collaborate to develop next-generation power architectures for Stellantis’ electric vehicles.


News Nov 25, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Variable Frequency Drives: Managing Network Outage Responses

Variable Frequency Drives: Managing Network Outage Responses

Even with the most reliable networks, network outages are inevitable for a host of reasons, and managing these outages in VFD systems becomes…


Selecting Motor Controllers

Selecting Motor Controllers

Learn how to select the right motor controller for your application.