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Drive Safe: Isolated Gate Drivers for High-Power Applications

Drive Safe: Isolated Gate Drivers for High-Power Applications

New technological and market trends are constantly pushing for smaller solutions with higher power capabilities. The advancement of electric…


Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Designers of high-voltage power systems have struggled to meet customers’ needs for continued innovation when using silicon MOSFETs and IGBTs.…


EPC Says its New 40 V GaN FET Is World’s Smallest at 1.1 mΩ

EPC Says its New 40 V GaN FET Is World’s Smallest at 1.1 mΩ

The fresh EPC2066 is an enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power FET expanding the company’s extensive portfolio of low-voltage,…


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…


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…


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.


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


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.


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)…


Lowest On-resistance SiC FETs Offer Rugged Short-Circuit Performance

Lowest On-resistance SiC FETs Offer Rugged Short-Circuit Performance

The largest growth area for silicon carbide FETs is expected in the electric vehicle traction inverter, offering extended range, lower battery…


ROHM’s New Compact Surface Mount 45W Output AC/DC Converter ICs: Equipped with Integrated High Voltage SJ MOSFET

ROHM’s New Compact Surface Mount 45W Output AC/DC Converter ICs: Equipped with Integrated High Voltage SJ MOSFET

Fly-back converter ICs maximizing performance, reducing system cost and increasing reliability for industrial and consumer power supply solutions.


Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

In this article we present the results of analysis of current requirements of traction converters powered by 750 V DC and 1500 V DC. Based on these…


Wide Bandgap Devices for Automotive Applications

Wide Bandgap Devices for Automotive Applications

Learn about the applications of WBG based semiconductor devices specifically in automotive applications.


Using GaAs Diodes to Reduce Cost in High Power LLC Converters

Using GaAs Diodes to Reduce Cost in High Power LLC Converters

GaAs power diodes are wide bandgap semiconductor devices that exhibit excellent performance at about 70% of the cost of Silicon Carbide (SiC). In a…


High Power Phase Controlled Thyristor (PCT) and Rectifier Diode Platform

High Power Phase Controlled Thyristor (PCT) and Rectifier Diode Platform

Power efficiency is a key enabler of a greener future. This is particularly true for the industrial sector, where the demand for electrical energy…


High-Voltage IGBT Modules for High-Power High-Reliability Applications

High-Voltage IGBT Modules for High-Power High-Reliability Applications

When it comes to high-power applications with highest reliability requirements, HV-IGBTs in the famous std-type package are still the favorable…


How GaN FETs Have Become the Technology of Choice for Audiophiles

How GaN FETs Have Become the Technology of Choice for Audiophiles

Gallium nitride (GaN) FETs are becoming widely preferred in many products, from low power, low-cost applications such as smart device chargers all…


Overviewing 4th Generation SiC MOSFETs and Application-level Support Tools

Overviewing 4th Generation SiC MOSFETs and Application-level Support Tools

High performance devices supplemented with system solution support. In 2010, ROHM has introduced its first commercial SiC MOSFET into the power…


Skoltech and IBM Team Up To Create an Ultra-Efficient Optical Transistor

Skoltech and IBM Team Up To Create an Ultra-Efficient Optical Transistor

A new transistor, using photon manipulation instead of electronic signals, was created by an international research team led by Skoltech and IBM.


News Oct 29, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
EPC Debuts a Bidirectional, 50W eGaN FET-based Buck-Boost Converter

EPC Debuts a Bidirectional, 50W eGaN FET-based Buck-Boost Converter

The new demonstration board operates either as a 12V to 60V boost converter or as a 48V to 12V buck converter.