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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.


EPC’s 40V eGaN FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions

EPC’s 40V eGaN FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions

EPC introduces the 40 V, 1.3 milliohm EPC2067 eGaN® FET offering designers a device that is smaller, more efficient, and more reliable than…


Ampleon Extends LDMOS Base Station and Multi-Carrier Line with 400W Rugged Doherty RF Power Transistor

Ampleon Extends LDMOS Base Station and Multi-Carrier Line with 400W Rugged Doherty RF Power Transistor

The BLC10G27XS-400AVT offers excellent rugged characteristics, up to a VSWR of 10:1, considered essential for base station applications where…


40 V eGaN® FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions Now Available from EPC

40 V eGaN® FET Ideal for High Power Density Telecom, Netcom, and Computing Solutions Now Available from EPC

EPC introduces the 40 V, 1.3 milliohm EPC2067 eGaN® FET offering designers a device that is smaller, more efficient, and more reliable than…


Dynamic ON-Resistance Measurement Techniques for GaN Power Transistors

Dynamic ON-Resistance Measurement Techniques for GaN Power Transistors

Dynamic on-state resistance is critical for the reliable and stable operation of GaN power transistors. However, many engineers are struggling to…


Pre-Switch Moves to New Location, Implements Plans for Future Technology

Pre-Switch Moves to New Location, Implements Plans for Future Technology

Pre-Switch expands its operations with its new headquarters in San Jose and plans to accelerate the application of its AI-based technology to areas…


News Oct 13, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Stackpole Enhances High Voltage Chip Resistor Tolerances and TCR Values

Stackpole Enhances High Voltage Chip Resistor Tolerances and TCR Values

HVCB High Voltage Precision Chip Resistors Offer 0.1% Tolerance and 25 ppm TCR.


Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Debuts a 1.6 mΩ, 40 V eGaN FET

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Debuts a 1.6 mΩ, 40 V eGaN FET

The new enhancement mode power transistor features a maximum ID of 80 amps with a die size of only 3.25 x 3.25mm.


VIsIC Technologies Raise Funds for GaN-based Automotive Applications

VIsIC Technologies Raise Funds for GaN-based Automotive Applications

ViSIC Technologies received $35 million in funding to expand its GaN-based product range for automotive applications.


News Sep 20, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
UnitedSiC Debuts a 750V SiC Power FET with a 6mohm RDS(ON)

UnitedSiC Debuts a 750V SiC Power FET with a 6mohm RDS(ON)

The device features a short-circuit withstand time rating of 5μs and is introduced as part of a series of 9 new devices.


Power Semiconductor Modules to Support Lower Voltages

Power Semiconductor Modules to Support Lower Voltages

This article examines the use of power semiconductors in a low voltage drive with the general architecture.


Lenovo and Navitas Launch a 130W Fast-Charging Power Adapter for High-Power Devices

Lenovo and Navitas Launch a 130W Fast-Charging Power Adapter for High-Power Devices

For a fifth time, Lenovo and Navitas have partnered up to create a new fast-charging device, the YOGA CC130, a gallium nitride (GaN) based power…


UnitedSiC Launches FET-Jet Calculator v2

UnitedSiC Launches FET-Jet Calculator v2

Enhancements to the online power design tool make identifying optimal SiC FET design solutions even easier.


What are Enhancement-mode MOSFETs?

What are Enhancement-mode MOSFETs?

Learn about the principles of operation of p-channel and n-channel enhancement-mode MOSFETs.