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Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

New research projects shed light on a new mechanism of organic solar cells and materials for bringing out their best performance.


Photoelectrochemical Water-splitting to Yield Green Hydrogen Fuel

Photoelectrochemical Water-splitting to Yield Green Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers in Israel and the United States have focused on hydrogen solar fuel production to solve the problems associated with the conventional…


High-Voltage Silicon Carbide FETs Enhance EV Applications

High-Voltage Silicon Carbide FETs Enhance EV Applications

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor has announced new 650- and 750-volt silicon carbide MOSFETs for solar inverters, motor drives, industrial power…


new products Nov 20, 2022 by Mike Falter
DARPA Seeks Improved Space Electronics to Handle Satellite Orbits

DARPA Seeks Improved Space Electronics to Handle Satellite Orbits

Low Earth orbit has its own requirements, and building more efficient power electronics could improve spacecraft performance and cost.


News Nov 04, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
4th Generation SiC MOSFET in Totem Pole PFC for High-Performance SMPS

4th Generation SiC MOSFET in Totem Pole PFC for High-Performance SMPS

This article introduces a compact evaluation kit to demonstrate the performance of ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs in a state-of-the-art Totem…


Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Pressure is on engineers to design AC-DC power supplies with improved efficiency and power density, while meeting standards for mains harmonic…


How Engineers are Adapting to the Chip Shortage

How Engineers are Adapting to the Chip Shortage

Supply chain disruptions mean demand for semiconductor chips outpaces available supply. Here’s what engineers can do about it.


Overcoming Challenges to Characterize 100V GaN Power FETs

Overcoming Challenges to Characterize 100V GaN Power FETs

The applications for 100V (and less) GaN FETs are numerous - from reducing distortion in Class-D audio amplifiers to improving efficiency in…


Investors Back Ancora Semiconductor to Expand GaN Technology

Investors Back Ancora Semiconductor to Expand GaN Technology

Ancora Semicondutor Inc. receives substantial investment to grow galium-nitride technology development.


News Sep 27, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Two-level, Slew-rate Control Simplifies Drives Inverter Using Discrete IGBTs in Parallel

Two-level, Slew-rate Control Simplifies Drives Inverter Using Discrete IGBTs in Parallel

Infineon’s two-level, slew-rate control (2L-SRC) gate driver IC enables a reduction of the number of paralleled IGBTs through a slew-rate-control…


Easy Design of 1500 VDC Renewable Inverter With Higher Power Density Enabled by New 2.0 kV Class LV100 IGBT Module

Easy Design of 1500 VDC Renewable Inverter With Higher Power Density Enabled by New 2.0 kV Class LV100 IGBT Module

The 2.0 kV module is offering a competitive solution due to its simplified inverter design and layout, higher power density and high level of…


CHIPS & Science Act Pours Billions into Semiconductor Manufacturing – What’s Next?

CHIPS & Science Act Pours Billions into Semiconductor Manufacturing – What’s Next?

A breakdown of what’s in the new CHIPS and Science Act and what to expect in the semiconductor industry over the coming months.


News Aug 30, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Infineon, II-VI Ink Silicon Carbide Wafer Supply Deal

Infineon, II-VI Ink Silicon Carbide Wafer Supply Deal

II-VI is now supplying the power electronics giant with 150 mm silicon carbide (SiC) substrates for use in electric vehicle (EV) components.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Ian Hahn
SiC LinPak Designed for Improved Switching Performance, Reliability

SiC LinPak Designed for Improved Switching Performance, Reliability

Each day that we wake up and turn on a light, the coffee machine, or electric stove to prepare breakfast, we expect all the electric motors,…


Q&A: Inside SiC Technology from Upstate New York

Q&A: Inside SiC Technology from Upstate New York

Wolfspeed has opened its Mohawk Valley Silicon Carbide fabrication facility in Marcy, N.Y. The 200 mm wafer fab aims to lead the transition from…


Navitas Acquires GeneSiC Semiconductor For $100 Million

Navitas Acquires GeneSiC Semiconductor For $100 Million

With its purchase of the high-power silicon carbide specialist, Navitas significantly expands its reach into the EV and solar markets.


News Aug 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
EPC’s New Half-bridge Power Stage IC Handles Up to 35 A

EPC’s New Half-bridge Power Stage IC Handles Up to 35 A

Efficient Power Conversion’s new EPC2302 eGaN IC switches at 1 MHz and boasts a withstand voltage of up to 100 V.


Silicon Capacitor Portfolio Offers Density and Performance

Silicon Capacitor Portfolio Offers Density and Performance

Empower Semiconductor has announced that it has expanded its E-CAP™ family of silicon capacitors with technologies that offer further…


Bourns Enters IGBT Market with a Line of 600/650 Volt Units

Bourns Enters IGBT Market with a Line of 600/650 Volt Units

Bourns says its new trench-gate, field-stop technology IGBTs will offer market-leading efficiency coupled with reliable supply and reduced lead…


Depletion-mode Power MOSFETs: The Forgotten MOS

Depletion-mode Power MOSFETs: The Forgotten MOS

Power MOSFETs are most often used in switched-mode applications where they function as an on-off switch. However, in applications such as start-up…