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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts AC-DC Active Bridge Rectifiers

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts AC-DC Active Bridge Rectifiers

The new family of devices eliminate most power losses in AC/DC power supplies and makes titanium level efficiencies possible


TDK and Ultra Librarian Partner on Multi-power Module Reference Design L

TDK and Ultra Librarian Partner on Multi-power Module Reference Design L

Ultra Librarian and TDK collaborate to provide design engineers with access to a reference design that can help speed up the design process


News Apr 05, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
STMicroelectronics’ New Isolated Gate Driver is Aimed At SiC MOSFETS

STMicroelectronics’ New Isolated Gate Driver is Aimed At SiC MOSFETS

The new driver delivers gate-driving voltages of up to 26 volts and operates from a high-voltage rail up to 1200V


Diodes Inc. Releases 5.5V, 3A, Synchronous COT Buck Converter

Diodes Inc. Releases 5.5V, 3A, Synchronous COT Buck Converter

This article highlights Diodes Incorporated AP61300/AP61302 that is a 3A, synchronous buck converter with a wide input voltage range of 2.4V to 5.5V


X-Fab Partners with IHP on BiCMOS Technology

X-Fab Partners with IHP on BiCMOS Technology

X-FAB Silicon Foundries and the Leibniz Institute for High-Performance Microelectronics (IHP) have announced the start of a new partnership last week.


The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

This article highlights publicly-funded project MessLeha addresses this issue by defining a machine-readable data sheet to support the setup of…


NXP Manufacturing Facilities in Texas Re-open for Business Following Storm-Induced Shutdown

NXP Manufacturing Facilities in Texas Re-open for Business Following Storm-Induced Shutdown

NXP Semiconductors provides an update on two recently closed manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas.


News Mar 28, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Scientists Create Magnetic Texture in Graphene

Scientists Create Magnetic Texture in Graphene

Scientists from the University at Buffalo (UB) have reportedly induced “artificial magnetic texture” in graphene


Scientists Work to Develop a Light-emitting Tattooable Technology

Scientists Work to Develop a Light-emitting Tattooable Technology

Researchers from University College London and the Italian Institute of Technology develop an ultrathin, comfortable organic light-emitting diode…


News Mar 25, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
EPC Debuts A Demonstration Board Featuring eGaN FETS Driving Laser Diodes

EPC Debuts A Demonstration Board Featuring eGaN FETS Driving Laser Diodes

Efficient Power Conversion’s 200V EPC9150 generates 220 amp, 2.9 ns wide current pulses for automotive LIDAR systems


Researchers Enhance Non-Destructive Carrier Lifetime Measurements in SiCs

Researchers Enhance Non-Destructive Carrier Lifetime Measurements in SiCs

A research team led by Associate Professor Masashi Kato from the Nagoya Institute of Technology has improved one of the known non-destructive…


News Mar 24, 2021 by Nicholas St. John
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts a 1200V SiC MOSFET for EVs

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Debuts a 1200V SiC MOSFET for EVs

The new AEC-Q101 qualified device sports a typical RDS(ON) of 33mΩ and a 15 volt recommended gate driving voltage


Utilizing GaN with High-Performance Gate Driving

Utilizing GaN with High-Performance Gate Driving

This article highlights MinDCet GaN power stages that requires implementing an optimized gate-driver for GaN transistors.


UnitedSiC Launches a New FET-Jet Calculator

UnitedSiC Launches a New FET-Jet Calculator

This article highlights UnitedSiC FET-Jet Calculator that is a simple, registration-free online tool that facilitates selection and performance…


Infineon Renews Efforts in Quantum Computing

Infineon Renews Efforts in Quantum Computing

Quantum computing is still a relatively unexplored horizon, but many technology giants have started to explore this technology in the hope of…


Isolated Gate Driver from STMicroelectronics Safely Controls Silicon-Carbide MOSFETs

Isolated Gate Driver from STMicroelectronics Safely Controls Silicon-Carbide MOSFETs

This article highlights STMicroelectronics STGAP2SiCS is optimized for safe control of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and operates from a…


GaN Systems and Silanna Semiconductor Release ACF Charger Reference Design

GaN Systems and Silanna Semiconductor Release ACF Charger Reference Design

The new design is for a highly efficient, 65 watt active clamp flyback charger targeted at USB-C power delivery (PD) applications


Tower Semiconductor Introduces a Newly Developed, State-of-the-art Galvanic Isolation Technology

Tower Semiconductor Introduces a Newly Developed, State-of-the-art Galvanic Isolation Technology

This article highlights Tower Semiconductor state-of-the-art galvanic capacitor technology integrated with its 0.18um power management and mixed…


Research Agreement Brings All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries to Space

Research Agreement Brings All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries to Space

JAXA and Hitachi Zosen jointly research and develop a prototype of an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery and plan to run a demonstration…


News Mar 16, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
ON Semiconductor Expands Its Line Of 650V SiC MOSFETs

ON Semiconductor Expands Its Line Of 650V SiC MOSFETs

The four new devices feature RDS(ON)s as low as 12mΩ, the best on the market for D2PAK7L and TO247 packaged devices.