EEPower

Latest Semiconductors Articles

Categories

Silicon Labs Grows its Offerings of Isolated Gate Drivers

Silicon Labs Grows its Offerings of Isolated Gate Drivers

New Si823Hx/825xx isolated gate drivers cut latency by 50% and increase transient immunity.


Power Conversion with GaN-on-Si Integrated Circuits

Power Conversion with GaN-on-Si Integrated Circuits

This article details how the ascent of GaN is redefining power conversion.


eGaN FETs from EPC Enable Multiple 250 W, 48 V DC-DC Solutions

eGaN FETs from EPC Enable Multiple 250 W, 48 V DC-DC Solutions

This article highlights EPC's EPC9148 and EPC9153 demonstration boards for 48 V DC-DC conversion. 


II-VI Incorporated Joins SIA and Appoints a New Executive to Head its Wide-Bandgap Organization

II-VI Incorporated Joins SIA and Appoints a New Executive to Head its Wide-Bandgap Organization

II-VI Incorporated welcomes a new team member, settles business deals, and joins the Semiconductor Industry Association. 


News Oct 21, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Volkswagen Chooses NXP for its MEB Electrical Vehicle Platform

Volkswagen Chooses NXP for its MEB Electrical Vehicle Platform

The Modular Electric Vehicle Platform, or MEB, will serve as the basis of entire families of electrified compact Cars, SUVs and Vans


News Oct 21, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Tesla’s 4680: A Cobalt-Free Silicon Battery Solution

Tesla’s 4680: A Cobalt-Free Silicon Battery Solution

Tesla’s new 4680 battery solution offers a tabless electrode to improve thermal management and deliver 6x the amount of power while decreasing…


GaN Systems Extends Market Leadership with Next Generation Automotive-Qualified Transistors

GaN Systems Extends Market Leadership with Next Generation Automotive-Qualified Transistors

This article highlights GaN Systems GS-065-060-5-T-A that is designed to meet automotive reliability standards including AEC-Q101 qualification and…


GeneSiC Releases 6.5kV Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

GeneSiC Releases 6.5kV Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

This article highlights GeneSiC’s 6.5kV SiC MOSFET bare chips – G2R300MT65-CAL and G2R325MS65-CAL with full SiC modules utilizing this…


Diodes Incorporated Introduces an Automotive-Compliant 40V Dual MOSFET

Diodes Incorporated Introduces an Automotive-Compliant 40V Dual MOSFET

The DMT47M2LDVQ can replace two discrete MOSFETs to reduce the board space footprint in many automotive applications, from electric seat control…


Toshiba Launches 1200V Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET

Toshiba Launches 1200V Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has launched a 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET for high power industrial applications.


Maxim’s Automotive Buck-Boost Controller Enables Automotive USB Power Delivery Ports

Maxim’s Automotive Buck-Boost Controller Enables Automotive USB Power Delivery Ports

Maxim Integrated introduces MAX25430 that slashes design size up to 40 percent and eliminates microcontrollers, metal enclosures and heat sinks for…


Switching Power Supplies with More than 96% Efficiency Due to the Use of GaN Transistors

Switching Power Supplies with More than 96% Efficiency Due to the Use of GaN Transistors

In this article, learn how the use of GaN transistors was realized and measured at the PFC stage of a Traco Power power supply unit, as well as…


Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

This article describes an ultra-low parasitics Eon/Eoff measurement platform and the advantages of 100V GaN in 48V applications.


Researchers Create an Efficient, Heat-Resistant, Green Energy Storage System

Researchers Create an Efficient, Heat-Resistant, Green Energy Storage System

Energy storage via an improved redox flow battery solution from researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University has been introduced to the power…


News Oct 13, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
STMicroelectronics Unveils Half-Bridge Driver Packaged With Two Power GaN HEMTs

STMicroelectronics Unveils Half-Bridge Driver Packaged With Two Power GaN HEMTs

The MasterGaN combination will simplify designing chargers and power adapters for applications of up to 400W


Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

This article focuses on the stressor of current. Parts were tested to failure under two specific conditions that demonstrate the exceptional…


Fuji Electric Grows its Offering of IGBT-based Intelligent Power Modules 

Fuji Electric Grows its Offering of IGBT-based Intelligent Power Modules 

Fugi has added two 50 watt and two 75 watt devices to it’s 7th-Generation X-Series Portfolio.


United SiC Collaborates with EDOM Technology and Macnica Inc. to Expand Product Offerings

United SiC Collaborates with EDOM Technology and Macnica Inc. to Expand Product Offerings

United SiC enter into two distribution agreements, one with EDOM Technology, and another with Macnica to expand its business across asian markets.


News Oct 09, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
EPC Space Announces a Family of Radiation-Hardened 40V to 300V GaN Power Transistors

EPC Space Announces a Family of Radiation-Hardened 40V to 300V GaN Power Transistors

The new enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride (eGaN) devices are aimed at critical applications in defense and aerospace


Paragraf’s Graphene Hall-Effect Sensors Are Space Bound

Paragraf’s Graphene Hall-Effect Sensors Are Space Bound

Paragraf’s graphene hall-effect sensors (GHS) has been deemed mission-ready for high-radiation applications in space by the UK’s National…