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STMicroelectronics Begins Producing 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafers

STMicroelectronics Begins Producing 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafers

The effort marks ST’s commitment to the high power, high voltage requirements of the automotive and industrial markets.


Bourns Expands Line of 1210-Size Automotive Grade Common Mode Chip Inductors

Bourns Expands Line of 1210-Size Automotive Grade Common Mode Chip Inductors

New compact and rugged inductors feature low radiation and high impedance over a broad frequency range delivering excellent EMI suppression.


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.


Silanna Semiconductor Debuts an ACF Controller Supporting Power Adapters up to 100W

Silanna Semiconductor Debuts an ACF Controller Supporting Power Adapters up to 100W

The new active clamp flyback (ACF) controller operates over input ranges of 90 to 165VAC and enables efficiencies of up to 95%


Texas Instruments Partners With B-Secur For ECGEKG Monitoring IC

Texas Instruments Partners With B-Secur For ECGEKG Monitoring IC

TI’s IC can achieve low current on continuous operation making it ideal for optical heart monitoring.


Intelligent Power Amplifier Module Based on GaN FETs

Intelligent Power Amplifier Module Based on GaN FETs

Due to their outstanding characteristics, GaN FETs play an increasingly important role in miniaturization of the switching converters with very…


ROHM Debuts Three IGBTs with Built-In SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD)

ROHM Debuts Three IGBTs with Built-In SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD)

The new devices utilize ROHM’s Schottky SBDs as a freewheeling diode to effect minimal switching power losses


ITEC Becomes an Independent Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer

ITEC Becomes an Independent Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer

Nexperia has announced that its semiconductor equipment manufacturing division ITEC is launching as a separate independent entity.


Extremely Compact Single-chip PMIC Solution From Nordice Semiconductor at Rutronik

Extremely Compact Single-chip PMIC Solution From Nordice Semiconductor at Rutronik

The unit features thermal battery protection and automatic selection of three charging modes: automatic trickle charge, constant current, and…


Microchip Expands SiC Portfolio with 1700V Solutions

Microchip Expands SiC Portfolio with 1700V Solutions

Today’s energy-efficient electric charging systems powering commercial vehicle propulsion, as well as auxiliary power systems, solar inverters,…


Cirrus Logic to Acquire Lion Semiconductor for $335 Million

Cirrus Logic to Acquire Lion Semiconductor for $335 Million

Cirrus Logic announces its agreement to acquire Lion Semiconductor to grow its mixed-signal business.


News Jul 27, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Fraunhofer IAF Establishes a GaN Low Voltage IC Design for 3-Phase Motor Inverters

Fraunhofer IAF Establishes a GaN Low Voltage IC Design for 3-Phase Motor Inverters

The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF), explored new research through their latest ideas for integrating GaN-based ICs for…


Tagore Introduces 650V GaN Power IC, Comprising GaN Power FET with Monolithically Integrated Driver

Tagore Introduces 650V GaN Power IC, Comprising GaN Power FET with Monolithically Integrated Driver

Tagore Technology announces the introduction of the TP44200NM 650V Gallium Nitride Power FET with an integrated driver IC in a compact 22 pin, 5mm…


Nexperia Takes 100% Ownership of the Newport Wafer Fab

Nexperia Takes 100% Ownership of the Newport Wafer Fab

Continuing its recent moves to increase production capacity in Europe, Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia has acquired 100% ownership of the…


News Jul 22, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Taiwan Semiconductor Debuts Two Families of Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diodes

Taiwan Semiconductor Debuts Two Families of Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diodes

Micro SMA packaged, 25ns, max. reverse recovery time diodes are AEC-Q101 qualified; 1A- and 2A-rated parts feature low reverse leakage, low reverse…


The Role of GaAs Diodes in High Performance Power Conversion

The Role of GaAs Diodes in High Performance Power Conversion

This article highlights 3-5 Power Electronics Silicon feature dynamic switching characteristics similar to Silicon Carbide (SiC) to give excellent…


Dialog Semiconductor Debuts ZVS Chipset for High Power Density PSUs

Dialog Semiconductor Debuts ZVS Chipset for High Power Density PSUs

The new chipset will enable power supply units (PSU) of 100+ watts that are 30-50% smaller than those now available.


NXP’s GaN 5G Multi-Chip Modules Hold Promise for Energy-Efficient Mobile Networks Applications

NXP’s GaN 5G Multi-Chip Modules Hold Promise for Energy-Efficient Mobile Networks Applications

NXP Semiconductors has integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology into its 5G multi-chip module platform.


Researchers Discover a Method to Measure Electric Fields Inside Semiconductor Devices

Researchers Discover a Method to Measure Electric Fields Inside Semiconductor Devices

Researchers at the University of Bristol discovered a method to quantify electric fields with a semiconductor device which would lead to the…


News Jul 08, 2021 by Darshil Patel
Semiconductor and Auto Groups Team up to Address Supply Chain Demands

Semiconductor and Auto Groups Team up to Address Supply Chain Demands

A semiconductor trade association and an automotive industry think tank team up for a supply chain partnership.


News Jul 06, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell