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United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines has invested in a company developing sodium-ion batteries, an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries. The move supports…


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.


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
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…


Wide Bandwidth Current Transducers for Power Analysis

Wide Bandwidth Current Transducers for Power Analysis

Power conversion products based on wide bandgap semiconductor technologies such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are now…


Unlocking the Full Potential of SiC MOSFETs

Unlocking the Full Potential of SiC MOSFETs

Commercial SiC MOSFETs are derated due to issues with gate oxide reliability. Optimizing the gate oxide reliability can reduce the specific…


News Jul 13, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Marelli Unveils New 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter Platform

Marelli Unveils New 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter Platform

Introduced July 6 at Dritev, held in Baden-Baden, Germany, the silicon carbide (SiC) inverters target enhanced efficiency in electric vehicle (EV)…


News Jul 13, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

For a long time, silicon-based devices have represented the baseline standard in the semiconductor landscape. Starting from 2007, due to Moore’s…


Nano Pulse Technology for Primary DC/DC Converter Design: Reducing Application PCB Size and Cost

Nano Pulse Technology for Primary DC/DC Converter Design: Reducing Application PCB Size and Cost

The industrial and consumer market is requiring increased power density for DC/DC converters that have high step-down ratios and use high…


CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

The International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems (CIPS) focuses on the technological background, starting with the components…


EPC Adds Another Rad-hard Gallium Nitride Power FET

EPC Adds Another Rad-hard Gallium Nitride Power FET

The new gallium nitride (GaN) FET joins EPC’s well-established line aimed at space-based applications including DC-DC power, motor drives, and…


ST’s New Chip Could Save 15 Nuclear Plants Worth of Energy

ST’s New Chip Could Save 15 Nuclear Plants Worth of Energy

The latest controller chip from STMicroelectronics incorporates an Arm Cortex-M0+ core and is designed to boost efficiency in USB-PD 3.1 adapters.


Vertical Stacked Voltage CPU Regulator Delivers 10x Power

Vertical Stacked Voltage CPU Regulator Delivers 10x Power

Princeton researchers have found a way to deliver 10 times the power to processors with a compact but high-powered and efficient device.


News Jun 08, 2022 by Darshil Patel
New M2 Chip From Apple Offers Even More Efficiency

New M2 Chip From Apple Offers Even More Efficiency

Next-generation M2 processor from Apple targets improved power and performance for MacBook laptops.


News Jun 08, 2022 by Mike Falter
Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Designers of high-voltage power systems have struggled to meet customers’ needs for continued innovation when using silicon MOSFETs and IGBTs.…