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GaN Transistors Simplify High-Current Motor Drive Inverter Design

GaN Transistors Simplify High-Current Motor Drive Inverter Design

Battery-powered industrial vehicles such as forklifts, manual handlers, or warehouse automatic vehicles require high-current inverters to drive the…


Tandem Solar Cells Are Breaking Records

Tandem Solar Cells Are Breaking Records

Breakthroughs in tandem solar cell technology are making solar generation more efficient and adaptable for multiple uses


Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

A new and improved GaN technology is moving from the cell phone charger market into higher power, high-reliability applications. EE Power spoke…


Wide Bandgap Tech Institute Gets More DOE Funding

Wide Bandgap Tech Institute Gets More DOE Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy allocated $8 million to fund continued research and workforce development at PowerAmerica, an organization serving…


News Sep 18, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
New WBG Products Meet Key Performance Requirements

New WBG Products Meet Key Performance Requirements

Wide bandgap products from ROHM, STMicroelectronics, and Toshiba leverage the capabilities of silicon carbide and gallium nitride to meet key…


new products Sep 16, 2023 by Mike Falter
Optimum GaN Gate Control for Greater Performance Gains

Optimum GaN Gate Control for Greater Performance Gains

When designing power applications with gallium-nitride (GaN) wide-bandgap technology, proper control of the gate-driving circuit is essential to…


Industry-First 1200 V GaN-on-Sapphire MOSFET

Industry-First 1200 V GaN-on-Sapphire MOSFET

Transphorm has released the Verilog model and datasheet for its first-ever 1200 V GaN-on-Sapphire power transistor.


new products May 21, 2023 by Mike Falter
Powering a Green Future: Insights from Infineon’s Peter Wawer

Powering a Green Future: Insights from Infineon’s Peter Wawer

Dr. Peter Wawer brings insights from a distinguished career that has touched three unique major semiconductor technologies: silicon photovoltaics,…


Wolfspeed Expands SiC Wafer Supply Agreement With Leading Power Semiconductor Company

Wolfspeed Expands SiC Wafer Supply Agreement With Leading Power Semiconductor Company

Demand for SiC products remains strong across multiple industries as Wolfspeed aggressively expands SiC production to multiple facilities.


Short Circuit Tests with 4th Gen SiC MOSFET in a Power Module for xEV Main Inverters

Short Circuit Tests with 4th Gen SiC MOSFET in a Power Module for xEV Main Inverters

An Application Example for xEV applications. Since the benefits of SiC power semiconductors for electric powertrains are proven, SiC power…


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…


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.


GaN Systems, PowerSphyr To Develop “Industry-first” WPT Lineup

GaN Systems, PowerSphyr To Develop “Industry-first” WPT Lineup

Together, the companies will look to deliver a portfolio of end-to-end wireless power transfer solutions for industrial and automotive applications.


News Jul 21, 2022 by Ian Hahn
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