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Richardson RFPD Announces Availability of Wolfspeed’s New 120 mΩ, 650 V SiC MOSFETs

Richardson RFPD Announces Availability of Wolfspeed’s New 120 mΩ, 650 V SiC MOSFETs

This article highlights Wolfspeed’s 650 V SiC MOSFET with the latest third-generation C3M™ SiC MOSFET technology, offering the widest range of…


Cambridge GaN Devices Receives $9.5 Million in Series A Funding

Cambridge GaN Devices Receives $9.5 Million in Series A Funding

Cambridge GaN Devices receive substantial funding to expand its GaN-based product portfolio and double its staff.


News Mar 04, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Keysight and Transphorm Unveil A Reference Design For GaN-Based Switched Mode Power Supplies

Keysight and Transphorm Unveil A Reference Design For GaN-Based Switched Mode Power Supplies

The aim of the project is to tackle the EMI that often results from the high switching speeds that are otherwise one of the main benefits of…


Vishay Intertechnology Unveils Ten New Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes

Vishay Intertechnology Unveils Ten New Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes

The new Merged Pin Schottky 4 to 40 amp, 650 volt devices offer increased efficiency for high frequency applications


Toshiba’s SiC MOSFET Module Contributes to Higher Efficiency and Miniaturization of Industrial Equipment

Toshiba’s SiC MOSFET Module Contributes to Higher Efficiency and Miniaturization of Industrial Equipment

The new module meets the needs for high-efficiency, compact equipment for industrial applications such as converters and inverters for railway…


PCIM Europe to Continue as an Online Event This Year

PCIM Europe to Continue as an Online Event This Year

The organizers of the leading global event for the power electronics community, PCIM Europe, take the in-person event online for the second year…


News Feb 27, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Navitas Semiconductor Debuts 650V GaN Power IC With a 70mΩ RDS(ON)

Navitas Semiconductor Debuts 650V GaN Power IC With a 70mΩ RDS(ON)

Navitas describes the new device as the first to integrate logic, drive, protection and power all in GaN and within a single unit.


1200V Discrete SiC MOSFETs Compared to High-Speed 3 IGBTs for Servo-Drive Systems

1200V Discrete SiC MOSFETs Compared to High-Speed 3 IGBTs for Servo-Drive Systems

This article highlights Infineon Technologies AG CoolSiC™ MOSFET performance that are for servo-drive systems, which are typically characterized…


Infineon to Host Online Industrial WBG Developer Forum

Infineon to Host Online Industrial WBG Developer Forum

German semiconductor giant Infineon will host a virtual Wide-Bandgap Developer Forum on March 11. Here’s what attendees can expect.


News Feb 22, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Layout Considerations for GaN Transistor Circuits

Layout Considerations for GaN Transistor Circuits

This article is the first in a series of articles discussing three topics that can help power systems designers achieve the most out of their…


EPC and Renesas Introduce a Demo Board Showcasing GaN Technology

EPC and Renesas Introduce a Demo Board Showcasing GaN Technology

The new device is meant to strengthen EPC’s ongoing argument that GaN is as easy to use as silicon


Fraunhofer ISE Creates Compact Inverters for Direct Connection to Medium-Voltage Grids

Fraunhofer ISE Creates Compact Inverters for Direct Connection to Medium-Voltage Grids

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has developed a highly compact inverter for direct feeding into the medium-voltage grid.


Enabling Higher Efficiency Power Designs with 750V Gen 4 SiC FETs

Enabling Higher Efficiency Power Designs with 750V Gen 4 SiC FETs

This article highlights eviewed the parameters of the new G4 UJ4C 750V SiC FETs from UnitedSiC compared to SiC MOSFETs and Superjunction FETs in…


IGBT Module Contributes to Energy Saving in Railway Transportation

IGBT Module Contributes to Energy Saving in Railway Transportation

Fuji Electric has started mass production of its HPnC module outfitted with a 7th generation X-Series IGBT, targeting the railway market.


JST PRESTO Researcher Develops GaN-based Mems Resonator

JST PRESTO Researcher Develops GaN-based Mems Resonator

A team of researchers led by researcher Liwen Sang has developed a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator capable of stable operation in…


High Flux Titanium Series (GT Grade)

High Flux Titanium Series (GT Grade)

This article highlights Chang Sung Corporation upgraded High Flux Core called HIGH FLUX TITANIUM Series (GT Grade) that is specialized in server…


ROHM Opens Renewable Energy-Powered Production Building

ROHM Opens Renewable Energy-Powered Production Building

ROHM Semiconductor recently wrapped up construction on a new five-floor SiC power device factory that sources 100% of its electricity from…


News Feb 02, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
GaN Systems Releases Two 650V Evaluation Cards

GaN Systems Releases Two 650V Evaluation Cards

The GS-EVB-HB-66508B-RN and the GS-EVB-HB-66516T-RN are half bridge daughter cards that can handle 3kW and 6kW, respectively


Interpreting and Validating Dynamic Characteristics for Wide Bandgap Power Device Data Sheets

Interpreting and Validating Dynamic Characteristics for Wide Bandgap Power Device Data Sheets

This article discusses practical considerations for the measurement and extraction of dynamic power semiconductor parameters.


MinDCet and GaN Systems Partner on GaN-Based Evaluation Kit

MinDCet and GaN Systems Partner on GaN-Based Evaluation Kit

MinDCet has implemented GaN Systems’ enhancement-mode, (e-mode) gallium-nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) into…