Latest Semiconductors Articles

STMicroelectronics Extends MasterGaN Family with Device Optimized for Asymmetrical Topologies

This article highlights STMicroelectronics’ MasterGaN® platform, in which MasterGaN2 is the first in the new family to contain two asymmetric…

Transphorm Lands $4M Investment Deal with Yaskawa Electric

Japanese power electronics firm Yaskawa Electric Corporation will invest $4 million in California-based GaN-based power conversion product provider…

CES 2021 to Take Place Virtually

The virtual event will feature demos from many leading semiconductor and power companies.

ROHM and UAES Open New SiC Lab in China

The two companies recently held an opening ceremony to celebrate their new joint laboratory for SiC power devices.

2020’s Most Successful EV Technology Announcements in the Power Electronics Industry

The line between the nascent electric vehicle industry and the electronics world is getting ever more blurred, and nowhere is this more prevalent…

GaN Power Amplifier Offers Saturated Power for C-Band Applications

The PA is internally matched and requires no additional external RF components, enabling designers and system integrators to maximize design by…

AOS Announces New High SOA MOSFETs for 48V Hot Swap Telecom Applications

Infineon’s 1200V Level-Shift Three-Phase SOI EiceDRIVER

This article highlights EiceDRIVER™ portfolio with a 1200 V three-phase gate driver that is based on the company’s unique silicon-on-insulator…

Rugged AEC-Q101 MOSFETs from Nexperia Offer Repetitive Avalanche Performance Tested to One Billion Cycles

Dual-MOSFET devices simplify automotive solenoid control circuits by saving space, reducing component count and improving reliability.

Taiwan Semiconductor’s Automotive 40/60V MOSFETs are 100% Tested for Key Specs

AEC-Q101 qualified single and dual N-channel trench MOSFETs feature 175° T j rating, wettable flank PDFN package and 100% compliance with…

Understanding Power LED Lifetime Ratings

This article discusses how LEDs have a limited lifetime since the luminous flux decreases over time, and the methods to estimate the LEDs lifetime.

Mercedes-Benz Announces New Cobalt Supply Chain Practices

The German vehicle maker announced it will exclusively source cobalt and lithium from responsible mining-certified sites. Future generations of the…

Mitsubishi Electric’s IGBT Module for High Power Industrial and Renewable Applications

This article highlights Mitsubishi Electric Corporation LV100 T-series IGBT modules for industrial application that will be available for 1200V and…

Researchers Use Copper Indium Selenide Quantum Dots to Reduce the Toxicity of Transistors

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and their collaborators from the University of California create a potential quantum dot solution…

ROHM Unveils Tiny Automotive Grade MOSFETS

Wettable flanks assure easy optical inspection, improved heat dissipation and better mounting reliability

EPC Launches 170 V eGaN FET

This article highlights EPC 170 V, 6.8 milliohm EPC2059 eGaN® FET, offering designers a device that is smaller, more efficient, more reliable,…

Infineon, Texas Instruments, and PREMO Set to Showcase New Technology at Electronica

The biennial electronica conference is returning this year for an all-digital event held Nov. 9 through Nov. 12.

Looking Ahead to Electronica’s First Digital Showcase

This year’s four-day Electronica trade show will be presented online, featuring over 200 international exhibitors, topical forums, interactive…