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Reduce Switching Losses up to 50% While Accelerating Time to Market with the First Fully Configurable Digital Gate Driver for Silicon Carbide MOSFETs – Now Production Ready

Reduce Switching Losses up to 50% While Accelerating Time to Market with the First Fully Configurable Digital Gate Driver for Silicon Carbide MOSFETs – Now Production Ready

New technology enables electric buses and other e-transportation power systems to meet and exceed stringent environmental conditions while…


Upscaling Small Real-time Simulators for Large Power Electronic Systems

Upscaling Small Real-time Simulators for Large Power Electronic Systems

The vast variety of power electronic conversion systems, characterized by differences in voltage and power ratings, operating and switching…


Littelfuse’s Optically-Isolated Gate Driver Needs No External Power Supply

Littelfuse’s Optically-Isolated Gate Driver Needs No External Power Supply

Designed to partner with external MOSFETs, the high-voltage device provides load turn-on speeds measured in tens of microseconds.


Vishay’s RCV-AT Series of Film Chip Resistors Save Board Space, Lower Component Counts

Vishay’s RCV-AT Series of Film Chip Resistors Save Board Space, Lower Component Counts

Vishay Intertechnology introduces a new series of AEC-Q200 qualified thick film chip resistors with operating voltages up to 3 kV in the 2010 and…


Silicon Designs Announces Immediate Availability of MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Chips

Silicon Designs Announces Immediate Availability of MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Chips

Silicon Designs, Inc., today announced that three of its industry best-selling industrial-grade surface mount MEMS capacitive accelerometer chip…


Nexperia’s Power Live Conference Begins This Week

Nexperia’s Power Live Conference Begins This Week

Nexperia announces the commencement of its virtual, power electronics-focused Power Live conference.


News Sep 19, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Elma Expands VPX Power and Ground Backplanes Offering

Elma Expands VPX Power and Ground Backplanes Offering

System designers can cost-effectively test and build open standards-based embedded systems and reduce development time using the new backplanes.


Mitsubishi Acquires Smarter Grid Solutions

Mitsubishi Acquires Smarter Grid Solutions

Mitsubishi’s Electric Power Products subsidiary acquires U.K.-based Smarter Grid Solutions, which provides distributed energy resources…


News Sep 18, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Transphorm Acquires AFSW GaN Wafer Fab in Japan

Transphorm Acquires AFSW GaN Wafer Fab in Japan

California semiconductor manufacturer Transphorm closed its acquisition of the high-volume AFSW wafer fab in Japan.


News Sep 17, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Infineon Unveils New Current Ratings for its 1200V EconoDUAL 3 Portfolio

Infineon Unveils New Current Ratings for its 1200V EconoDUAL 3 Portfolio

Based on the Infineon’s TRENCHSTOP IGBT 7 chips, the company adds 450A, 600A, and 750A versions to its popular family of power modules.


Understanding the Relationship Between the IoT and Smart Grids

Understanding the Relationship Between the IoT and Smart Grids

This article explains the integration needed to connect smart grids with the internet of things.


Researchers Observe a New State In Electronic Switches

Researchers Observe a New State In Electronic Switches

A research team created a new camera that was able to take snapshots of the movement of atoms inside tiny quantum switches.


News Sep 16, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
AVX Launches New TCO Series High-Temperature, Automotive-Grade Polymer Chip Capacitors

AVX Launches New TCO Series High-Temperature, Automotive-Grade Polymer Chip Capacitors

TCO Series capacitors meet AEC-Q200 requirements, exhibit low DCL and a benign failure mode, and are ideal for use in low- and medium-power…


Gowanda Electronics Launches New Non-Magnetic RF Inductor Series

Gowanda Electronics Launches New Non-Magnetic RF Inductor Series

Series Ideal for Medical Imaging and other Magnetic-Sensitive Applications.


Tesla Makes a Push in the Energy Market

Tesla Makes a Push in the Energy Market

Tesla is making waves in the energy market with its Powerwall architecture and Texas power plant.


UK-Based Organizations Sign MoU for Prototype Solid-State Battery Development

UK-Based Organizations Sign MoU for Prototype Solid-State Battery Development

Seven organizations based in the UK come together to form a consortium focused on prototyping solid-state battery technology for automotive…


News Sep 15, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
UnitedSiC Debuts a 750V SiC Power FET with a 6mohm RDS(ON)

UnitedSiC Debuts a 750V SiC Power FET with a 6mohm RDS(ON)

The device features a short-circuit withstand time rating of 5μs and is introduced as part of a series of 9 new devices.


Würth Elektronik Extends its MagI³C-FDSM-36-V Family with a 12V Output Voltage Version

Würth Elektronik Extends its MagI³C-FDSM-36-V Family with a 12V Output Voltage Version

Power Modules Replace L78x Linear Regulators.


Magnetic Circuit Properties: Understanding Reluctance

Magnetic Circuit Properties: Understanding Reluctance

The property of a magnetic circuit that opposes magnetic lines of force is known as reluctance.


Onsemi, Renesas and Analog Devices all Announce and Finalize Acquisitions

Onsemi, Renesas and Analog Devices all Announce and Finalize Acquisitions

A number of power electronics groups have recently announced new acquisitions.