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XP Launches 3 Series of Class II DIN Rail-Mounted Power Supplies

XP Launches 3 Series of Class II DIN Rail-Mounted Power Supplies

The new low cost devices are aimed at applications in building management and in industrial electronics


New 60A-rated TT Series From Panasonic Industry

New 60A-rated TT Series From Panasonic Industry

This article highlights Panasonic high capacity TT series – supporting 60A @14VDC with a double make 2 Form A (1 Form U) contact configuration.


A Comparison of FinFET Configurations

A Comparison of FinFET Configurations

This article looks at different device configurations of MOSFETs and FinFETs and their evolution. It also discusses how 3D configuration allows for…


5.5V, 1A Synchronous Buck COT Converters for High-Efficiency Automotive Point of Load Applications

5.5V, 1A Synchronous Buck COT Converters for High-Efficiency Automotive Point of Load Applications

This article highlights AP61100Q and AP61102Q 1A automotive-compliant synchronous buck converters with a wide 2.3V to 5.5V input voltage range.


Northvolt Raises $600M for Battery Gigafactory Expansion

Northvolt Raises $600M for Battery Gigafactory Expansion

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt secures $600 million round to expand its battery production and recycling capacity in Europe.


News Oct 29, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Nexperia Announces LED Drivers in DFN Packages with Side-Wettable Flanks

Nexperia Announces LED Drivers in DFN Packages with Side-Wettable Flanks

The AEC-Q101-qualified devices save up to 90% PCB space and improve reliability.


Surge Current Testing

Surge Current Testing

This article highlights GvA Leistungselektronik latest joint development that is a test stand for surge current tests up to 35kA for the IPH…


Earth Leakage Current in a Bi-Directional Totem Pole Converter Using Wide Band Gap Devices

Earth Leakage Current in a Bi-Directional Totem Pole Converter Using Wide Band Gap Devices

This article explains the generation mechanism of this leakage current along with its path through appropriate circuit diagrams.


Microchip Releases Newest Generation of AEC-Q101 Qualified 700 and 1200V Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Barrier Diode

Microchip Releases Newest Generation of AEC-Q101 Qualified 700 and 1200V Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Barrier Diode

Microchip releases new generation of Silicon Carbide Schottky Barrier Diode for Automotive Applications.


GaN Systems Details the Reliability of Gallium Nitride Transistors

GaN Systems Details the Reliability of Gallium Nitride Transistors

GaN Systems’ New study illustrates how Gallium Nitride (GaN) stacks up against classical MOSFETs in real-world situations.


News Oct 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Researchers Develop an Electrode Material for Potential Use in Electric Vehicles

Researchers Develop an Electrode Material for Potential Use in Electric Vehicles

Researchers from China use a composite of black phosphorus and graphite to create an anode material for more stable, efficient, fast charging…


News Oct 28, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Tektronix Launches 1100V Parametric Testing System For Wide Bandgap Technologies in Automotive Applications

Tektronix Launches 1100V Parametric Testing System For Wide Bandgap Technologies in Automotive Applications

Tektronix’s new testing platform targets gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) based devices to design for fast switching, wide…


STMicroelectronics Acquires French Fabless Semiconductor Company SOMOS

STMicroelectronics Acquires French Fabless Semiconductor Company SOMOS

Power electronics company STMicroelectronics is acquiring France-based SOMOS Semiconductor, a power amplifier and RF specialist.


News Oct 27, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
CUI’s Ultra-Thin, Low Profile, 3 Watt DC-DC Converters Ideal for Portable Electronics

CUI’s Ultra-Thin, Low Profile, 3 Watt DC-DC Converters Ideal for Portable Electronics

The PYBJ3 series of isolated dc-dc converters are suitable for use in convection-cooled equipment and applications, including microcontrollers,…


Powerbox Announces High Efficiency 750V DC/DC Converter

Powerbox Announces High Efficiency 750V DC/DC Converter

This article highlights powerbox PRBX ENR500D that is based on an enhanced resonant topology providing a high efficiency of 95% typical across the…


Reducing Noise in an SMPS Through Layout and Filtering

Reducing Noise in an SMPS Through Layout and Filtering

Explore the concept of noise in a SMPS circuit that designers typically focus on mitigating, including ripple and EMI, and learn some basic layout…


RECOM’s Switching Regulator Series Offered with 12V Option

RECOM’s Switching Regulator Series Offered with 12V Option

RECOM Power has extended it’s highly efficient and economical R-78E series of switching regulators to include a 12V option compatible with TO-220…


ALD’s Specialty Module Aimed at Protecting Ultra-Low-Voltage Designs from Overvoltage Damage

ALD’s Specialty Module Aimed at Protecting Ultra-Low-Voltage Designs from Overvoltage Damage

Advanced Linear Devices’ SABMBOVP family of voltage clamps are designed for systems of 5 volts or less.


Skeleton’s High-Energy Ultracapacitor Modules to Power Wrightbus Vehicles

Skeleton’s High-Energy Ultracapacitor Modules to Power Wrightbus Vehicles

Wrightbus and Skeleton Technologies join forces to encourage wide scale adoption of fuel-cell electric buses with Skeleton’s ultracapacitor…


News Oct 26, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
GaN Systems Introduces Next-Gen Automotive-Qualified Transistors

GaN Systems Introduces Next-Gen Automotive-Qualified Transistors

GaN Systems' GS-065-060-5-T-A is designed to meet automotive reliability standards including AEC-Q101 qualifications.