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Magnachip Merger Paused as Rival Enters with Competing Buyout Offer

Magnachip Merger Paused as Rival Enters with Competing Buyout Offer

Pending its merger with a Chinese private equity firm, Magnachip has now received a higher buyout proposal from a rival entity.


News Jun 17, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
APEC 2021 Highlights WBG Technologies, Energy Storage, Smart Power, and More

APEC 2021 Highlights WBG Technologies, Energy Storage, Smart Power, and More

Even in a virtual format, this week’s APEC exhibition brought a variety of power topics and networking opportunities. Here’s what you might…


News Jun 17, 2021 by Hailey Stewart
EPC’s 1kW, 48VDC/12VDC Converter Offers a Power Density of 1226 W/in3

EPC’s 1kW, 48VDC/12VDC Converter Offers a Power Density of 1226 W/in3

The 1/8th brick sized demonstration board uses eGaN FETs switching at 1 MHz to deliver its best in class power density


ROHM Announces AC/DC Converter ICs with a Built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET

ROHM Announces AC/DC Converter ICs with a Built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET

ROHM’s BM2SC12xFP2-LBZ power ICs are the Quasi-resonant (QR) AC/DC converters with an integrated 1700V SiC MOSFET in a single compact…


E-PEAS Introduces Versatile New Buck-Boost ICs for Highly Efficient Energy Harvesting

E-PEAS Introduces Versatile New Buck-Boost ICs for Highly Efficient Energy Harvesting

E-PEAS features AEM10330 and AEM30330 PMICs distinguish themselves from the competition via their innovative buck-boost architecture.


NoMIS Power Group Receives $498K from Department of Energy

NoMIS Power Group Receives $498K from Department of Energy

New York startup lands $498,000 from the Department of Energy to develop silicon carbide semiconductors and modules.


News Jun 16, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Power Integrations’ New Switcher IC Family Reduces Standby Power by up to 60%

Power Integrations’ New Switcher IC Family Reduces Standby Power by up to 60%

The new switchers are for the non-isolated buck and buck-boost converters and for isolated flyback designs of up to 12 Watts


Transformer Losses and Efficiency

Transformer Losses and Efficiency

In this article we will learn about the four main types of transformer losses and calculations for finding the efficiency of a transformer.


Scientists Have Developed a Non-toxic, Visible-light Absorbing Semiconductor Material

Scientists Have Developed a Non-toxic, Visible-light Absorbing Semiconductor Material

A group of scientists from Japan recently published a study on the development of a supposedly cheaper and non-toxic narrow-gap semiconductor…


News Jun 15, 2021 by Darshil Patel
XP Power’s 10 New LCE80 Members Offer Low Cost, Open Frame Power

XP Power’s 10 New LCE80 Members Offer Low Cost, Open Frame Power

With no forced air cooling required, the fan-less units are aimed at applications where audible noise would be problematic


EPC Expands High-Performance eGaN FET Product Family with Latest 80V and 200V Offerings

EPC Expands High-Performance eGaN FET Product Family with Latest 80V and 200V Offerings

This article highlights EPC EPC2065 and EPC2054 eGaN FETs that are higher performing, smaller, more thermally efficient, and at a comparable cost.


The PN Junction as a Rectifier

The PN Junction as a Rectifier

Learn about the traits of the rectifying p-n junctions in semiconductors.


MIT and Princeton University Researchers Explore Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications

MIT and Princeton University Researchers Explore Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Princeton University have announced new efforts toward energy transition…


 Toshiba Unveils Photovoltaic-Output Optocoupler For Solid State Relays

Toshiba Unveils Photovoltaic-Output Optocoupler For Solid State Relays

The new electrically isolated device features the high open voltage needed to drive power MOSFETS


What is an Open-Circuited P-N Junction?

What is an Open-Circuited P-N Junction?

In this “semiconductor basics” series, we’ll learn about the properties of the P-N junction with no external power applied.


STMicroelectronics First to Announce Certified Chipset for G3-PLC Hybrid Powerline and Wireless Communication

STMicroelectronics First to Announce Certified Chipset for G3-PLC Hybrid Powerline and Wireless Communication

This article highlights STMicroelectronics ST8500 and S2-LP chipset has become the first to be certified according to the G3-PLC Hybrid…


Attending APEC? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Attending APEC? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Applied Power Electronics Conference will take place this Monday through Thursday.


News Jun 13, 2021 by Hailey Stewart
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Chosen by Automotive Supplier for GaN-Powered Electronic Device Development

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Chosen by Automotive Supplier for GaN-Powered Electronic Device Development

A German semiconductor manufacturer selects Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology’s PlasmaPro 100 ALE solution for creating gallium nitride-based…


News Jun 13, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
TDK Releases Extremely Compact Current-compensated Ring Core Double Chokes for High Frequencies

TDK Releases Extremely Compact Current-compensated Ring Core Double Chokes for High Frequencies

Main application areas include compact switched power conversion applications, drives and post-design EMC tuning on semi-finished PCB.


Harvesting Energy from WiFi Signals

Harvesting Energy from WiFi Signals

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have designed a method to harness wireless signals and convert them into energy.