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Optimizing Energy: An interview with Peter Kamp of EcoCircuits

In this interview, EcoCircuits CEO Peter Kamp spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about optimizing chips for the energy management field and working to engage investors as a young company.

January 29, 2020 by Hailey Stewart

Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

In this interview, Trameto CEO Huw Davies spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about working with Silicon Catalyst as a young company in the semiconductor space. 

January 23, 2020 by Hailey Stewart

Finding Solutions in Silicon: An Interview with Richard Curtin of Silicon Catalyst

In this interview, EE Power editor Hailey Stewart spoke with Silicon Catalyst Managing Partner Richard Curtin about how silicon-based startup companies are finding a place in the vast semiconductor industry with the help of an acceleration incubator.  

January 21, 2020 by Hailey Stewart

Partnering in SiCMOSFETs to Deliver Automotive and Industrial Solutions: An Interview with Dr Rainer Ksmaier of ABB

To accelerate market entry into the high-growth electric vehicles (EV) sector, the partnerships expands the rollout of SiC-based products in the rapidly growing power semiconductor market.

January 14, 2020 by Roland R. Ackerman

Fast High Energy Discharge in Xenon Flashing Beacons

Xenon flashing beacons manufactured by WERMA Signaltechnik GmbH use special discharge capacitors from FTCAP (part of the Mersen Group).

December 20, 2019 by Jens Heitmann

Innovative Power Capacitor Technologies Support SiC and GaN in DC Link

At its annual Technologies & Products Press Conference 2019 in Munich, TDK managers Dr. Lucia Cabo and Fernando Rodríguez presented film capacitors with a new dielectric, which are best suited as DC link capacitors in high-temperature WBG semiconductor solutions.

December 18, 2019 by Roland R. Ackerman

The Benefits of 3Level Topologies in Combination with 7th Generation IGBT Technology

Over the past few months, SEMIKRON has introduced 950V and 1200V Generation 7 IGBTs from two different manufacturers.

December 13, 2019 by Bernhard Eichler

WBG Semiconductors to Take Spotlight at Power Electronics Conference

Power electronics is rapidly moving to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors as the gateways to more efficient designs for a host of high growth applications.

November 22, 2019 by Jürgen Hübner

Diversifying Test and Measurement: An Interview with Kaitlyn Franz of Digilent

In this interview, EE Power editor Hailey Stewart discussed one of Digilent’s most popular mixed-signal USB oscilloscopes with Test and Measurement Product Marketing Manager Kaitlyn Franz. 

November 19, 2019 by Hailey Stewart

Innovative Driver Solutions for all Power Semiconductors: An interview with Rob Weber of AgileSwitch

A VIP-Interview with Rob Weber, CEO of AgileSwitch LLC, about the company’s focus on Industrial and Transportation applications.

November 18, 2019 by Henning Wriedt

The Future of GaN: An Interview with Alex Lidow of EPC

Ahead of December’s Power Conference in Munich, Bodo Arlt took the opportunity to get an insight into Dr. Alex Lidow’s thoughts on where the GaN market is now and where he sees the potential applications for the future.

November 11, 2019 by Bodo Arlt

Have GaN Transistors Become as Easy to Use as MOSFETs

I began writing this article with the expectation that the answer to whether GaN transistors have become as easy to use as MOSFET would be “yes.” I

October 31, 2019 by Scott Wolf

Competing Integrated GaN and NonGaN Technologies in USB Wall Chargers

GaN brings compelling advantages in terms of efficiency for wall chargers and other power supply products, but achieving these in a cost-effective manner

October 21, 2019 by Sinjin Dixon-Warren

Disrupting Conventional Electrical Power within Automotive

During a press conference in Munich, Patrick Wadden, Global VP of Automotive Business Development, and Robert Gendron, P.E., Corporate VP, Product Marketing

September 05, 2019 by Roland R. Ackerman

The Next Step Sintering is the Key to Future Power Electronics

In modern power electronics applications, requirements are becoming more demanding. Soldered connections are reaching their limits. Sintering is increasingly

July 08, 2019 by Roland R. Ackerman

Wide Band Gap Devices are Mature PCIM Europe Overview

The demand for better efficiency in systems can only be achieved with better semiconductors that have less loss in conduction and switching in respect

July 05, 2019 by Bodo Arlt

Supercapacitors Offer Growth in Additional Market Segments QampA with Eaton

Supercapacitors have been around for decades, offering a longer lifetime and less maintenance than their lead-acid battery counterparts and powering applications

March 08, 2019 by EE Power Editorial

International Electron Devices Meeting 2018 Reflections and Review

The annual IEDM conference, held December 1-5, 2018 in San Francisco, CA, USA, is sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society. It is the world’s largest

February 08, 2019 by Gary M Dolny

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo 2018

Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE)—the foremost IEEE conference in the field of electrical and electromechanical energy conversion—provided

December 05, 2018 by Gary M Dolny

Getting Innovative Power Electronics Designs to Market Faster and Easier Interview with Graham Maggs of Mouser Electronics

In this interview, US correspondent for Bodo's Power, Henning Wriedt, speaks with Graham Maggs, VP Marketing for Europe at Mouser Electronics, about the

November 05, 2018 by Henning Wriedt