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Measuring Temperature Swing with Optical Fibers during Power Cycling of Power Components

Measuring Temperature Swing with Optical Fibers during Power Cycling of Power Components

Power semiconductor components play an important role in the power electronics field and their reliability and lifetime have been attracting more…


National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 1

National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 1

Learn about voltage drops and how to calculate them in branch circuits and feeders.


Engineering: No Place for a Woman?

Engineering: No Place for a Woman?

Globally, it is estimated that only 30 percent of researchers in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields are women. That number…


Belts, Chains and Gears: How Power Transmission Works

Belts, Chains and Gears: How Power Transmission Works

Take a deep dive into the workings of various drives as part of the power transmission process.


The Smarter E Europe 2022

The Smarter E Europe 2022

Phenomenal Exhibition Success in Munich. Three triumphant exhibition days and two days full of inspiring conference sessions marked a real success…


DC/DC Converters: Advanced Converter Topologies

DC/DC Converters: Advanced Converter Topologies

Read on for valuable insight into advanced converter topologies, their classification, and how they work.


Solving Electric Vehicle Development Challenges

Solving Electric Vehicle Development Challenges

A potentially viable approach to solving the development challenges associated with electric vehicles to save both weight and cost.


Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

For a long time, silicon-based devices have represented the baseline standard in the semiconductor landscape. Starting from 2007, due to Moore’s…


DC/DC Converter Applications

DC/DC Converter Applications

Read on to learn more about the applications of DC/DC converters and the pros/cons associated with the same.


Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

The momentum towards electrified mobility is gathering as governments commit to ending sales of petrol and diesel cars around the 2030 timeframe.…


Focusing on SiC Technology With WeEn Semi’s CEO

Focusing on SiC Technology With WeEn Semi’s CEO

Founded in Aug 2015, WeEn Semiconductors is committed to improving power conversion efficiency and providing superior power products for home…


CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

The International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems (CIPS) focuses on the technological background, starting with the components…


DC/DC Converters: Devices for Supplying Negative Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Supplying Negative Voltage

Read on to learn more about the basics of inverting converters and how they work.


What Is an Inductor?

What Is an Inductor?

Learn more about Faraday’s law of induction.


DC/DC Converters: Devices Capable of Converting to Higher or Lower Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices Capable of Converting to Higher or Lower Voltage

Buck-Boost converters offer the ability to step-up or step-down the voltage using the same circuit based on the application.


The Evolution of Application Samples

The Evolution of Application Samples

A brief history of how pre-made power electronics assemblies were created to reduce development times for utility-scale solar inverters.


On a Power Journey: Young and Ambitious–How Nexperia Delivers on its Aspiring Plans for Growth

On a Power Journey: Young and Ambitious–How Nexperia Delivers on its Aspiring Plans for Growth

Just five years ago, European headquartered Nexperia entered the semiconductor market as an independent entity. The former Standard Products…


National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Branch Circuits, Feeders and Service for a One-Family Dwelling

National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Branch Circuits, Feeders and Service for a One-Family Dwelling

Learn how to calculate branch circuits, feeders, and service in a one-family dwelling.


Higher Performance Powder Cores by Improving Green Density Envelopment

Higher Performance Powder Cores by Improving Green Density Envelopment

The magnetic powder cores based on atomized Fe-Si-Al particles were widely used in inductors due to their low core loss, high performance in…


DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Higher Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Higher Voltage

A DC/DC step-up or boost converter is one of the simplest switch-mode converter types, increasing the input voltage based on a given scenario.