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Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

This article deals with fast recovery diodes (FRDs), which are tailored for high-speed IGBT applications, aiming to reduce oscillations, voltage…


IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

Engineered for modern wind converter applications, LV100 IGBT modules with SLC+ technology support high efficiency, improved power-cycling…


GaN Continues To Expand Its Role in AI Power Architectures

GaN Continues To Expand Its Role in AI Power Architectures

Learn how GaN technology is revolutionizing AI data centers by enabling high-efficiency power conversion for multi-kilowatt GPUs and emerging 800 V…


AI-Driven Battery Intelligence for UAVs

AI-Driven Battery Intelligence for UAVs

This article outlines the V.nod digital twin for UAVs: a battery-centric workflow using hardware-coupled emulation and AI. It validates batteries…


Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Learn how IceMOS Technology’s MEMS-based superjunction platform pushes power transistor limits, aiming to break the silicon barrier and surpass…


High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

Learn how Innolot 2.0 offers a cost-optimized, highly reliable solder alloy for EV power module heatsink attachment, delivering superior creep…


What Current-Mode Gate Drivers Mean for Wide Bandgap Devices in Data Center Power

What Current-Mode Gate Drivers Mean for Wide Bandgap Devices in Data Center Power

AI's demand for power density drives the need for smaller, integrated gate drivers. High-voltage designs using wide bandgap transistors often…


Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

In this article, we detail distribution transformer tap changers: fixed off-load (DETC) vs. dynamic on-load (OLTC) types, their operational roles,…


Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Here we present a generic, topology-independent loop model for voltage converters, linking frequency-domain design to time-domain performance using…


Low Voltage GaN Surpasses MOSFETs in AI Power Density

Low Voltage GaN Surpasses MOSFETs in AI Power Density

AI workloads are reshaping computing server power delivery requirements. Low-voltage GaN is emerging as a key enabler of higher efficiency and…


Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

Transforming Energy Storage: The Role of Bidirectional Charging in BESS

This article explores the role of Bidirectional functionality in enhancing Battery Energy Storage Systems' performance, reducing energy…


A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

A Novel Current Sensing Technology Utilizing III-V Compound Hall Elements

This article discusses a novel current-sensing technology to address the challenges of shunt resistors and isolated modulators used in applications…


7th Gen Fast Recovery Diode Enabling Full Performance of Modern IGBTs

7th Gen Fast Recovery Diode Enabling Full Performance of Modern IGBTs

With 7th gen IGBTs, switching speed limits shift from the transistor to the fast recovery diode. As IGBTs improve, this diode becomes the key…


A Three-Phase 3-level Flying Capacitor DC-AC Converter Based on GaN FETs

A Three-Phase 3-level Flying Capacitor DC-AC Converter Based on GaN FETs

This article examines the deployment of gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) featuring integrated gate drivers in a three-phase…


Test Equipment for the Next Generation of Power Semiconductors

Test Equipment for the Next Generation of Power Semiconductors

Modern power semiconductors demand advanced test equipment. As devices optimize for higher voltages and lower losses, precise, robust testing is…


Third Generation SiC MOSFETs for Highly Efficient EV Drivetrains

Third Generation SiC MOSFETs for Highly Efficient EV Drivetrains

Learn how Bosch’s Gen3 SiC MOSFETs boost EV drivetrain performance. Its new trench architecture delivers 20% lower resistance and 10% lower…


More Power, More Tokens: How SSTs Are Reshaping Data Center Infrastructure

More Power, More Tokens: How SSTs Are Reshaping Data Center Infrastructure

The transition from AC distribution to the 800 V DC architecture is reshaping the data center power infrastructure, boosting token generation and…


Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Learn how 150 V SuperQ MOSFETs boost 204 W converter efficiency greater than 0.8%, cut heat by 2 W, and lower peak temps by 31°C. They improve…


Ruggedness Matters: MOSFETs Built on Mature Planar Technology

Ruggedness Matters: MOSFETs Built on Mature Planar Technology

Many industrial and mission-critical systems continue to depend on MOSFETs with proven robustness and predictable behavior under stress. Learn how…


Enhanced Power Module for PV and PCS/ESS Applications

Enhanced Power Module for PV and PCS/ESS Applications

In this article, we present two key module-based technologies that further improve inverter performance—robust silicon nitride (Si3N4) substrate…