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Keep Pace with Today039s Power Technology

Keep Pace with Today039s Power Technology

This article highlights Texas Instruments' new technologies, products with innovative, powerful, and easy-to-use design for various applications.


Effective Design Techniques for Signal and Power Supply Isolation

Effective Design Techniques for Signal and Power Supply Isolation

This article discusses effective design for signal and isolated power supply and gives important key points functions to consider for each design.


Switching Behavior of USCis SiC Cascodes

Switching Behavior of USCis SiC Cascodes

This article examines the hard switching turn-on and turn-off mechanisms in this device, to give the users some insight the difference of MOSFETs…


7th Gen IGBT and Diode  Chipset Enabling Highest  Performance Power Modules

7th Gen IGBT and Diode Chipset Enabling Highest Performance Power Modules

This article discusses the 7th Generation IGBT and diode technology for power module design that decreases the total losses by inverter mode…


Cascode Switches  the Fast Route to Higher Efficiency

Cascode Switches the Fast Route to Higher Efficiency

This article offers discusses the cascode switches which is the fastest and most cost-effective way to improve the efficiency of SMPS.


Packaging GaN in a TO247

Packaging GaN in a TO247

This article describes how Transphorm Inc. developed a 63 mOhm 600V GaN HEMT (high electron mobility transistor) to be packaged in a TO-247.


More Power by IGBT5 with XT

More Power by IGBT5 with XT

This article discusses the advantages of Infineon's 5th generation of 1700V IGBT with .XT technology and emitter controlled diode for inverter…


A 10kW 3 level UPS Inverter  Utilizing a Full SiC Module  Solution to Achieve High Efficiency and Reduce Size and Weight

A 10kW 3 level UPS Inverter Utilizing a Full SiC Module Solution to Achieve High Efficiency and Reduce Size and Weight

This article highlights ROHM Semiconductor with Fraunhofer ISE 10kW three phase UPS inverter utilizing the SiC module solution to achieve high…


Robustness of SiC JFETs and Cascodes

Robustness of SiC JFETs and Cascodes

This article sheds light on the short-circuit and avalanche behavior of the standalone JFET, and how it is altered in the cascode implementation


The X-Series the 7th Generation IGBT Modules

The X-Series the 7th Generation IGBT Modules

This article introduces Fuji's 7th generation IGBT modules and their improvements in current and power density and power cycling and thermal…


Highly Reliable Transfer-Molded Power Modules

Highly Reliable Transfer-Molded Power Modules

This article describes a high power IGBT module for electric and hybrid electric vehicle inverters and offers technical concepts and benefits.


SiC MOSFET and Diode  Technologies Accelerate the Global Adoption of Solar Energy

SiC MOSFET and Diode Technologies Accelerate the Global Adoption of Solar Energy

This article discusses how SiC MOSFET-based inverters deliver a quantum improvement in power density, efficiency and improved performance.


DeRisking the Route to Silicon Carbide

DeRisking the Route to Silicon Carbide

This article highlights Raytheon UK’s Semiconductor Business Unit with high-temperature SiC (HiTSiC) technology for an advanced SiC manufacturing…


Improving Inverter Protection with a Smart CouplerDriver

Improving Inverter Protection with a Smart CouplerDriver

This article offers a highly integrated solution of improving inverter protection with the use of Toshiba's TLP5214 smart gate-driver.


SiC Diodes SiC MOSFETs and Gate Driver IC

SiC Diodes SiC MOSFETs and Gate Driver IC

This article Rohm’s SiC Diode and MOSFET portfolio has been introduced and several advantages have been shown from SiC MOSFETs and Diodes.


New 800A1200V Full SiC Module

New 800A1200V Full SiC Module

This article describes Mitsubishi Electric's new 800A/1200V full SiC module and its advantages over conventional IGBT modules in power…


Optimizing Control of Both the Synchronous Rectifier and Primary MOSFET in Flyback Power Supplies Improves Efficiency and Reliability

Optimizing Control of Both the Synchronous Rectifier and Primary MOSFET in Flyback Power Supplies Improves Efficiency and Reliability

This article offers methods overcoming the limitations of Schottky diode rectifier designs without the complexity of traditional synchronous…


Performance Comparisons of SiC Transistors GaN Cascodes and Si  Coolmos in SMPS

Performance Comparisons of SiC Transistors GaN Cascodes and Si Coolmos in SMPS

This article compares the performances of SiC Transistors, GaN Cascodes and Si-Coolmos in Switch Mode Power Supplies through extensive tests.


Using Normally on JFETs in Power Systems

Using Normally on JFETs in Power Systems

This article highlights several circuit configurations that deliver performance improvements over their corresponding SiC enhancement devices.


Webbased Simulation Tool to Simplify IGBT Selection and Thermal Design in Minutes

Webbased Simulation Tool to Simplify IGBT Selection and Thermal Design in Minutes

This article introduces the features and benefits of the IGBT WebSim, a new web-based simulation feature in International Rectifier's website.