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This article discusses the Tantalum capacitors and technology which hold significant technical advantages over their…

This article discusses the Tantalum capacitors and technology which hold significant technical advantages over their conventional counterparts.

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

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

Especially for digitally controlling a variety of applications like AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC power supplies, LED & HID…

Especially for digitally controlling a variety of applications like AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC power supplies, LED & HID lighting, solar…

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

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…

This article discusses the need for high-precision transducers and offers LEM's Ultrastab IT for industrial applications…

This article discusses the need for high-precision transducers and offers LEM's Ultrastab IT for industrial applications such as MRI and test…

This article offers a method to predict the load transient response to have the optimal combination of the output filter…

This article offers a method to predict the load transient response to have the optimal combination of the output filter and the loop compensation…

This article illustrates advantages of digital power control that overcomes many disadvantages of the inrush current…

This article illustrates advantages of digital power control that overcomes many disadvantages of the inrush current problems with power devices.

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

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

This article offers discusses the cascode switches which is the fastest and most cost-effective way to improve the…

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

This article describes how Transphorm Inc. developed a 63 mOhm 600V GaN HEMT (high electron mobility transistor) to be…

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

This article features an investigation on the feasibility of replacing TO-220 package MOSFETs with a much smaller…

This article features an investigation on the feasibility of replacing TO-220 package MOSFETs with a much smaller SuperSO8 package MOSFET

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

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

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

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

This article introduces the benefits and features of ABB's Semiconductors Simulation (SEMIS, a web-based tool which is…

This article introduces the benefits and features of ABB's Semiconductors Simulation (SEMIS, a web-based tool which is using PLECS software.

This article presents a methodology and product to help embedded controls engineers develop and test sophisticated…

This article presents a methodology and product to help embedded controls engineers develop and test sophisticated real-time power conversion…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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