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Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition  APEC 2019

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition APEC 2019

This article highlights Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition for APEC 2019 that provides numerous learning opportunities for the…


Designing High Voltage GaN Switch Reliability

Designing High Voltage GaN Switch Reliability

This article highlights Transphorm Incorporated TPH3205WSQA device field reliability data for high voltage GaN power converters applications.


Soldering Materials for the Next Generation of Power Electronics

Soldering Materials for the Next Generation of Power Electronics

This article highlights Tamura Corporation new soldering materials development for jointing technology in response to the requirement of power…


Dynamic LoadBalancing PressPack IGBT for Robustness Reliability and Ease of Use

Dynamic LoadBalancing PressPack IGBT for Robustness Reliability and Ease of Use

This article features Dynex Semiconductor dynamic load balancing technology using press-pack IGBT for ensuring robust and reliable device performance.


The Challenges of Using SiC MOSFETBased Power Modules for Solar Inverters

The Challenges of Using SiC MOSFETBased Power Modules for Solar Inverters

This article discusses silicon carbide (SiC), a semiconductor material for efficient semiconductor devices. It is used in SiC MOSFET-based power…


Worried About Gate Driver Insulation? Apply the ‘BIER’ Test

Worried About Gate Driver Insulation? Apply the ‘BIER’ Test

This article examines the effects and explains how they can be mitigated along with results of experiments to evaluate stress and damage,…


More Power to the Electric Drivetrain

More Power to the Electric Drivetrain

This article introduces and discusses Danfoss' power module technology platform, DCM™1000, for automotive traction applications.


More Choices and Greater Security with IGBT M7 Flow E1/E2 and MiniSKiiP

More Choices and Greater Security with IGBT M7 Flow E1/E2 and MiniSKiiP

This article introduces and discusses Vincotech's new flow E IGBT M7 and the upgraded MiniSKiiP® IGBT M7 product lines.


Automotive SiC MOSFETs in LowInductive SMD Package with Kelvin Source

Automotive SiC MOSFETs in LowInductive SMD Package with Kelvin Source

This article discusses the performance benefits arising from the use of a low-inductive SMD package with a Kelvin-Source pin for fast SiC MOSFETs.


Power Module Substrate Options Available to Lower Semiconductor Junction Temperatures for Increased Reliability

Power Module Substrate Options Available to Lower Semiconductor Junction Temperatures for Increased Reliability

This article examines changing a power module's substrate as a possible option for lowering its semiconductors junction temperatures without…


Switching Performance of 750A/3300V Dual SiC-Modules

Switching Performance of 750A/3300V Dual SiC-Modules

This article focuses on the switching behavior of SiC devices and compares Full SiC and Hybrid SiC with the behavior of a silicon device.


Trench Schottky Rectifier Functioning Benefits and Use Cases

Trench Schottky Rectifier Functioning Benefits and Use Cases

This article is mainly discussing the functioning and the benefits of Trench Schottky rectifiers.


Latest Generation IGBT Modules for Efficient, Reliable & Power Dense Systems

Latest Generation IGBT Modules for Efficient, Reliable & Power Dense Systems

This article discusses Dynex' new generation of high-power IGBT modules, covering a 3.3kV to 6.5kV voltage range.


Maximizing Performance with SiC Discretes

Maximizing Performance with SiC Discretes

UnitedSiC has recently expanded its SiC FET product offerings to encompass devices with tailored switching speeds


DC Output for the 27 MHz Resonant Converter

DC Output for the 27 MHz Resonant Converter

This article is the third of a 3-part series describing a 27 MHz off-line converter.


1700V X-Series HVIGBT Power Modules with Excellent Performance and Reliability

1700V X-Series HVIGBT Power Modules with Excellent Performance and Reliability

This article introduces the new generation of 1700V IGBT power modules called X-Series from Mitsubishi Electric that satisfies the requirements of…


Making GaN Power Electronics Universal

Making GaN Power Electronics Universal

This article focuses on how GaNPower International Inc. is able to make GaN easier to use and more universal.


Power Control at 27 MHz with Variable Reactance

Power Control at 27 MHz with Variable Reactance

This is the second of a three part series. In Part 1, we described a quasi-class E circuit providing variable power into inductive and resistive loads


Driving SiC MOSFETs with a HighSpeed Gate Driver IC

Driving SiC MOSFETs with a HighSpeed Gate Driver IC

Silicon-Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs that become a visible part of the MOSFET market require special gate drivers that are able to provide a negative…


Maximizing System Efficiency with IGBT Modules

Maximizing System Efficiency with IGBT Modules

With the recent push from both the wider industry sectors and the government for high-efficiency systems, the semiconductor industry is responding…