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SiC-Based Totem Pole PFC for Industrial Power Supplies

SiC-Based Totem Pole PFC for Industrial Power Supplies

This article focuses on the AC-to-DC stage with power factor correction


Design and Optimization of Silicon Carbide Schottky Diode

Design and Optimization of Silicon Carbide Schottky Diode

This article highlights WeEn Semiconductors WeEn NXPSC0465 device for design and optimization of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode.


A High Temperature Gate Driver for Half Bridge SiC MOSFET 62mm Power Modules

A High Temperature Gate Driver for Half Bridge SiC MOSFET 62mm Power Modules

This article features CISSOID CMT-TIT8243 high temperature high voltage isolated Gate Driver for 62mm SiC MOSFET power modules with High peak gate…


The Next Generation of SiC Power Modules

The Next Generation of SiC Power Modules

This article features Mitsubishi Electric SiC power modules as next big step in modern power electronics for high-power converters with high…


The Double Pulse Test System for Power Semiconductor Dynamic Characterization

The Double Pulse Test System for Power Semiconductor Dynamic Characterization

This article highlights Keysight PD1500A Dynamic Power Device Analyzer/DPT as next generation dynamic test platform for power semiconductor device.


High Voltage Power Semiconductor Modules with Enhanced Insulation Properties

High Voltage Power Semiconductor Modules with Enhanced Insulation Properties

This article features JSC Proton-Electrotex research and development to find structural and technological solutions providing increased insulation…


Optimized Inverter Design by IPMs and SiC-SBDs

Optimized Inverter Design by IPMs and SiC-SBDs

This article highlights Roland R. Ackermann discussion about Inverter Design by IPMs and SiC-SBDs presented at PCIM Europe 2019 press conference.


Gate Drivers for SiC-MOSFET/IGBT Power Modules and Their Advantages

Gate Drivers for SiC-MOSFET/IGBT Power Modules and Their Advantages

This article highlights Tamura Corporation Gate Drivers module which is the 2DMB series for SiCMOSFET/IGBT power modules that contains DC/DC…


Potential of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors in Power Electronic Applications

Potential of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors in Power Electronic Applications

This article highlights ECPE Wide Bandgap User Forum with the introduction and the usage of SiC and GaN devices in power electronic systems.


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,…


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.


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


Wide Terminal Low-Ohmic High Power Thick-Film Chip Resistor

Wide Terminal Low-Ohmic High Power Thick-Film Chip Resistor

ROHM announced the availability of a new lineup of high power wide terminal thick-film chip resistors ideal for current detection in a variety of…


Technical Articles Jan 09, 2019 by ROHM
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…


Temperature Stability Assessment of GaN Power Amplifiers with Matching Tantalum Capacitors

Temperature Stability Assessment of GaN Power Amplifiers with Matching Tantalum Capacitors

Wide bandgap GaN and SiC devices are expected to experience high levels of growth in applications ranging from power conversion to RF transistors…


Power Capacitors Toughen Up for Life with Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

Power Capacitors Toughen Up for Life with Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

This article highlights KEMET Multi-Layer Ceramic Chip Capacitors rated for operation up to 200°C, featuring C0G dielectric and nickel…