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Silicon Nitride Substrates for Improved Performance in Power Electronics

Silicon Nitride Substrates for Improved Performance in Power Electronics

This article discusses the comparison between silicon nitride substrates and other materials and offers insights of Silicon Nitride Substrates.


Oscilloscopes for Measurements on Advanced Power Semiconductors

Oscilloscopes for Measurements on Advanced Power Semiconductors

This articles discusses Isolated Channel Oscilloscopes and how it is an excellent solution for test and measurements.


eGaN® Technology is Coming to Cars

eGaN® Technology is Coming to Cars

This article discusses Gallium Nitride Power Devices for Automotive Applications.


How to Ensure Correct RMS Measurements

How to Ensure Correct RMS Measurements

This article features Dr.- Ing. Seibt about the correct RMS measurements that also describes many obstacles and pitfalls on the way to correct RMS…


Dealing with CommonMode Voltage Influence

Dealing with CommonMode Voltage Influence

The extreme signal rise-time made possible by wide-bandgap semiconductors create common mode voltages at the switching frequency and above. Without…


SiC and GaN Systems Design Engineers no Longer “flying blind”

SiC and GaN Systems Design Engineers no Longer “flying blind”

This article highlights Tektronix IsoVu Measurement System for complete galvanic isolation from DUT and uses an electro-optic sensor to convert…


Designing a 15ns Gate Drive Transformer

Designing a 15ns Gate Drive Transformer

This article highlights Ice Components Incorporated gate-drive transformers which used to drive the gate of Metal Oxide Field Effect Transistors…


Pulsed Field Magnetometry for Characterization of Magnetic Component

Pulsed Field Magnetometry for Characterization of Magnetic Component

The design of power magnetic components is a key competence for power systems with high-efficiency requirements. The physics behind winding loss is…


Balancing Motor Control, Radiation-Tolerance, and Power Consumption in Space Applications

Balancing Motor Control, Radiation-Tolerance, and Power Consumption in Space Applications

This article highlights the importance of the highest possible reliability of the components in motor control used in space applications.


Evaluating Fringing Effects in Multi-Gapped Toroids

Evaluating Fringing Effects in Multi-Gapped Toroids

This article highlights the importance of evaluating the fringing and thermal effects of multiple gaps in toroidal cores.


GaN Power ICs Enable the New Revolution in Power Electronics

GaN Power ICs Enable the New Revolution in Power Electronics

This article highlights Navitas Semiconductor GaN Power ICs history with power electronics technology development and advantages brought by GaN…


Measuring Signals in the Time Domain to Understand and Design EMI Filters

Measuring Signals in the Time Domain to Understand and Design EMI Filters

This article highlights the importance of measuring the voltage and currents in the time domain to better understand and design EMI filters.


High Power Electronics Cleaning Requirements for Improved Efficiency and Reliability

High Power Electronics Cleaning Requirements for Improved Efficiency and Reliability

This article highlights the importance and benefits of cleaning power modules before bonding to ensure long-term reliability.


IGBT Modules Sectioned NonDestructively

IGBT Modules Sectioned NonDestructively

Non-destructive sectioning of solid samples is performed by acoustic micro imaging tools, which are sometimes still referred to by their old name…


High Performance Flybuck

High Performance Flybuck

This article discusses the different methods that can be used to improve the performance of a Flybuck converter in a wide input voltage or power…


Evaluating Inverter Drive Systems with Highspeed Multichannel Waveform Recordings

Evaluating Inverter Drive Systems with Highspeed Multichannel Waveform Recordings

This article highlights the features and advantages of Hioki E.E. Corporation's Memory HiCorder MR6000 which can reach sampling speed of 200MS/s.


Effectiveness of Phase Correction When Evaluating High-Efficiency Motor Drive

Effectiveness of Phase Correction When Evaluating High-Efficiency Motor Drive

This article discusses the characteristics of inverter output waveforms to outline requirements for power measuring instruments.


A New Approach to Superjunction MOSFETs

A New Approach to Superjunction MOSFETs

This article highlights the new approach of adding wafer-level configurability to high-voltage superjunction MOSFETs for power supplies.


Combining Excellent Performance and Ease-of-Use with a Cost Effective Package Choice for Low Power Applications Compatible Solutions in SOT223

Combining Excellent Performance and Ease-of-Use with a Cost Effective Package Choice for Low Power Applications Compatible Solutions in SOT223

This article discusses the alternative and new devices that can maintain or improve the thermal performance of MOSFETs in power supplies.


A Simple Compact Power Solution for Optical Modules

A Simple Compact Power Solution for Optical Modules

This article introduces a high-performance power module, MPM3822 and discusses its benefits and advantages over conventional power modules.