For decades, the industry has relied on various power semiconductors to control and convert electrical power in an efficient manner. Power semis are ubiquitous, as they are found in adapters, ...

Unpacking the challenges with high-voltage power conversion and how SiC fits in. The pivotal advantages of SiC over traditional silicon in next-gen power converters. Rethinking circuit design for ...

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced an RF power LDMOS transistor that combines the industry’s highest output power and efficiency with the greatest ruggedness of any competitive device in its class ...

Properties of wide-bandgap materials, with a focus on SiC. How a bridgeless totem-pole topology can help cut losses. A breakdown of the half-bridge inverter topology The efficiency of power-conversion ...

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“We have the technology for GaN-on-Si, which we think will go up to 2,000V. It is fully CMOS-compatible, and we are already able to make it on 8in wafers,” said Bouchet. Leti and silicon-on-insulator ...

It’s just an unavoidable fact: electronic components’ parameters drift with temperature. Even the most stable voltage references, op amps, crystal oscillators, etc., have non-zero temperature ...

Scientists from France’s CEA-Ines developed a 400 W micro-inverter with a power density of 1.1 kW/L and an efficiency of 97%. The device utilizes GaN 600V diodes and power transistors developed by CEA ...

To meet the growing demands of flexible and wearable electronic systems, such as smart watches and biomedical sensors, ...

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...