Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) experts on the design and use of gallium nitride transistors will conduct a one-hour webinar sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) on November 3rd from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EDT). GaN transistors and integrated circuits are significantly faster and smaller than their silicon ancestors. This has enabled […]
Transistors
1 kV SiC MOSFET optimized for charging station use
Wolfspeed, a Cree Company and a leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power products, has introduced a 1000V MOSFET that enables a reduction in overall system cost, while improving system efficiency and decreasing system size. The new MOSFET, specially optimized for fast charging and industrial power supplies, enables a 30 percent reduction in component count while […]
26-VDC varistors handle EMI/RFI filtering, ESD protection
AVX Adds 26VDC Components to its Proven, Dual-Function TransFeed™ & TransFeed Automotive Series Varistors AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has added new 26VDC components to its proven, dual-function TransFeed™ and TransFeed Automotive Series varistors, extending the series’ superlative EMI/RFI filtering and bi-directional ESD protection capabilities to an even broader […]
Half-bridge IGBT module gets 600-A current rating
Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, today introduced the MG12600WB-BR2MM Series, the latest addition to its IGBT Module Power Semiconductor portfolio. The new 1200V, 600A Half-Bridge IGBT Module Series offers designers a substantially higher current rating than the portfolio’s previous maximum current rating (450A), offering the high efficiency and fast switching speeds of […]
GaN Systems, e2v Inc. ink supply agreement
A master supply agreement between e2v, the global leader in the high reliability (hi-rel) semiconductor market, and GaN Systems, the leading manufacturer of gallium nitride power transistors, establishes e2v as the global supplier of GaN Systems’ 100V and 650V hi-rel GaN transistor products and customer care for the A&D market. e2v will utilize its infrastructure […]
GaN HEMT targets C-Band radar systems.
Wolfspeed, A Cree Company and a leading global supplier of GaN-on-SiC high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with best-in-class reliability, announces their complete lineup of high efficiency, high gain, and wide bandwidth C-Band radar parts with the market introduction of the new CGHV59070 GaN HEMT for C-Band radar systems. Designed […]
N-channel MOSFET handles 100 V/160 A in automotive applications
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced the expansion of its lineup of automotive N-channel power MOSFETs with the addition of a new 100V, 160A device: the TK160F10N1L. Offering low on-resistance and a low voltage drive as well as a narrowed gate threshold voltage, the TK160F10N1L keeps current balances in parallel operation in large-current applications […]
Isolated gate drivers incorporate protection for HV IGBTs
Silicon Labs has expanded its ISOdriver portfolio with a family of isolated gate drivers designed to protect sensitive insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) switches in power inverter and motor drive applications. The new Si828x ISOdriver family provides industrial-grade isolation (5 kVrms withstand), best-in-class feature integration including an optional dc-dc converter, the industry’s fastest desaturation detection, superior timing […]
Littelfuse to Acquire TVS diode/IGBT/thyristor Portfolio From ON Semiconductor
Littelfuse, Inc., today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the product portfolio of transient voltage suppression (“TVS”) diodes, switching thyristors and insulated gate bipolar transistors (“IGBT”) for automotive ignition applications from ON Semiconductor Corporation for a combined purchase price of $104 million. This portfolio has annualized sales of approximately $55 million. The […]
Low-capacitance TVS diode Arrays work as common-mode filters
Littelfuse has introduced a series of low capacitance TVS Diode Arrays optimized for protecting electronic equipment that may experience destructive electrostatic discharges (ESDs). SP814x Series TVS Diode Arrays (SPA® Diodes) integrate four or six channels of ultra-low-capacitance rail-to-rail diodes and an additional zener diode to safely absorb repetitive ESD strikes above the maximum level specified […]
