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 ...

The EPC2050 offers power systems designers a 350 V, 80 mΩ maximum R DS(on), 26 A peak current power transistor in an extremely small chip-scale package. These new devices are ideal for multi-level ...

Last week, it was announced that Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) will lead a €10.3m European project (‘GaNext’) to develop fast-switching intelligent GaN power modules. But who is this small UK company ...

A scientific team has managed to stack 41 layers of semiconductors, multiplying the density of the circuits by six, without ...

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a developer of enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors and ICs, has announced that it is making available the EPC2366. 40 V GaN power transistor ...

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 ...

Tight supply and device shortages are pushing the average selling price of power transistors to its highest percentage since 2010. Since 2022, the supply-demand tension in the chip market has been ...

The digital age has resulted in a succession of smaller, cleaner and less power-hungry technologies since the days the personal computer fit atop a desk, replacing mainframe models that once filled ...

Editor's Note: Here's another take on the transformerless AC line power supply, which finds use in some well-insulated, low-power devices. Our technical reviewer pointed out that C ac should be an ...