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Choosing the Right Semiconductor Technology for 800 V AI Data Center Power

Choosing the Right Semiconductor Technology for 800 V AI Data Center Power

This application note compares GaN HEMTs, SiC MOSFETs, and SiC cascode JFETs for high-voltage intermediate bus converters in AI datacenters, highlighting their conduction, switching, and gate-drive characteristics at high frequencies. While all three technologies achieve similar overall efficiency in resonant LLC converters, CJFETs stand out for their lower cost, simpler gate drive, and minimal snubber requirements. The note also shows that a three-phase LLC topology offers the best system-level advantages.


Industrial Wireless Solutions: The Ultimate Wi-Fi 7 Solutions for Industrial Innovation

Industrial Wireless Solutions: The Ultimate Wi-Fi 7 Solutions for Industrial Innovation

Download the eBook to discover how Advantech’s Wi-Fi 7 solutions are driving industrial connectivity and accelerating AIoT innovation.


Advancing Power Circuits with SiC JFETs

Advancing Power Circuits with SiC JFETs

This tutorial highlights the role of Silicon Carbide (SiC) JFETs in modern circuit protection, emphasizing their faster and safer current interruption compared to traditional electromechanical breakers. It explains key features such as on-chip temperature and current sensing, inrush current limiting, and overcurrent protection, showing how SiC JFETs manage power surges efficiently without complex external circuitry. Evaluation results confirm their effectiveness in real-world applications, positioning SiC JFETs as a critical technology for high-power systems and the growing demands of the AI-powered data center revolution.


Advanced Industrial Motor Control for Increased Power Efficiency

Advanced Industrial Motor Control for Increased Power Efficiency

Advanced Industrial Motor Control systems improve energy efficiency by using variable-speed motors and sophisticated inverter designs with IGBTs, SiC MOSFETs, and GaN HEMTs, along with integrated modules like IPMs and PIMs for compact, high-performance operation. In this white paper, learn how systems optimize power delivery through three-phase inverters, power factor correction (PFC), and brake circuits, balancing trade-offs between efficiency, switching speed, cost, and thermal performance.


Poster: Electric Drivetrain Evolution – from Past to Future

Poster: Electric Drivetrain Evolution – from Past to Future

This poster provides an overview of electric drivetrain developments driven by the 2035 combustion engine ban, including wide-bandgap semiconductors, higher voltages, and wireless connectivity. Learn about comprehensive testing approaches for BMS, on-board chargers, and traction inverters at module and system levels, including EMC compliance.


Pairing Gate Drive to EliteSic Tutorial

Pairing Gate Drive to EliteSic Tutorial

This tutorial guides engineers on optimizing SiC MOSFET performance in high-power applications like EV chargers, solar inverters, and BLDC motors by minimizing conduction and switching losses while ensuring safety and EMI compliance. It covers gate driver selection, voltage swing requirements, gate charge, and timing strategies to improve efficiency and avoid issues such as runt pulses during high-frequency PWM operation. The tutorial also provides practical guidance on onsemi gate driver products, block diagrams, and application examples.


Top Cool Package for Power Discrete MOSFETs

Top Cool Package for Power Discrete MOSFETs

onsemi’s Top Cool MOSFET package enhances thermal performance by exposing the drain on the top side of the device, allowing direct heatsinking and freeing PCB space for additional components. Testing of the TCPAK57 Top Cool device showed up to 11× lower thermal resistance and greater power-handling capability compared to traditional SO8FL packages. This application note explains how this enables smaller, cooler, and more efficient designs for high-power applications in automotive, industrial, and energy systems.


From Stationary Arms to Humanoids: The Journey of Mobile Robotics

From Stationary Arms to Humanoids: The Journey of Mobile Robotics

Access this whitepaper to explore key advancements and challenges in robotics, from stationary robotic arms to a new generation of humanoid, agile, and versatile robots.


Next-Level Power Density in Solar and Energy Storage With Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

Next-Level Power Density in Solar and Energy Storage With Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

Download Infineon’s white paper to discover how next-generation silicon carbide MOSFETs unlock higher power density, efficiency, and cost savings in solar and energy storage systems.


Selecting the Right Embedded Hardware – A Guide for Developers

Selecting the Right Embedded Hardware – A Guide for Developers

Discover how to choose the right embedded platform using this white paper from NXP.


New Components Enhance Efficiency and Reliability of Transportation Equipment

New Components Enhance Efficiency and Reliability of Transportation Equipment

Access this new technical paper where Panasonic Industry experts share how the latest capacitors, inductors, materials, connectors, switches, and resistors are boosting performance and enabling the next generation of transportation.


Enabling Emotion Detection in AI Using High-SNR MEMS Devices

Enabling Emotion Detection in AI Using High-SNR MEMS Devices

Explore the journey of sound recording, from Fantasia’s orchestra to MEMS microphones, and see how AI is shaping the future of audio clarity.


Rugged & Reliable Connectivity Solutions for Harsh Environments from Avnet Abacus and Molex

Rugged & Reliable Connectivity Solutions for Harsh Environments from Avnet Abacus and Molex

Designing electronics for harsh conditions? Molex and Avnet Abacus provide rugged connectivity solutions engineered for automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-road applications where sealing, vibration resistance, and EMI shielding must not fail.


Making Measurements on 3-Phase Motor Drives with an Oscilloscope

Making Measurements on 3-Phase Motor Drives with an Oscilloscope

Learn how to accurately measure 3-phase motor drives using oscilloscopes, covering electrical, mechanical, and PWM waveform analysis techniques.


Magnetic Encoders: Increasing Demand on High-Performance Magnetic Encoders with Robust Self-Correcting Angular Error Detection Systems

Magnetic Encoders: Increasing Demand on High-Performance Magnetic Encoders with Robust Self-Correcting Angular Error Detection Systems

Download the white paper to discover how Broadcom’s advanced magnetic encoders use self-correcting technology to overcome angular errors and deliver reliable performance in harsh environments.


SiC Cascode JFETs: Easing the Transition from Silicon to Silicon Carbide

SiC Cascode JFETs: Easing the Transition from Silicon to Silicon Carbide

This white paper explores the advantages of SiC devices with an examination of onsemi’s EliteSiC Cascode JFETs. They combine a SiC JFET with a Si MOSFET to create a normally-off device that simplifies the transition from silicon to silicon carbide while maintaining compatibility with standard Si gate drivers. These devices offer key advantages such as ultra-low RDS(ON), reduced capacitance for faster switching, and improved reliability by eliminating gate oxide concerns.


Using Off-the-Shelf Transformers to Drive SiC FETs

Using Off-the-Shelf Transformers to Drive SiC FETs

Gain insights on choosing the right transformer for SiC FET applications. Download this white paper to optimize performance and explore top transformer types and topologies.


Unleashing the Power of AURIX™ in Performance Benchmarks

Unleashing the Power of AURIX™ in Performance Benchmarks

Discover how Dhrystone and CoreMark benchmarks perform on Infineon’s powerful TriCore™ architecture in this in-depth white paper.


Automotive Satellite Camera Power Distribution Reference Design Using onsemi’s NCV760040

Automotive Satellite Camera Power Distribution Reference Design Using onsemi’s NCV760040

This reference design demonstrates how to implement automotive satellite camera power distribution using onsemi's NCV760040 IC, focusing on safety features for ADAS such as under/over-voltage protection and ASIL-C readiness for ISO26262 compliance. It details the implementation of ADAS power management, including a SEPIC circuit for stable 12 V output. The design also covers circuit specifications, efficiency measurements, and ripple analysis to ensure stable power supply performance in automotive ADAS applications.


MOSFET with Copper Clip

MOSFET with Copper Clip

This article discusses how Rohm has balanced these two parameters without compromising efficiency or performance, as evidenced by the RS6xxxx/RH6xxxx power MOSFET series, utilizing copper clip technology.