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Silicon vs. Silicon Carbide: Schottky Barrier Diode Edition

Silicon vs. Silicon Carbide: Schottky Barrier Diode Edition

How does a silicon carbide Schottky barrier diode compare to its silicon counterparts? Let's look to a few examples.


News Mar 17, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Motor-Driver ICs Beg the Question, What On Earth Are FREDFETs?

New Motor-Driver ICs Beg the Question, What On Earth Are FREDFETs?

The new BridgeSwitch motor drivers from Power Integrations stand out for several reasons, like its package and system monitoring. But what do we make of their fundamental label as "FREDFETs?"


News Mar 16, 2020 by Robert Keim
Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have created a layered, low-cost solar cell technology that exhibits some of the highest levels of power-conversion efficiency to date.


News Mar 14, 2020 by Luke James
Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University researchers have built a new device that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in AI applications.


News Mar 13, 2020 by Luke James
China Will Account For Two-Thirds of the Global EV Battery Value Chain by 2030

China Will Account For Two-Thirds of the Global EV Battery Value Chain by 2030

A major priority in the global battery value chain is to eliminate linearity and promote circularity.


News Mar 12, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova
Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

There's plenty of buzz about SiC for electric vehicles. How is the wide-bandgap semiconductor pushing innovations in solar power, though?


News Mar 11, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
“Any Core, Any Cloud” : Microchip Releases a Host of Dev Tools for Fast IoT Prototyping

“Any Core, Any Cloud” : Microchip Releases a Host of Dev Tools for Fast IoT Prototyping

Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic solutions.


News Mar 11, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
New Orleans-Based APEC Canceled After First Presumptive COVID-19 Case Announced in Louisiana

New Orleans-Based APEC Canceled After First Presumptive COVID-19 Case Announced in Louisiana

Less than a week before the event was scheduled to take place, APEC organizers have chosen to cancel the power-focused conference in the interest of health and safety.


News Mar 10, 2020 by Kate Smith
With an Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Reliable IGBT Drivers Are More Important Than Ever

With an Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Reliable IGBT Drivers Are More Important Than Ever

High voltage and high reliability is king in IGBT drivers. Power Integrations is rising to the call.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
What’s the Plan Behind ST’s Recent Plunge Into Gallium Nitride?

What’s the Plan Behind ST’s Recent Plunge Into Gallium Nitride?

With an eye on electric vehicles, ST took the majority stake in GaN pioneer Exagan.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
How Do You Design an LC Low-Pass Filter for a Class D Amp?

How Do You Design an LC Low-Pass Filter for a Class D Amp?

What's the role of low-pass filters in class D amplification? We'll use ST's new class D amp to discuss this question.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Robert Keim
TI’s New Buck Converter and the Issue of Switching Regulator Conduction Modes

TI’s New Buck Converter and the Issue of Switching Regulator Conduction Modes

The buck converter operates in "forced continuous conduction mode (FCCM)." Let's break that term down.


News Mar 06, 2020 by Robert Keim
Tesla’s Expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Comes with a Price

Tesla’s Expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Comes with a Price

The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery, built by Tesla and housed in Southern Australia, is scheduled for a 50 percent increase in capacity later this year.


News Mar 05, 2020 by Luke James
Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

The FPGA-based SmartNIC arena—including giants like Microsoft and Intel—just got more interesting. Enter the inventor of FPGAs.


News Mar 04, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

Texas Instruments has designed an automotive quad isolator providing 5,000 VRMS isolation—even up to 150°C.


News Mar 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Wireless Charging Platforms Bypass the Conundrum of Perfectly-Aligned Coils

New Wireless Charging Platforms Bypass the Conundrum of Perfectly-Aligned Coils

Apple ultimately canceled its wireless power program because of coil alignment. Three new platforms aim to work around the problem that slowed the tech giant down.


News Mar 02, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
ON Semiconductor Introduces Adaptive Charging Controller for USB PD 3.0

ON Semiconductor Introduces Adaptive Charging Controller for USB PD 3.0

The FAN6390MPX incorporates an autonomous USB PD state machine to comply with the USB PD 3.0 specification.


News Mar 02, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Researchers Double the Driving Range of EVs Using Everyday Household Materials

Researchers Double the Driving Range of EVs Using Everyday Household Materials

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have used a simple and cost-effective process to develop new battery anode materials.


News Feb 28, 2020 by Luke James
TDK Reports Their New AC-DC Power Supplies Peaking at 600 Watts

TDK Reports Their New AC-DC Power Supplies Peaking at 600 Watts

TDK-Lambda claims their new AC-DC power supplies feature efficiencies up to 96% within an industry-standard 3 x 5-inch footprint.


News Feb 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Wireless Charging IC from ST Designed to Amp Up Power Transfer

New Wireless Charging IC from ST Designed to Amp Up Power Transfer

The STWLC68 integrates a high-power receiver and transmitter with a 32-bit Arm Cortex microcontroller core.


News Feb 26, 2020 by Cabe Atwell