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699ComponentsIXYS Adds Two New High-Power 32mm-Die Phase-Control Thyristors
IXYS Corporation announced two new 32mm-die pressure-contact-phase control thyristors with current ratings of 530A and 795A and voltage from 1400V to 2500V....
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677Automotive ElectronicsRenesas E16-Bit Microcontrollers Offer 91 Low-Power Automotive MCUs as Platform Solutions
Renesas Electronics announced the availability of the new RL78/F13 and RL78/F14 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) that contribute to enhanced development efficiency, reduced system...
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Automotive Electronics
Freescale and ROHM Announce Collaboration to Deliver Automotive Solutions
Freescale Semiconductor Japan Ltd. and ROHM Co. Ltd. have agreed to collaborate on select, automotive-related activities designed to provide comprehensive solutions for the Japanese and worldwide automotive markets. Freescale has a decades-long track record of delivering innovative semiconductor solutions to many of the world’s top automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers, while ROHM is a […]
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Automotive Electronics
Infineon SMPS Design Center Now On-Line At Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announces the launch of its new Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) Design Center which shows the wide range of products for consumer SMPS available from Infineon Technologies AG. Topics in the Design Center include various topologies offered (PFC CrCM flyback, PFC boost CrCM/CCM, low-power, medium-power, high-power, and dc-dc point-Of-load), schematics, design notes, […]
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635ComponentsTI Expands Motor Driver Portfolio with its First Integrated Stepper Motor Pre-Driver
Texas Instruments, Inc. expanded its motor driver portfolio to include the company’s first integrated stepper motor pre-driver. The DRV8711 is highly configurable...
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Automotive Electronics
APEI-lead Team Developing SiC and GaN Traction Drive Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2 million to a collaborative partnership led by Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. (APEI), a team which also includes Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., GaN Systems, Inc., the University of Arkansas' National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, and the U.S. National Renewable Energy […]
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1.3KComponentsMolded Metal-Element Current Sense Resistors Operate up to 275 Degrees C
The MR Series from Stackpole Electronics, Inc. is a thru hole current sensing resistor series with a metal element in a molded...
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1.6KComponentsDual Thyristor -Triac Technology Platform Introduced by IXYS
IXYS Corporation has introduced a new “Dual Thyristor -Triac” technology platform (DT-Triac™). Triacs are known as best in class for AC power...
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939European Power NewsABB and Statoil to Develop Deepwater Subsea Power and Control Technologies
ABB Group has entered a joint industry program (JIP) with the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil. The program will develop solutions...
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European Power News
Next-Generation System for Power Devices Transitioning to Large Wafer Formats
SPTS Technologies announced the launch of its Sigma fxP physical vapor deposition (PVD) system for 300mm power device manufacturing. Available system options include modules for frontside thick aluminum processing and backside metal deposition on ultra-thin wafers. The new system is designed to address the technical challenges customers face as they scale power PVD processes up […]
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883Automotive ElectronicsAgilent Introduces Its First Two Families of High-Power System Power Supplies
Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced two high-power system power-supply families: The Advanced Power System (APS) family offers 1- and 2-kW power supplies...
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1.0KDigital PowerAgileSwitch Receives Funding from Ben Franklin and Robin Hood
AgileSwitch, LLC has completed a successful round of funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) and Robin Hood Ventures. AgileSwitch’s customers are...
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Automotive Electronics
MagnaChip to Offer Premium 0.18um Embedded BCD Process
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation now offers a new 0.18um embedded Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (eBCD) technology. This new process features BCD high-voltage power devices embedded into a 0.18um standard logic process. The advantages of this new BCD process include minimal mask additions and support of high voltage ranges (12V to 30V), which make the process well suited for applications […]
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1.5KAutomotive ElectronicsPrecisely Measure DC Current from 3 mA to 500 A from -40 °C to +125 °C
Sendyne Corp. has introduced the SFP100EVB, a turnkey module for precision measurement of current, voltage and temperature. Operating in the automotive temperature...
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Automotive Electronics
Imec and Veeco to Collaborate on Production of GaN-on-Si Devices
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Imec International are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium-nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs. Imec’s multi-partner GaN-on-Si research and development program gathers the industry to jointly develop world-class GaN LED and power devices on 200-mm silicon substrates compatible with a 200-mm CMOS-compatible infrastructure. By […]
