Power Quality | Power Factor Correction | Totem Pole Pfc

June 7, 2018

GaN enables Seasonic’s 1.6kW Bridgeless Totem-Pole PFC Platform

Transphorm Inc. announced that Seasonic Electronics Co. uses Transphorm's high voltage (HV) GaN FETs in its new 1600W bridgeless totem-pole power factor...

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Components

June 7, 2018

Vincotech introduces Multiple Modules at PCIM 2018

This week, during PCIM 2018, Vincotech announced the release of the new flow E1/E2 product family. Featuring the latest chip generations, these...

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Automotive Electronics

June 6, 2018

Power Film Capacitors for Demanding High Power, High Frequency Applications

KEMET announced two new series of power film capacitors that meet the requirements of AEC-Q200. The C4AQ series is suited for industrial,...

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Automotive Electronics

June 6, 2018

Leclanché Funding Round includes CHF 50 Million for Acquisitions and JVs

Leclanché SA, one of the world’s leading energy storage solution companies, has secured new additional funding CHF 75 million from FEFAM, Leclanché’s...

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Components

June 6, 2018

Automatic Balancing for 2-Cell Supercapacitor Low-Voltage Systems

Advanced Linear Devices Inc. (ALD) announced a two-channel supercapacitor automatic balancing (SAB) printed circuit board (PCB) that balances leakage current, manages over-voltage...

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Automotive Electronics

June 5, 2018

SiC 1200V Schottky Diodes Shrink Energy Costs and Space Requirements

Littelfuse, Inc. today introduced an expanded portfolio of SiC power semiconductor devices with the addition of five GEN2 Series 1200V, 3L TO-247...

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Automotive Electronics

June 5, 2018

ROHM to Expand Production Capacity of SiC Power Devices

ROHM Semiconductor has recently announced plans to construct a new building at its Apollo plant in Chikugo, Japan, in order to expand...

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Batteries and Portable Power

June 3, 2018

Signet Acquires Hycarb Graphene-based Coin Cell Batteries

Thomas Donaldson, President, Signet International Holdings, Inc. announced that SIGN has executed a Letter of Intent for the Acquisition of HyCarb, Inc.,...

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Communications Power

June 1, 2018

Fault Protection for High-Speed USB Ports and Industrial Voltage Applications

With the MAX22505 ±40V high-speed USB fault protector from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. designers can now eliminate USB port damage from all...

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European Power News

May 31, 2018

High-Voltage SiC Inverter Enables Stabilization of Medium-Voltage Grids

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE developed and successfully put into operation an inverter for direct feed-in to...

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Batteries and Portable Power

May 30, 2018

First ±200V Surge Rated Overvoltage Protection IC

Design engineers across the consumer and industrial electronics markets can better protect their system designs with the KTS1656, the latest addition to...

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Components

May 29, 2018

650V IGBT in D2PAK Claims Highest Power Density

Infineon Technologies AG has expanded its product portfolio of the thin-wafer technology TRENCHSTOP™5 IGBT. The new product family is offering up to...

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Automotive Electronics

May 29, 2018

Low-Inductance Package Optimized for High-Frequency SiC MOSFET Technology

Microsemi Corporation today announced its extremely low inductance package dedicated to high current, low specific on-resistance (RDSon) SiC MOSFET power modules. The...