Silicon Labs introduced the new Si823Hx Gate Driver Board, an all-in-one isolation solution perfectly suited for the recently launched Wolfspeed WolfPACK power module. Wolfspeed power modules are used across numerous power applications, including EV chargers and motor drives in the industrial and automotive markets. Featuring the Si823Hx isolated gate driver and Si88xx digital isolator with […]
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Motor controller includes three-phase gate driver and voltage regulator
Infineon Technologies AG introduces the new IMD110 SmartDriver series. The smart motor controller family combines the iMOTION Motion Control Engine (MCE) with a three-phase gate driver in a compact package. The integrated gate driver is based on the company’s unique silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, it can drive a wide variety of MOSFETs and IGBTs in variable […]
Titanium efficiency 4-kW supplies target OCP, CORD, datacenter apps
Bel Power Solutions announced the TET4000-48-069RAH, a 4000 W power supply designed to provide the highest efficiency (Titanium) power conversion for data centers being built to Open Compute Project (OCP), Open Data Center Committee (ODCC), or Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter (CORD) standards. The TET4000-48-069RAH is the highest power 48 VDC model in Bel […]
Universal energy harvesting/power management module targets IoT devices
The EHM-UNIV from Xidas is a small surface-mount energy harvesting and power management module that eliminates the need for engineers to purchase energy harvesting evaluation modules and determine how to engineer power management ICs into their application. Xidas has spent over two years working in partnership with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to address […]
General-purpose high-current, high-voltage power supplies include isolated outputs
Lumina Power has announced the release of the new 10 Channel LPS series general purpose high current, high voltage power supplies for the Electroplating and Specialty Markets. The new 10 Channel Series includes two sets of isolated outputs, with five individual outputs per set. Each set has its own common cathode. The new line consists of 5 […]
PCB power relays meet glow-wire test requirements
Fujitsu Components America, Inc. released a DPST/DPDT 5A PCB power relay series that meets glow-wire test requirements of the IEC/EN60335-1 standard, which addresses the safe operation of consumer and commercial electrical appliances. The low-profile (16.5mm) FTR-F1-GW relay series is rated from 1.5 to 110V. Designed for safety, it features a reinforced insulation construction, 8mm (min) […]
High-power 650V/800V GaN ICs combine power FET and gate driver
Navitas Semiconductor announced the NV6128, a new high-power 650V/800V-rated GaNFast power IC to address the high-power mobile and consumer power electronics market and take market share from the old, slow, silicon chip. The 70 mOhm NV6128 represents a 66% increase in current capability, in a small, 6 x 8 mm PQFN package with a proprietary, […]
eGaN DC-DC demo board comes in tiny 1/16th brick size
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9157, a 300 W DC-DC demo board in the tiny 1/16th brick size, measuring just 33 mm x 22.9 mm x 9mm (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.35 in). The EPC9157 demo board integrates the Renesas ISL81806 80 V dual synchronous buck controller with the latest-generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from […]
IGBTs carry Schottky diodes to boost switching efficiency
Infineon Technologies AG has launched a 650 V CoolSiC Hybrid IGBT portfolio in a discrete package with 650 V blocking voltage. The CoolSiC hybrid product family combines the key benefits of the 650 V TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT technology and the unipolar structure of co-packed Schottky barrier CoolSiC diodes. With superior switching frequencies and reduced switching […]
What is a “Joule Thief” dc/dc converter?
In some applications, it can be useful to drain almost all of the energy of a single cell battery, well below the voltage where the battery is usually considered fully discharged or “dead.” That’s when a Joule Thief dc/dc converter can be attractive. The name implies that the dc/dc converter is stealing Joules of energy […]