Littelfuse, Inc. announced the release of the IX4352NEAU automotive-qualified low-side gate driver designed to meet the growing demands of SiC MOSFET and IGBT control in electric vehicle (EV) powertrain and DC-DC converter applications. (View the video.) The IX4352NEAU is the first AEC-Q100-qualified low-side gate driver to offer an integrated and adjustable negative gate drive bias, eliminating the […]
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Reference board delivers 12-kilowatt thermal design power with SiC JFET
Infineon Technologies AG has launched a 48-volt smart eFuse family and a reference board for hot-swap controllers designed for 400-volt and 800-volt power architectures in AI data centers. The products address power path protection requirements for high-power AI server systems operating at voltages from 48V to 400V and 800V. The eFuse ICs XDP730, XDP720, XDP721, […]
GaN-based device addresses megawatt-scale rack power delivery requirements
EPC introduced a gallium nitride-based power converter designed for 800 VDC distribution systems in AI data centers. The 6 kW converter transforms 800 V to 12.5 V using an Input Series Output Parallel topology. AI data centers require megawatt-scale rack power delivery systems. The GaN-based converter occupies under 5,000 square millimeters with a height of […]
Power stages deliver 100 A per phase in compact packages
Texas Instruments introduced power-management chips and design resources at Open Compute Summit in San Jose, California, from October 13-16. The products address power delivery requirements as data centers scale from 12V to 48V to 800VDC architectures. The company released a white paper developed in collaboration with NVIDIA examining power delivery trade-offs for 800 VDC power […]
SMT pulse transformers designed for battery management
Sumida Corporation announces the launch the start of a new series of automotive-grade, low-profile surface-mount transformers designed specifically for use in Battery Management Systems (BMS) in electric vehicles (EVs), industrial battery storage, and portable power applications. The new pulse transformers are the CIUH7D46 and CIUH10D47. Battery management systems play a critical role in ensuring the safety, […]
Driver IC enables flexible MOSFET control in 48 V systems
Ready for 48V automotive power architectures, the L98GD8 driver from STMicroelectronics has eight fully configurable channels for driving MOSFETs in flexible high-side and low-side configurations. Able to operate from a 58V supply, the L98GD8 provides rich diagnostics and protection for safety and reliability. The 48V powernet lets car makers increase the capabilities of mild-hybrid systems, […]
Coolers stabilize laser temperature in 800 G to 3.2 T optical modules
Tark Thermal Solutions has introduced custom configurations in its OptoTEC MBX thermoelectric cooler series for optical transceivers operating at 800 gigabits per second, 1.6 terabits per second, and 3.2 terabits per second. The modules are designed for OSFP and QSFP-DD transceiver formats used in AI data centers and telecommunications infrastructure. The MBX series provides active […]
Bus converters provide 48 V to 12 V conversion with PMBus interface
Advanced Energy Industries has added two quarter-brick modules to its non-isolated bus converter product line. The NDQ1300 and NDQ1600 are designed for 48-volt power conversion in AI servers, networking equipment, robotics, and test and measurement systems. The modules convert 48-volt input to regulated 12-volt output for low-voltage, high-current power stages, PCIe slots, and memory devices. […]
Dual-phase module delivers 140 A in 9 x 10 x 5 mm package
Infineon Technologies AG is launching the OptiMOS TDM22545T dual-phase power module, the industry’s first trans-inductance voltage regulator (TLVR) module specifically designed for high-performance AI data centers. The module’s proprietary TLVR inductance architecture minimizes the number of output capacitors, reducing the overall size of the voltage regulator (VR) and significantly lowering material costs (bill of materials; […]
Engineering kit offers 97 resistance values from 1 to 10K ohms
Stackpole Electronics, Inc. announces the latest addition to its popular engineering kits: the KIT-RMCF2512FT-21. This new kit features 97 of the most popular resistance values, ranging from 1 ohm to 10K ohms, all in a 2512 chip case size. With 20 pieces of each E24 value and 1% tolerance, engineers now have 1,940 resistors at […]
