Transphorm Inc disclosed that it has shipped more than 500 thousand high voltage GaN FETs. The company hit this milestone as customers continue to adopt its high quality-high reliability GaN platform. Customers in the broad industrial, infrastructure and IT, and PC Gaming markets have publicly announced in-production devices built with Transphorm’s GaN technology. They illustrate […]
Power Supply News
RECOM Power adds Sager Electronics as a distributor
RECOM Power, a manufacturer in power supplies specializing in AC/DC and DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and LED drivers, has revealed they have added Sager Electronics as one of its trusted distributors. Paul Kopp, Director, Supplier Marketing and Product Management for Sager Electronics states, “Renowned for developing and manufacturing the latest converter technology, RECOM Power boosts our […]
Senior managers purchase CUI Inc’s electronic components business and form CUI Devices
Former senior managers of CUI Inc announced that they have purchased the company’s industry-leading components business from CUI Inc’s publicly-traded parent company, CUI Global. The newly-formed private entity will go to market as CUI Devices and will continue to serve its customers and develop new technologies within its interconnect, audio, thermal management, motion and sensors product […]
Low-cost GaN FETs to be incorporated into 250 W wireless power platforms
EPC announces collaboration with Solace Power, a leading wireless power, sense and data company, to enable 250-watt wireless power solutions designed for 5G, aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial applications. Solace Power’s intelligent wireless platform use EPC’s 200 V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power transistors. This modular platform shares the same Equus architecture and enables up to […]
APEC 2020 sponsors continue student travel support program
The joint sponsors of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) have announced the continuation of the popular Student Attendance Travel Support Program of up to $1,000 to cover a portion of the travel and conference expenses for as many as 60 students to attend APEC 2020 in New Orleans, LA, March 15-19, 2020. Interested students […]
Transphorm to produce first commercialized nitrogen polar GaN for RD/mm-wave for DoD/5G
Transphorm Inc. today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Naval Research (ONR) has exercised a three-year $15.9 million option on an existing $2.6 million base contract with the company. This contract, N68335-19-C-0107, administered by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst establishes Transphorm as a U.S.-based dedicated production source and supplier […]
APEC 2020 announces call for professional education seminar proposals
APEC 2020, to be held in New Orleans, La., from March 15-19, 2020, invites qualified experts to present Professional Education Seminars (PES) that address issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer. These seminars provide in-depth discussion of important and complex power electronics topics. The portal for submitting proposals for Profession […]
Digi-Key to distribute Helix power ICs
Fabless power semiconductor company Helix Semiconductors and Digi-Key, a leading electronic components distributor, today announced that the two companies have entered into a global distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Digi-Key will distribute Helix Semiconductors’ MxC 200 family of configurable, high-efficiency 15W DC-DC power ICs and evaluation boards worldwide. The MxC 200 family consists of five monolithic, configurable, high-voltage […]
APEC 2020 announces call for industry session proposals
APEC 2020, to be held in New Orleans, La., from March 15-19, 2020, announces the opening of the portal for submission of Industry Session Proposals for the conference’s increasingly popular presentation series. The Industry Session component of the conference was created to encourage more content from industry practitioners. Industry Session (IS) speakers are invited to […]
APEC 2020 seeking qualified reviewers for technical session paper submissions
The APEC 2020 Conference Committee is seeking qualified engineers and scientists to assist in the peer review of the large quantity of paper digests expected for APEC 2020, to be held in New Orleans, March 15-19, 2020. All technical program papers presented, either in the technical presentations or as dialog (poster) sessions, have been chosen […]