Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, announced that as of the end of 2015, it shipped GaN-on-SiC RF power transistors with a combined RF output power of more than 1.3 gigawatts. Wolfspeed achieved this milestone while maintaining a failure-in-time rate (FIT rate) of 5-per-billion device hours, illustrating the industry-leading reliability and performance of Wolfspeed’s GaN-on-SiC devices. “Wolfspeed’s […]
Three new very high current rectifier diodes for megawatt applications with increased higher power rating
IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), an international power and IC semiconductor company, has announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd., has added three new voltage classes to its range of 83mm die, pressure contact rectifier diodes. The new introductions are at 1.5kV, 4.0kV and 4.8kV and complement the parts at 2.2kV and […]
Richardson Electronics and Tecate Group sign global distribution agreement
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. has announced a new global distribution agreement with the Tecate Group, a global supplier of electronic components and assemblies. The agreement aligns with both companies’ pursuit of supplying and supporting solutions that satisfy even the most demanding applications. The Tecate Group supplies high quality ultracapacitors, capacitors and electronic assemblies to customers worldwide […]
Choking off EMI/RFI in off-line switchers
by Jim Earley, President, Premier Magnetics Electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) are natural byproducts of switching power supplies. Much of this noise arises as a direct result of the large voltage swings caused by short-duration charging and discharging in the power supply circuitry. Common mode noise, which is generated through the power […]
Ceramic caps for high voltages
Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) announces its extensive range of ceramic capacitors for high voltage DC and AC and high power radio frequency (RF) applications. MGAM’s line of high voltage ceramic capacitors includes high voltage encapsulated discs, live line capacitors, and voltage multiplier assemblies, as well as pulse power capacitors. They are ideal for laser power […]
New GaN HEMT power devices work at 50 V
Cree, Inc., a global supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices, has extended its family of 50V discrete GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) die with the release of three new components: a 20W, 6GHz die; a 75W, 6GHz die; and a 320W, 4GHz die. Currently comprised of five die, […]
TDK-Lambda Model HFE2500-48 Power Supply
TDK-Lambda Model HFE2500-48 power supply has now been certified to the 80 PLUS® Platinum level for redundant, server, and data center applications. The 80 PLUS performance specification requires power supplies to be 80% or greater energy efficient at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load with a true power factor of 0.90. This makes 80 […]
ANADIGICS Launches Multimode Multiband RF Power Amplifiers
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) has introduced a new multimode multiband power amplifier (MMPA). The ALT6181 MMPA utilizes ANADIGICS’ third generation High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP3E™) technology to provide high efficiency in a single module solution for quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA/LTE mobile applications. This world-class combination of performance and integration helps extend battery life and reduce RF space […]
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