Transphorm, Inc. announced a world-class GaN power adapter reference design. The solution is an open frame, 65W USB-C Power Delivery (PD) charger that combines Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV platform with Silanna Semiconductor’s proprietary Active Clamp Flyback (ACF) PWM controller. Together, the technologies yield an unprecedented peak efficiency of 94.5 percent with an uncased power density […]
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GaN FET USB-C power adapter reference design boasts 30 W/in3 power density
Transphorm, Inc. announced a world-class GaN power adapter reference design. The solution is an open frame, 65W USB-C Power Delivery (PD) charger that combines Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV platform with Silanna Semiconductor’s proprietary Active Clamp Flyback (ACF) PWM controller. Together, the technologies yield an unprecedented peak efficiency of 94.5 percent with an uncased power density […]
Reference design details GaN-based 3-kW LLC resonant converter
GaN Systems introduced a new reference design for a high density, high efficiency GaN-based 3kW LLC Resonant Converter (GS-EVB-LLC-3KW-GS) aimed to reduce design cycles, costs, and time to market for companies developing data center, telecom, and industrial switching mode power supply (SMPS) applications. The full-bridge LLC resonant converter design, integrating GaN Systems’ 650 V E-mode transistors, exceeds the […]
Power-stage reference boards handle rotary refrigerator compressors
Infineon Technologies AG introduces two new reference boards designed for rotary refrigerator compressors. Both boards are turnkey solutions for low power compressors that can be easily copied by customers to build final mass-production application boards. Since the design of the reference boards is system tested developers can drastically reduce their own system development time. The […]
Power management ICs handle Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC FPGAs
AnDAPT launched six new PMIC solutions for powering up multiple supply rails of Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC FPGAs family and Xilinx-defined used cases. Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC power architecture requires more than 25 power rails AnDAPT has worked closely with Xilinx on the designs which speed the development of power supplies for a variety of industrial and […]
Reference design covers 5 to 40-W dc-dc multi-module
Ultra Librarian announced its partnership with TDK to bring design engineers a 5W to 40W DC-DC multi-module reference design, from TDK’s µPOL Embedded DC-DC Converters product line, that enables design engineers to go from concept to design in under 15 minutes. Reference designs are a key tool to help engineers understand, qualify, and successfully implement new components into their […]
Reference design covers 100-W GaN charger
GaN Systems announced the release of the industry’s smallest 100W dual USB-C intelligent PD GaN charger. This turnkey reference design achieves the highest power density of any 100W charger on the market while being the smartest. The charger can balance and appropriately power a variety of plugged-in device power level combinations from a single 100W […]
Reference design covers high-efficiency GaN-based 65-W active clamp flyback charger
GaN Systems announced a new reference design for the highest power density, high efficiency GaN-based 65W Active Clamp Flyback (ACF) charger in collaboration with Silanna Semiconductor. The reference design is now available at Silanna Semiconductor and provides an easy design for ACF USB-C PD GaN chargers, reducing design cycles and product time to market for customers. This solution […]
Gate-driver boards optimized for high-power modules
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 […]
USB Type-C power delivery 3.0 reference design features PPS support
STMicroelectronics has revealed a USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.0 reference design with Programmable Power Supply (PPS) support to accelerate the design of easy-to-use, compact, and efficient power adapters up to 27W with the zero-power operation when no cable is connected. USB PPS helps to save power, and reduce device-charging times and heat dissipation, contributing also to cut […]
