The STMicroelectronics ST8500 is the first powerline-communication (PLC) solution to feature a G3-PLC CENELEC B certified protocol stack for industrial applications beyond utility metering, such as in smart cities, street lighting, renewable-energy management, railway smart tunnels and stations. In addition to covering all G3-PLC standards and frequency bands, ST8500 also offers certified libraries for all PRIME standards, […]
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Power Electronics Top Talks in October on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com Y2 capacitors downstream of common mode choke – We have seen a report detailing that Y capacitors in an offline SMPS should […]
High-power IGBT modules handle 6.5k V at 1 kA, 4.5 kV at 1.5 kA, 3.3 kV at 1.8 kA
Dynex Power Inc. has announced the launch of a high-power IGBT module technology. These new modules cover a full range of power, up to 6.5kV at 1000A, 4.5kV at 1500A and 3.3kV at 1800A, and incorporate a choice of DMOS or latest-generation Trench-Gate technology. The new Dynex high-power range includes IGBT modules, and associated diode […]
Intelligent power modules handle 1.2-kV industrial motor drives of up to 1.8 kW
Infineon Technologies AG adds another member to its family of intelligent power modules (IPMs): CIPOS Maxi IM818 series integrates various power and control components to increase reliability, optimize PCB size and system costs. The IPM is packaged in a DIP 36x23D housing. This makes it the smallest package for 1200 V IPMs with the highest […]
GaN 600-V 50-mΩ/70-mΩ power stages support 10 kW applications
Texas Instruments announced a new portfolio of ready-to-use, 600-V gallium nitride (GaN), 50-mΩ and 70-mΩ power stages to support applications up to 10 kW. The LMG341x family enables designers to create smaller, more efficient and higher-performing designs compared to silicon field-effect transistors (FETs) in AC/DC power supplies, robotics, renewable energy, grid infrastructure, telecom and personal […]
Automotive-grade buck-boost ICs ensure stable performance with low current consumption
ROHM today announced the availability of a buck-boost power supply chipset that provides the lowest current consumption in the industry along with stable performance (transient response characteristics) in automotive ECUs (Electronic Control Units) for cluster panels and gateways used in start-stop vehicle systems. The chipset integrates a buck DC/DC converter with boost functionality (BD8P250MUF-C) and a […]
SiC JFETs expanded to include 1200 V and 650 V options
UnitedSiC announces its Generation 3 1200 V and 650 V silicon carbide JFETs, expanding its existing unique portfolio of standalone normally-ON SiC JFETs. The devices are normally-ON with zero voltage gate drive, making them particularly suited for applications such as very fast action, solid-state circuit breakers and circuit protection generally where a default to an […]
Step motor control ICs offer high PWM frequencies
Performance Motion Devices, Inc. announced today the new Juno Step Motor Control Integrated Circuit (IC) in a small 56-pin VQFN package. The new Juno Step Motor Control IC is the latest addition to the Juno Velocity and Torque Control IC family, the industry’s first family of compact ICs with full four quadrant motion control, direct input […]
Four-channel 5-A switch targets control of vehicular valves, relays, actuators
As emission standards for vehicles become increasingly demanding, car manufacturers are striving to make combustion engines more efficient. Infineon Technologies is launching a new member of its FLEX multichannel low-side switches family that will help reduce fuel consumption and thus CO 2 emissions. The TLE9104SH 5-A switch is the first smart four-channel low-side switch for currents up to 5A […]
New IC handles LED matrices with high efficiency
Designers of high-performance automotive matrix lighting and adaptive driving beam light-emitting diode (LED) applications can now migrate to higher current devices while reducing solution size and improving flexibility with the MAX20092 12-switch matrix manager from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The IC minimizes thermal issues associated with LED matrix lighting applications by offering the industry’s lowest internal switch […]