Higher density, low-power SMPS designs require high voltage MOSFETs in a growing number. Infineon Technologies AG announces new member of its CoolMOS P7 family, the 950 V CoolMOS P7 Superjunction MOSFET. It meets even the most rigorous design requirements: for lighting, smart meter, mobile charger, notebook adapter, AUX power supply and industrial SMPS applications. This […]
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New IGBTs carry 650-V blocking voltage, handle 8 A and 15 A
Infineon Technologies AG introduces the next generation TRENCHSTOP IGBT6 technology. With a 650 V blocking voltage, the 650 V TRENCHSTOP IGBT6 discrete device is optimized for specific applications demanding long lifetime, high reliability and efficiency. These are especially major home appliances and small home appliances, industrial sewing machines and general purpose drives which can be found […]
What are diodes? A quick refresher
A diode is a passive component made with semiconductor materials (a chip) that conducts current flowing in one direction but does not conduct current flowing in the opposite direction. The symbol for a diode (to the right in Figure 1) looks something like an arrow pointing in the direction of the forward current. Current flows […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in July 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 MOSFET running at high temperature – In our 180W LED driver, the SPB07N60C3 MOSFET was running with degrees measured on its tab. […]
1,000 A to a welder through a MOSFET
Rehan Tahir from Infineon recently filmed a video with us covering a cool demonstration that develops a thousand amps for a welder. The point was to highlight an Infineon 1 kA board that actually targets applications powering the GPUs and next-generation CPUs that will need a thousand amps or more. The demo uses Infineon power […]
New 1.2-kV IGBTs provide better efficiency
Infineon Technologies AG is launching a new 1200 V IGBT generation TRENCHSTOP IGBT6. It is the first discrete IGBT duopack on the market manufactured on 12-inch wafer size. The new IGBT technology is designed to fulfill the increasing customer requirements for high efficiency and high power density. The product family was optimized for use in […]
600-V MOSFET combined with 650-V Schottky diode in top-side cooled surface-mount package
Increasing complexity of end products is challenging the design parameters for high power supplies: these require higher power and more efficiency in an even smaller space. Semiconductor devices are essential to the operation and performance of modern switched mode power supplies (SMPS). Over the last years, a trend towards surface mount devices (SMD) has been emerging. […]
SiC Schottky diodes target on-board charging of EVs and hybrids
At this year’s PCIM Europe trade fair in Nuremberg (June 5 to June 7) Infineon Technologies AG presents the first products of its automotive Silicon Carbide portfolio: the CoolSiC Schottky diode family is now ready for current and future on-board charger (OBC) applications in hybrid and electric vehicles. Infineon has designed the diodes specifically to […]
Intelligent power modules incorporate MOSFETs with low conduction and switching losses
Global energy efficiency standards often prohibit manufacturers from importing or selling products that do not meet these standards. In order to comply with specific minimum requirements, energy losses have to be reduced by using the latest technology. Infineon Technologies offers the IM512 and IM513 series of the CIPOS Mini family. They are the first high […]
IGBT in high-density D2PAK handles up to 40 A, 650 V
Infineon Technologies AG expands its product portfolio of the thin-wafer technology TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT. The new product family is offering up to 40 A 650V IGBT, co-packed with a full rated 40 A diode in a surface mounting TO-263-3 also known as D2PAK. The new TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT in D2PAK package serves the growing demand […]
