Power Integrations announced the delivery of its one-millionth InnoSwitch3 switcher IC featuring the company’s PowiGaN gallium-nitride technology. In an event at the Shenzhen headquarters of Anker Innovations, Power Integrations CEO Balu Balakrishnan presented the one-millionth GaN-based IC to Anker CEO Steven Yang. Anker is a leading manufacturer of chargers and adapters, supplying retailers worldwide with powerful, […]
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Diodes target audio amps in automotive apps
Power Integrations announced that its 200 V Qspeed diodes – LQ10N200CQ and LQ20N200CQ – are now available with AEC-Q101 automotive qualification. Qspeed silicon diodes use merged-PIN technology to offer a unique balance of soft switching and low reverse recovery charge (Qrr). This results in low EMI and reduced output noise, which is especially important for […]
Tiny LED drivers offer up to 110 W output with no heatsinks
Power Integrations announced new high-power-density members of its LYTSwitch-6 family of safety-isolated LED-driver ICs for smart lighting applications. The new ICs with PowiGaN technology enable designs that deliver up to 110 W with 94% conversion efficiency using a simple, flexible flyback topology. The high efficiency of the new LYTSwitch-6 ICs eliminates the need for heatsinks – […]
X-capacitor discharge ICs help designs meet IEC60335 specs
Power Integrations announced CAPZero-3, the latest generation of the company’s energy-saving X-capacitor discharge ICs. Two-terminal CAPZero-3 ICs enable designers to easily meet IEC60335 safety approvals for major appliances, and cover all capacitor values from 100 nF to 6 µF. IEC60335 is the discharge safety standard for all appliances. To protect the user from an electrical hazard, […]
Power Integrations charges ahead with GaN-on-Sapphire-based switches
Just one day after Yole Dévelopment released a report detailing a Power Integrations’ GaN-on-Sapphire HEMT IC found in the Anker‘s PowerPort Atom PD 1 wall charger (released at CES in January), the supplier of high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion announced today the new family of offline CV/CC flyback, GaN-based InnoSwitch3 AC-DC converter ICs. The […]
Gate-driver system targets new 1.7-kV to 4.5-kV IGBT/SiC dual power modules
Power Integrations announced the SCALE-iFlex gate-driver system for IGBT, hybrid and silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules with blocking voltages from 1.7 kV to 4.5 kV. The system consists of a central Isolated Master Control (IMC) and one to four Module-Adapted Gate Drivers (MAGs). The IMC provides a 4.5 kV blocking voltage. A range of MAGs is […]
Switcher ICs with integrated 900 V MOSFETs prevents damage in overvoltage situations
Power Integrations announced the release of a suite of offline switcher ICs incorporating 900 V primary MOSFETs. The newly released devices include ICs for high-efficiency isolated flyback power supplies and for simple non-isolated buck converters. Applications include three-phase industrial power supplies up to 480 VAC, and high-quality consumer products destined for regions with unstable mains grids, […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in April 2019 on EDABoard.com
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 AC motor speed control – In my project I have to control the speed of AC230V,50HZ, 4A, single phase motor. I […]
Galvanically isolated transformers work with IGBT, SiC-MOSFET gate drivers
Power Integrations announced a range of galvanically isolated transformers that provide the correct voltage and power for the company’s SCALE-iDriver family of gate drivers. The combination delivers a simple, robust and cost-efficient DC-DC converter solution that does not require additional voltage regulation, reducing system cost and development time. The SIT12xxI transformer and SCALE-iDriver ICs are […]
SiC-MOSFET gate driver delivers 8 A to handle high-kilowatt apps
Power Integrations announced the SIC1182K SCALE-iDriver, a high-efficiency, single-channel silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET gate driver that delivers the highest peak-output gate current available without an external boost stage. Devices can be configured to support different gate-drive voltage requirements matching the range of requirements seen in SiC-MOSFETs today; key applications include UPS, photovoltaic systems, servo drives, […]
