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    • Silicon Carbide (SiC)

    SiC MOSFETs and other devices are hitting their stride in high-voltage power electronics.
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    Automotive

    ST Readies New SiC Power Tech for EV Traction Inverters

    Oct. 10, 2024
    With volume ramp-up scheduled throughout 2025 across 750- and 1,200-V classes, STMicroelectronics aims to bring the advantages of silicon carbide beyond premium automotive models...
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    Power

    2,300-V SiC Power Module Raises the Bar for Renewable Energy

    Sept. 26, 2024
    Wolfspeed’s 2,300-V silicon-carbide (SiC) power modules sit at the heart of EPC Power’s utility-scale, string-style inverter for renewable-powered grids.
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    The Other Power Transistor Aiming to Dominate the Age of SiC

    Sept. 5, 2024
    Explore the integration of silicon-carbide (SiC) technology and advanced circuit design to enhance the overall density and efficiency of power converters.
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    Inside Electronics

    What’s the State of the Industry for Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Aug. 6, 2024
    Wolfspeed’s Guy Moxey discusses the present and possible future for WBG semiconductors, as well as the company’s line of SiC devices.
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    Inside Electronics

    Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors Push Power Electronics Evolution

    July 30, 2024
    GaN and SiC lead the WBG semiconductor charge in reinventing power electronics design. Innoscience Europe’s Denis Marcon discusses the challenges and opportunities they unleash...

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    Bringing the Power of SiC to Data Centers Driving AI

    July 18, 2024
    According to onsemi, the combination of its latest Si and SiC MOSFETs can reduce power losses in data centers by as much as 1%.
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    TRCDRIVE Pack with SiC Module Helps Shrink EV Inverters

    July 2, 2024
    SiC power devices continue to gain popularity in electric powertrain system development, but achieving low loss in a small size has been difficult. ROHM confronts that challenge...
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    Isolated Gate-Driver ICs Handle Higher Voltage Levels in EVs

    June 12, 2024
    NXP upgraded its isolated gate drivers for the high-voltage era of the electric vehicle and is supplying them to ZF Friedrichshafen.
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    Si, SiC, and GaN Unite in New Power-Supply Unit for AI

    June 5, 2024
    Infineon's 8-kW reference design for data centers features Si, SiC, and GaN technologies to help quench AI’s thirst for power.
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    Hybrid Inverters: A Potential Power Alternative for EVs?

    May 14, 2024
    The hybrid power inverter proposed by STMicroelectronics integrates SiC MOSFETs and IGBTs to boost power efficiency for less.
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    3 Ways Silicon Carbide Paves the Path for Next-Gen EVs

    April 30, 2024
    Silicon carbide is having a huge impact on the EV industry by enhancing power performance and efficiency and being the springboard to fast charging.
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    11 Myths About Silicon Carbide

    June 22, 2023
    Silicon carbide can provide more efficient electronics, but myths still abound about its use.
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    SiC E-Fuse Demonstrator Speeds Evaluation for EV Apps

    June 20, 2023
    Evaluating and design-in of high-voltage/current e-fuses is a challenge that’s addressed by this AEC-qualified demo board from Microchip Technology.
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    Electronic Fuse Uses SiC MOSFETs to Prevent High Currents

    June 12, 2023
    The new e-fuse from Microchip Technology suits virtually any high-voltage power-distribution system.
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    SiC Fits into the Future of Renewable Energy, DC Fast Chargers

    June 7, 2023
    Agreements are in place for onsemi to supply its SiC MOSFETs and other power devices to energy-infrastructure OEMs.
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    Test & Measurement

    Kit Evaluates MOSFETs, Gate Drivers Under Real Operating Conditions

    June 2, 2023
    Wolfspeed’s SpeedVal Kit platform enables testing of SiC devices, gate drivers, and controls at real operating conditions, allowing design engineers to transition to wide-bandgap...
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    Test & Measurement

    Double-Pulse Tester and Analyzer Measures WBG Power Modules

    May 31, 2023
    Keysight's solution measures wide-bandgap power semiconductor dynamic characteristics for discrete devices and power modules, including characteristics like turn-on, turn-off,...
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    Automotive

    Embedding 1,200-V SiC Chips into Automotive PCBs

    May 12, 2023
    Infineon Technologies and Schweizer Electronic are developing a solution to embed Infineon’s CoolSiC chips directly onto printed circuit boards. They believe this initiative will...
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    Automotive

    Gate Driver Adjusts Current in Real-Time to Boost EV Range

    May 11, 2023
    A 20-A gate driver developed by Texas Instruments shines when it’s paired with SiC MOSFETs in electric vehicles.
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    Automotive

    Exploiting SiC MOSFETs to Power EV Innovation

    March 23, 2023
    SiC MOSFETs help EV inverters deliver higher performance and efficiency, as well as smaller form factors, but they also bring design challenges to the table. This overview will...
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    VW Opts for SiC to Power Future Electric Vehicles

    Feb. 3, 2023
    Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, is the latest with plans to use a new class of power electronics based on silicon carbide in its EVs.
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    1700-V SiC Devices Take Aim at Renewable-Energy Era

    Jan. 5, 2023
    A new family of high-performance 1700-V SiC power devices from onsemi targets renewable-powered electric grids.
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    SiC Modules Present Flexible Options for EV Traction Design

    Dec. 20, 2022
    The combination of STMicroelectronics’ SiC MOSFET technology and its ACEPACK DRIVE modules helps increase efficiency and maximize EV mileage range, as well as enables the use ...
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    Driving Electric Motors with SiC Driver Solutions

    June 1, 2022
    Apex Microtechnology offers high-voltage, high current silicon-carbide (SiC) devices to drive advanced motors. The solutions are based on cost-effective, off-the-shelf, single...
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    Walking Through the SiC Process at PCIM 2022

    May 19, 2022
    A representative from onsemi walks us through the silicon-carbide (SiC) manufacturing process, from powder to parts.
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    This Week in PowerBites: SiC on Parade, Energy Storage with Salt Battery?

    May 17, 2022
    This edition of PowerBites looks at innovative research into a salt-based battery that could “freeze” excess power for a long duration, as well as multiple SiC-based advances ...
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    Infineon Stacks Its Chips on the Future of Silicon Carbide

    April 13, 2022
    The head of Infineon’s silicon-carbide business said some customers don’t want to talk about silicon at all anymore.
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    The Benefits of High-Power-Density SiC MOSFETs

    Feb. 25, 2022
    Good switching power supplies must have high efficiency and high power density. The SiC MOSFET is one of the best solutions to replace silicon devices in these kinds of power ...
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    Delivering on the EV Range Promise of SiC-Based Traction Inverters

    Feb. 22, 2022
    Traction inverters remain at the epicenter for innovations aimed at unlocking further EV efficiency and range gains. Thus, their higher-cost SiC power switches must be controlled...
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    Third Generation of SiC MOSFETs Arrives for EV Apps

    Jan. 27, 2022
    STMicroelectronics’ latest silicon-carbide devices are optimized for applications including EV traction inverters, onboard chargers, dc-dc converters, and e-climate compressors...
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    Building-in Better Reliability for High-Performance SiC MOSFETs

    Jan. 12, 2021
    Careful design focusing on reliability, fine-tuning of parameters like gate-oxide thickness, and rigorous FIT-rate testing are essential to meet efficiency demands.
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    How SiC Transistors Can Improve Power-Conversion Efficiency

    Dec. 15, 2020
    Adopting transistors based on wide-bandgap (WBG) materials in some power-conversion system designs, rather than traditional power switches, can help minimize overall losses to...