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Power

Acquisition Points To Rising Popularity of Power Modules

Cree's deal for Arkansas Power Electronics International shows how the electronics industry is retreating from discrete components. Power modules are in vogue.
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MOSFETs

Automotive MOSFETS Feature Low On-Resistance

New power MOSFETs from Toshiba feature low on-resistance, making them suitable for automotive applications.
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Power

Chipset Controls Dead Time to Reduce MOSFET Failure Risk

A new power-management chipset from Texas Instruments exploits intelligent digital control and a body-diode sensing feature that optimizes secondary-side synchronous rectification...
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Power

Simple Circuit Overcomes MOSFET Gate-Threshold Voltage Challenge

When a MOSFET or IGBT gate-threshold voltage is higher than the available drive voltage, it's standard to use an op amp or other driver to bridge the difference. This circuit...
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MOSFETs

75-V MOSFETs Feature Ultra-Low RDS(on)

International Rectifier expanded the StrongIRFET MOSFET family to include 75-V devices for industrial applications ranging from power tools, light-electric-vehicle (LEV) inverters...
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MOSFETs

Compact Automotive-Qualified Power MOSFET Delivers 3.3-mΩ RDS(ON)

Automotive applications requiring compact size and high current, such as pump motor control and automotive body control, may consider International Rectifier’s AUIRFN8403 power...
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MOSFETs

Automotive Three-Phase Isolator MOSFET Driver Replaces Mechanical Relays, Discretes

By controlling the in-phase isolation MOSFETs, Allegro MicroSystems’ A6861 N-channel power MOSFET driver can isolate a three-phase load.
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MOSFETs

Low-Voltage Power MOSFETs Reduce Losses To Meet Efficiency Demands

ON Semiconductor optimized the design, materials, and packaging of six new N-channel power MOSFETs to deliver an RDS(ON) of 0.7 mΩ and 3780-pF input capacitance.