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WBG Power Transistors Push the High-Power Envelope

Though cost remains an issue, wide-bandgap GaN-on-Si and SiC transistors are expected to make inroads in mid-range to high-end designs for lower-power (200 V) and higher-power...
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Silicon Carbide

General Purpose High Temperature SiC Transistors and Rectifiers

GeneSiC Semiconductor announces the immediate availability of a line of compact, high temperature SiC Junction Transistors as well as a line of rectifiers in TO-46 metal can packages...
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Silicon Carbide

All-SiC Power Module Produces 1.7 kV

Cree, Inc. released the industry's first all-SiC 1.7kV power module in an industry standard 62mm housing.
Courtesy of Fujitsu
Fujitsu GaN power devices are built on sixinch Si wafers
GaN

GaN Market Anticipates Rapid Ramp Up In 2016

Forecasts show that devices integrating gallium nitride will become more prevalent among applications for power supplies, EV/HEV, and UPS.
Powerelectronics 3032 Waferprobe
Discrete Power Semis

Design Considerations for SiC-based Power Electronics

SiC properties are recognized as being advantageous for fabrication of power devices. Although substrate costs and defect densities are decreasing, SiC is not yet as mature and...
Powerelectronics 3033 Jfetsictransistor
Discrete Power Semis

650V 55mohm SiC JFETs

SemiSouth Laboratories are delivering what is said to be the industry's first 650V 55mΩ SiC JFETs
Powerelectronics 3034 Jfetsic
Power

Isolated Gate Driver HADES® For Semisouth Normally-Off SiC JFET

CISSOID introduces a new version of HADES®, its turnkey isolated gate driver reference design, tailored to support SEMISOUTH silicon carbide (SiC), normally-off power JFETs (SJEP120R100...
Powerelectronics 3035 Powersemiconductor
Discrete Power Semis

Back-to-Basics: Power Semiconductors

Power management subsystems can affect the reliability, performance, cost, and time-to-market of an electronic system. Key components in power management subsystems are the power...