EDN

How to supply, load, and test power-management circuits (Part 1 of 2)

To help power supply development, semiconductor companies offer evaluation boards which show a typical application of a power-management IC. This gives design engineers the opportunity to start their ...
EDN

Introduction to a two-transistor forward topology for 80 PLUS efficient power supplies

ATX power-supply designers tend to favor single-switch forward-converter topologies because they are simple and can power multiple, isolated outputs. However, the drawback of these approaches is that ...
Electronic Design

This Crucial WBG Power Transistor Reliability Test is Often Missing

There is a great deal of activity in wide bandgap (WBG) power electronics lately, with Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices getting a lot of attention due to the technologies’ ...
Electronics Weekly

GaN power transistor drivers for military and high-rel

Teledyne e2v HiRel has introduced pair of isolated 650V 4A gate drivers aimed at GaN power transistors, offering 2.5kVrms isolation and 100% ac-dc testing at -55 to 125°C. TDGD271 is a single channel ...
Electronic Design

GaN Devices Raising the Output-Power Performance Bar

What are the different materials are used in creating GaN power transistors? The impact of heat on performance. A rundown of high-power RF GaN transistors currently on the market. Solid-state power ...
heise online

First PC power supply with efficient silicon carbide (SiC) transistors

Switching transistors made from the semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC) switch with lower losses than conventional MOSFETs. With the MEG Ai1600T PCIE5, the Taiwanese company MSI is now ...