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Navitas Semiconductor, a company providing next-generation GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, has announced the production release of the 650 V bi-directional GaNFast ICs and high-speed isolated gate … [Read more...]

As mobile vehicle manufacturers begin to develop electrified versions of their product offering, they face one critical challenge: balancing range with battery costs. This article focuses on the design considerations of the systems that use the … [Read more...]

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced 16 new 650 and 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in the industry-standard SOT-227 package. The new devices are designed to deliver high speed and efficiency for high-frequency applications. They … [Read more...]

Littelfuse has introduced the QS series of high-speed semiconductor fuses designed to protect power semiconductor devices. The cylindrical 10 x 38 mm fuses feature higher current ratings and rapid response times to limit fault currents. These … [Read more...]

Increasing urbanization is driving demand for sustainable mobility options based on zero-emission electromobility. At electronica 2024, Infineon Technologies will showcase its developments in power semiconductors, control ICs, and advanced … [Read more...]

In the near term, quantum sensors are being developed that can more accurately measure electric vehicle (EV) battery capacity, assess battery safety, and reduce vehicle weight. In the longer term, quantum batteries have been proposed that could … [Read more...]

Basic plastics are electrically insulating, but with the proper additives, they can become conductive. Electrically conductive plastics can be used to replace metal components and improve sustainability in several areas of connector construction. … [Read more...]

Copper is important in supporting renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). For example, there are about 5.5 tons of copper used per megawatt (MW) of photovoltaic generation and there are 183 pounds of copper in an EV, compared with only 48 … [Read more...]

Bosch Rexroth announced that it has developed a scalable portfolio of servohydraulic drives for compressors in the power range between 10 and 280 kW, in partnership with others from the hydrogen industry. Hydrogen produced from renewable energies … [Read more...]

Modelithics welcomes Knowles Precision Devices into the Modelithics Vendor Partner (MVP) Program at the Sponsoring level. Knowles is a provider of a wide range of highly engineered capacitors and other components (covering microwave to … [Read more...]

STMicroelectronics has introduced 100V trench Schottky rectifier diodes that boost efficiency in power converters operated at high-switching frequencies. Raising power-converter operating frequency, encouraged by the minimal switching losses of … [Read more...]

Knowles Precision Devices announced its latest Electric Double Layer Capacitor (EDLC), or supercapacitor, modules are now available. Based on Knowles’ Cornell Dubilier brand DGH and DSF Series supercapacitors, these cutting-edge capacitors use a … [Read more...]

The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) has entered into a partnership agreement with UKI Media & Events to convene and co-locate an advanced hydraulics conference for off-highway vehicle and fluid power engineers at iVT EXPO, to be held … [Read more...]

Infineon Technologies opens a new chapter in power systems and energy conversion and introduces the next generation of silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFET trench technology. The new Infineon CoolSiC MOSFET 650 and 1200 V Generation 2 improve MOSFET key … [Read more...]

The need to transition from gasoline and diesel (fossil fuels) powered vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce carbon-dioxide levels has revealed many controversial issues. Common issues include implementation timing, required infrastructure … [Read more...]

For the last eight years, engineers at Suncar AG, Zurich, Switzerland have been developing electric construction machines, and they offered some insights at the recent Future of Electrification 2024 conference, hosted by the Zapi Group. In a … [Read more...]