ABB’s Andrea Estrada-Hein discusses replacing SF₆ with dry air in switchgear, covering design challenges, cost, and future regulations. Aalyia Shaukat, Editor-in-Chief of Power Electronics News, sits ...
High-efficiency 800 VDC power conversion targets next-generation AI server racks and accelerated computing systems. Infineon Technologies has joined the Nvidia MGX AI Factory ecosystem to support the ...
SiC and GaN stand center stage, controlling many different industries’ dynamics. With power management becoming a fundamental aspect of emerging electronics applications such as vehicle ...
The rapid adoption of grid-connected smart inverters involves vulnerabilities that could compromise the stability, reliability, and security of power grids. The reliance on distributed energy ...
APEC has been a cornerstone of the power electronics industry since its inception. This year’s conference marked the 40th anniversary of APEC, which has grown significantly since its founding in 1986, ...
One of the more spirited seminars at APEC, due to its topic of GaN versus SiC, was an insightful discussion with many compelling arguments. Wide-bandgap semiconductors—specifically gallium nitride and ...
Future Electronics’ power system design laboratory, based in London, has implemented a SiC-MOSFET-based design for a 3-kW LLC power supply, which steps a nominal 390-VDC input down to a 49-VDC nominal ...
GaN power devices have gained prominence in medium- and high-power applications due to their ability to operate at high frequencies while maintaining excellent efficiency. Deliver higher efficiency, ...
EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography systems play a vital role in semiconductor manufacturing, facilitating the creation of smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient chips. EUV (Extreme ...
2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector in terms of development, preparing for radical changes in 2025 and beyond. 2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector ...
With the increasing adoption of EVs and a growing focus on environmental sustainability, electric motors are expected to be used more extensively. Electric motors are the beating heart of sustainable ...
A novel application from Innoscience for a BMS uses a GaN HEMT that is designed and configured as a bidirectional device. Bidirectional switches (BDSes) have many different applications. One example ...