Eltek Valere’s new 2000-W ac-dc rectifier for telecom applications boosts typical efficiency from the 92% available from some existing rectifiers to 96%, cutting rectifier power losses in half (see ...

Eric Lidow, a pioneer in power electronics and the founder of International Rectifier, has died at the age of 100. Lidow was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1912. He was educated as an electrical ...

Linear Technology has released a controller chip that turns four n-mosfets into an active bridge rectifier and cut the expected voltage drop of a bridge from 1.2V to under 100mV, dramatically cutting ...

Taiwan Semiconductor, the supplier of discrete power electronics devices, LED drivers, analogue ICs and ESD protection, has added two new series of high-voltage rectifiers manufactured to AEC-Q101 ...

International Rectifier, (IR), together with the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), a research center sponsored by the National Science Foundation, today announced an initiative for the ...

In the realm of modern electronics, semiconductor diodes have emerged as fundamental components with diverse applications. One of their pivotal roles lies in the fields of rectification and voltage ...

A full wave rectifier circuit is fed from a transformer having a center-tapped secondary winding. The rms voltage from either end of secondary to center tap is 30V. If the diode forward resistance is ...