While SiC isn’t yet a mainstream material in operational tokamaks, it’s on the radar as a plasma-facing material for fusion reactor designs. In the spasmodic quest for an inexhaustible and clean ...

To fully maximize the benefits of WBG tech, system redesign is essential. Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, namely silicon carbide and gallium nitride, have been an emerging frontier in power ...

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 ...

In this installment of the course about electronic simulation with SPICE, we will explore the .OP directive in detail. In this installment of the course about electronic simulation with SPICE, we will ...

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 ...

In the rapidly evolving field of power electronics, thermal management has become a critical factor in ensuring device reliability, efficiency and longevity. In the rapidly evolving field of power ...

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 ...

While the failure mechanisms in gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have been widely studied and significant improvements made in their reliability, this field is still ...

Silicon Carbide (SiC) has challenging opportunities in the semiconductor and power electronics industry for multiple applications such as electric vehicles, renewable energies, and others. Silicon ...

High efficiency in energy use and conversion is fundamental to improving performance, reducing costs and promoting sustainability. Power electronics deals with the conversion, control, management and ...

The PCIM Europe 2024 conference underscored the transformative impact of Gallium Nitride technology on the power electronics industry. The PCIM Europe 2024 conference in Nuremberg was a significant ...