Electronics related to industrial applications
EPC aims to displace silicon mosfets from secondary-side synchronous rectifiers with its latest 40V GaN power transistor, designed specifically for 48V to 12V LLC dc-dc converters. “With the EPC2366, and upcoming lower voltage parts, we are expanding the GaN beach-head across low-voltage applications that have long been dominated by silicon,” said EPC CEO Alex Lidow. Packaged in 3.3 x 2.6mm ...
The SDM4000A series 5½-digit and 6½-digit digital multimeters (DMMs) by Siglent Technologies are now available in the UK from Telonic Instruments. The SDM4000A series DMMs offer 2,200,000 counts for the 6½-digit resolution model; or 220,000 for the 5½-digit DMM and a full-scale display range from -2,199,999 to +2,199,999. Reading rate is 50,000 readings/s and the minimum sampling interval is 20-µs. ...
At Hardware Pioneers Max 2025 we caught up with Dunstan Power, Director and Co-Founder of ByteSnap, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He explains how industrial manufacturers can navigate today’s technical challenges, including implementing FPGA solutions, modernising systems, extending product lifecycles, and managing obsolescence without costly redesigns. He also shares insights from his new industry report on ...
Toshiba has introduced an opto-isolated SiC gate driver, that includes an active Miller clamp to tame self-turn-on behaviour in the driven device. Named TLP5814H, it is a “gate driver photocoupler suitable for driving silicon carbide mosfets in industrial equipment like inverters, uninterruptible power supplies and photovoltaic inverters which experience harsh thermal environments”, according to the company. “The Miller clamp circuit ...
WeEn Semiconductors has unveiled a pair of 2,000V rectifiers in TO247 packaging, one rated at 90A and the other at 60A. They are the WND90P20W and the WND60P20W respectively. “These devices are engineered to mitigate voltage spikes in electric vehicle charging loads,” according to the company, which went on to emphasise their forward voltage drop and thermal resistance. Digging into ...
Mikroe has added a smart 85V 10A stepper motor driver to its range of interchangeable ‘Click’ boards. Called Power Step 2 Click, the board “is based on the powerSTEP01, a 1/128 microstepping controller from STMicroelectronics that integrates eight n-channel mosfets with ultra-low Rds(on)”, according to Mikroe. “It features a 5MHz SPI interface, multiple safety protections, and additional control pins for ...
SemiQ is aiming at solar inverters with 1,200V SiC mosfets that are avalanche tested to 800mJ, some co-packaged with silicon carbide Schottky diodes – all have intrinsic reverse diodes. There are four devices: GCMS008C120S1-E1 8.4mΩ with Schottky GCMX008C120S1-E1 8.4mΩ GCMS016C120S1-E1 16.5mΩ with Schottky GCMX016C120S1-E1 16.5mΩ The resistance figures here are the channel on-resistance. In addition, two more are avalanche tested ...
Littelfuse has introduced a 200V half-bridge mosfet and IGBT driver with integrated cross-conduction protection logic, said the company. IXD2012NTR, as it will be known, is designed to drive n-channel mosfet gates that need between 10 and 20V, and can supply a minimum of 1.4A pull-up and 1.8A pull-down (both into short-circuits) from either output. Typical figures are 1.9 and 2.3A ...
SemiQ has released three 1.2kV three-phase silicon carbide mosfet bridges in 62.8 x 33.8 x 15mm press-fit six-pack modules. 20mΩ 263W GCMX020A120B2T1P 40mΩ 160W GCMX040A120B2T1P 80mΩ 103W GCMX080A120B2T1P Power in this list is the maximum allowable when the case is at 25°C and the junctions are at their maximum of 175°C. Each is tested to over 1,350V with 100% wafer-level ...
Diodes has introduced some 650V SiC Schottky diodes, rated at 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12A. Called the DSCxxA065LP series, they come in a 8 x 8 x 1mm T-DFN8080-4 package. The company claims a leading Qc x Vf figure-of-merit, but does not include the numbers in its data sheets, so Electronics Weekly unleashed its calculator to find typical 25°C ...
