Power

Electronical Ignition Sytems high frequency and high voltage > 20 000V • Circuit board assembly • Compact design • For unipolar or bipolar ignition • For one or two ignition points • Stringent individual quality-testing • Self-extinguishing potting and housing material Ignition transformers from HAHN guarantee safe and stable ignition of your gas-powered heating systems. […]

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. released the first devices in its next-generation D Series of high-voltage power MOSFETs. The new 400 V, 500 V, and 600 V n-channel devices combine low specific on-resistance with ultra-low gate charge and currents from 3 A to 36 A in a wide range of packages. Based on a new high-voltage stripe […]

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the first devices in its next-generation TrenchFET® Gen IV family of 30 V n-channel power MOSFETs. Utilizing a new high-density design, the SiRA00DP, SiRA02DP, SiRA04DP, and SiSA04DN offer industry-low on-resistance down to 1.35mΩ at 4.5V and low Miller charge, Qgd, down to 1.8nC in the PowerPAK® SO-8 and 1212-8 packages. The […]

International Rectifier, IR® introduced a family of highly integrated, ultra-compact, patent pending µIPM™ power modules for high efficiency appliance and light industrial applications including compressor drives for refrigeration, pumps for heating and water circulation, air-conditioning fans, dishwashers, and automation systems. By utilizing an innovative packaging solution, the µIPM family delivers a new benchmark in device […]

SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. has announced a new 1700V/ 1400mΩ silicon carbide JFET which simplifies start up circuit design in 3-phase auxiliary power supplies. Traditional solutions either use an HV bleed resistor which results in a slow start-up at low line voltages and a high quiescent power loss, or are MOSFET-based which necessitate overload protection and […]

International Rectifier has launched the automotive qualified AUIRS2334S 600V IC for 3-phase inverterized motor drive applications such as high-voltage compressors (HVAC) and fans. The AUIRS2334S features an advanced input filter to improve the input/output pulse symmetry of the signals processed by the device. Other key features include integrated fixed deadtime protection circuitry, shoot-through protection circuitry […]

International Rectifier introduced a highly innovative 600V automotive grade IGBT platform, COOLiRIGBT™ for use in a wide range of fast switching applications for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) including on-board DC-DC converters, motor drives, and battery chargers. The new Gen. 1 COOLiRIGBT™ devices are capable of operating at the same fast switching speeds […]

Mitsubishi Electric is introducing its 6th generation Mega Power Dual (MPD) Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules. The modules, which are for use in power converters such as large-capacity photovoltaic and wind power generation systems, are also suitable for other high-power applications e.g. in the areas of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and AC motor […]

Silicon Laboratories Inc. introduced a web-based Isolator Power Consumption Calculator that streamlines the process of assessing system power budgets for applications requiring digital isolation. The free online utility enables developers to define basic information about their isolation set-up and then calculate the power consumption in a matter of minutes. The power consumption calculator is especially […]

International Rectifier has launched an extensive portfolio of devices featuring IR’s latest low-voltage HEXFET® MOSFET silicon in a TSOP-6 package for low power applications including load switch, charge and discharge switches for battery protection and inverter switches. Featuring very low on-state resistance (RDS(on)) to significantly cut conduction losses, the new power MOSFETs are available as […]