Practical applications Its practical applications are mainly in switching and power control of AC systems, as the Triac can be switched “ON” by a positive or negative Gate pulse, regardless of the ...

At PCIM in Nuremberg, Germany, I sat down with Gerald Deboy, fellow at Infineon Technologies, to discuss the evolving power needs of next-generation AI data centers. As AI drives exponential increases ...

A note on RF Power Meter Current and voltage are indeed important, but power gives us a more complete and useful picture of RF for several reasons power provides a more direct and convenient way to ...

The Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2025 opened with a keynote address highlighting the event’s history, community, and ongoing contributions to the industry. This year’s conference marked ...

Wide-bandgap semiconductors—specifically gallium nitride and silicon carbide—are revolutionizing power electronics, enabling higher efficiency, smaller form factors, and greater performance in ...

Under U.S. pressure, ASML has been prohibited from selling its advanced equipment to China since 2019. Recently, the Netherlands further tightened these restrictions, effectively blocking China’s ...

2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector in terms of development, preparing for radical changes in 2025 and beyond. Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors and artificial-intelligence ...

Pietro Scalia, Head of WW Power Business Development, Renesas Electronics stated at the electronica 2024 that Renesas believes in a multi-technology approach. In the power space they provide a wide ...

Electric motors offer numerous performance advantages over traditional internal-combustion engines (ICEs). One of the main advantages is the ability to provide maximum torque instantly, improving the ...

Where V IN is the static V DS voltage, t is the inductor charging time, L is the value of the inductor, and C oss the GaN DUT output capacitance. For a fixed t, the V DS,peak can be tuned by the value ...

Having previously examined the theoretical basis of the transformer, in this instalment the topic regarding its design on a practical level will be explored in depth. It presupposes many equations at ...

Energy efficiency: a key parameter in power systems The power electronics sector plays a fundamental role in optimizing the energy efficiency of electronic devices. In fact, many power applications ...