Electronic Design

How SiC Transistors Can Improve Power-Conversion Efficiency

Properties of wide-bandgap materials, with a focus on SiC. How a bridgeless totem-pole topology can help cut losses. A breakdown of the half-bridge inverter topology The efficiency of power-conversion ...
EDN

GaN transistors address data center and telecom server power requirements

The theoretical advantages of GaN-based power transistors are now being realized in mainstream system designs. Power supplies for data centers and telecom switching racks are two application areas ...
Electronic Design

GaN Transistors – Drive Control, Thermal Management, and Isolation

This year, several companies are expected to bring 600/650 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) power transistors to market. Almost all will be normally-on (depletion mode) transistors connected in a cascode ...
EDN

GaN community grows: ex-IR CEO launches GaN-based power transistors

Hot on the heels of International Rectifier’s announcement last month of its first Gallium Nitride (GaN) -on-Silicon product comes an announcement by start-up company Efficient Power Conversion Corp. ...