Sponsored by: Texas Instruments Even though gallium-nitride transistors are becoming a more popular solution in terms of power switching, the venerable MOSFET still can be used effectively in current ...

This video explains how MOSFETs work and why they are critical in modern electronics. MOSFETs are high-speed, efficient transistors used to switch and control electrical power in phones, computers, ...

This article explains the switching behavior of power MOSFETs in practical application circuits and shows the reader/designer how to choose the right device for the application using the ...

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...

In power electronics applications, the compound semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) has been demonstrated in published literature [1] to be a superior material to silicon (Si) in many properties for ...

In these scenarios every microsecond counts, and standard protective devices, such as fuses, relays, and moulded case circuit breakers, are failing to keep up within the rapidly growing world of AC ...

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation has released two 650V Super Junction MOSFETs in a TO-Leadless (TOLL) package ...

The gate current is programmable, helping engineers minimize MOSFET switching noise to meet electromagnetic compatibility ...

The critical role of snubber circuits in minimizing ringing and overshoot. How snubber circuitry is evolving to adapt to trends in power electronics, like the rising interest in wide-bandgap ...

Omron has announced mosfet opto-relays that can switch 3.3Aac or 6.6Adc, giving them the highest-ever current carrying capacity, said the firm. Mosfet relays use light to isolate the primary side, ...