If you have an application in which a MOSFET is already used to switch a load, it is relatively easy to add short-circuit or overload protection. Here we make use of the internal resistance RDS(ON), ...

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 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 ...

This article is part of the Ideas for Design Series: Vol. 3, No. 8. This circuit builds on a previous idea in which the addition of an optocoupler to a microcontroller output converted a “dumb” ...

SEOUL, South Korea, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation ("Magnachip") (NYSE: MX) announced today that the company has released two seventh-generation MXT ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Protecting power transistors against overcurrent failure has always been a challenging issue in power circuit design. In order to protect against even ...

Versatile, scalable gate drivers rated for 1200 V and 1700 V applications SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in gate-driver technology for medium- and ...

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

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, November 7, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- STMicroelectronics' STGAP3S family of gate drivers for silicon-carbide (SiC) and IGBT power switches combines ST's latest robust galvanic ...

A German research team has developed a semiconductor-based protection concept tailored to renewable energy systems that forces a permanent short circuit in less than 1 millisecond in the event of a ...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, November 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- STMicroelectronics’ STGAP3S family of gate drivers for silicon-carbide (SiC) and IGBT power switches ...