Demand is growing for appliances such as washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners to help improve domestic energy efficiency. Moving from conventional fixed-speed motors to variable-speed ...

Designed specifically for 85 to 253-Vac variable-speed motor drives, a family of 600-V integrated power modules (IPMs) combines a proprietary HVIC with a three-phase inverter power stage. The 16- and ...

A recent study investigates the thermal design of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules for motor drives in electric vehicles, with a focus on optimizing the layout of Pinfin structures to enhance ...

Expanding the FPAL/FPBL series smart power modules for 100 to 235 Vac, three-phase inverter drives operating at up to 2 kW, 12 additional modules now offer users high, medium and low switching ...

Motor control is becoming a huge market, driven by energy saving demands in consumer products and the growing use of small motors in autos. Microchip Inc. is the latest company to jump on this ...

Rohm Semiconductor and Valeo have jointly announced a collaboration to design and develop the next generation of power modules for electric motor inverters, combining their expertise in power ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL) a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide bandgap power ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) continues to carve out a place for itself in power electronics after decades of dominance by silicon. SiC-based power switches are becoming the gold standard in the three-phase ...

The process of electrification of railways, though crucial for achieving net-zero climate targets, is nevertheless far from being complete. Let’s delve into how high-power semiconductor technologies ...