Increase DC-DC Efficiency Across Load and Frequency
Feb 1, 2008
To help improve dc-dc conversion efficiency at lighter loads and higher switching frequencies, a Schottky diode can be integrated onto a MOSFET chip....
SiC Technology Enables Discrete Revolutions
Nov 1, 2006
While silicon carbide (SiC) was once well known as the technology used to implement the first blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and is now used as a...
High-Voltage TMBS Diodes Challenge Planar Schottkys
Oct 1, 2006
Trench MOS barrier Schottky diodes combine low VF and high-speed switching with improved protection from voltage transients, enabling the benefits of conventional planar Schottkys in 100-V and 120-V applications....
Single Boost Converter Builds Dual Polarity Supply
Sep 1, 2006
Adding charge pump and LDO components to a boost
converter circuit creates a cost-effective power supply for LCDs and other portable applications....
Discrete Components Enable Bold PoE Solutions
Jun 1, 2006
Thanks to IEEE 802.3af, Ethernet data transmission lines may now conduct a specified amount of power. Enabling PoE brings a variety of advantages and...
Novel SiC Diode Solves PFC Challenges
Jun 1, 2006
Wide-input-range power factor correction (PFC) converters present some of the most difficult component challenges in ac-dc power electronics. With an...
Data Points
May 1, 2006
Microsite Turns Spotlight on Digital Power For engineers interested in the emerging area of digital power-supply design, a new microsite offers a unique...
Modular Approach Simplifies Power-System Design
May 1, 2006
The introduction of the first ICs in the early 1960s greatly simplified the design and manufacturability of complex electronic circuits by combining many...
New Products
May 1, 2006
PWM Controller The IR3624 from International Rectifier is a 600-kHz single-phase synchronous buck PWM controller IC designed for high-density, 10-A nonisolated...
Data Points
Apr 1, 2006
Known for unwrapping exciting new products and technologies, this year's Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition was no different....
Designers Maximize TVS Diode Performance
Mar 1, 2006
A transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode is an effective, low-cost option to protect sensitive electronic components from electrostatic discharge (ESD)...
Power Semiconductors Take the Floor at APEC
Feb 1, 2006
At the upcoming Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), which will be held March 19-23 in Dallas, several power semiconductor vendors...
New Products: February 2006
Feb 1, 2006
This issue of Power Electronics Technology features battery-charger ICs, rectifiers, thick film resistors and inductors...
Nondissipative Clamping Benefits DC-DC Converters
Sep 1, 2005
Even if small, a transformer's leakage inductance reduces the efficiency of some isolated dc-dc converter topologies. However, the technique of lossless voltage clamping helps restore most of the lost energy....
