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ESD protection diodes for 48V vehicles

Steve Bush — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:54:43 +0000

Nexperia has created ESD protection diodes for 48V vehicle communications networks. “Until now, automotive equipment manufacturers lacked suitable ESD protection solutions specifically designed for 48V data lines,” claimed Nexperia head ...

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300A mosfet for 48V hot-swap controllers

Steve Bush — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:23:08 +0000

Rohm has designed a mosfet for high-current 48V hotswap controllers in data centres. RY7P250BM is a 100V device nominally rated at 300A and comes in an 8 x 8mm DFN8080 ...

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1.6kV IGBT for cookers and microwaves

Steve Bush — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:49:27 +0000

STMicroelectronics is aiming at domestic induction hobs and microwaves with a 1.6kV IGBT in a long lead TO-247 package. “STGWA30IH160DF2 IGBT combines high thermal performance with efficiency in soft-switching topologies ...

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JANS rad-hardened GaN hemt for space

Steve Bush — Thu, 29 May 2025 14:04:11 +0000

Infineon Technologies has announced a rad-hardened GaN transistor designed to operate in harsh space environments. It “is the first in-house manufactured GaN transistor to earn the highest quality certification of ...

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650V industrial SiC mosfets in 8 x 8mm package

Steve Bush — Tue, 20 May 2025 10:47:17 +0000

Toshiba has introduced a set of industrial-grade 650V SiC mosfets in 8 x 8mm DFN packaging. Of the four new devices, the company picks TW054V65C as its poster child for ...

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1W current sensing resistors

Steve Bush — Thu, 08 May 2025 11:21:10 +0000

Rhopoint Components is stocking precision current sensing resistors from VPG Foil Resistors. The 1W surface-mount RBF series measures 6.3 x 3.2mm and offers resistances between 0.01Ω and 1Ω. Tolerances down ...

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PCIM: 40V 0.8mΩ GaN power transistor for synchronous rectification

Steve Bush — Thu, 08 May 2025 09:54:21 +0000

EPC aims to displace silicon mosfets from secondary-side synchronous rectifiers with its latest 40V GaN power transistor, designed specifically for 48V to 12V LLC dc-dc converters. “With the EPC2366, and ...

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Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFET 750 G2 technology

David Manners — Tue, 06 May 2025 04:30:55 +0000

Infineon has launched its CoolSiC MOSFET 750 V G2 technology, designed to deliver improved system efficiency and increased power density in automotive and industrial power conversion applications. The technology offers ...

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IEC 61051-2 certified surge protection

Steve Bush — Thu, 01 May 2025 14:52:46 +0000

Bourns has won a IEC 61051-2 certificate of compliance for its UL 1449 listed IsoMOV surge protection devices. These are hybrid protectors, that combine a MOV (metal oxide varistor) with ...

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Low-drop 2,000V rectifiers in TO247

Steve Bush — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0000

WeEn Semiconductors has unveiled a pair of 2,000V rectifiers in TO247 packaging, one rated at 90A and the other at 60A. They are the WND90P20W and the WND60P20W respectively. “These ...

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