Lighting & Illumination

October 2022

Infineon Launches New 950 V Superjunction MOSFETs

To address contemporary market needs for improved form factors and energy-efficient products, Infineon Technologies has developed a new CoolMOS PFD7 high-voltage MOSFET family, setting a new benchmark in 950 V superjunction (SJ) technology. The new 950 V series combines outstanding performance with state-of-the-art ea

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Date:

10/28/2022

Shedding Animated Light on Automotive LED Drivers

Melexis launches its next member of the MeLiBu family, the MLX81143 LED driver. It includes 21 LED drivers and improves the power management of the full system. The MLX81143 has an extremely wide dimming range allowing optimal brightness adjustment during night and day. The MeLiBu interface makes it possible to

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Date:

10/13/2022

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Powering the Stadium and Fan Experience

Tom Wichert, Executive Vice President, TDK

Stadiums and arenas are now some of the most technologically sophisticated environments on the planet. Once little more than big piles of concrete, steel beams and benches, arenas are now replete with digital signage, advanced wireless communications networks, and the latest security systems, with more technology on

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Date:

10/01/2022

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Driving Wide Bandgap Devices

By: Eleazar Falco, FAE, Emil Nierges, Product Manager, Würth Elektronik eiSos

In power electronics, semiconductor transistors with a wide bandgap, such as silicon carbide or gallium nitride, are becoming increasingly popular. Higher switching speeds promise higher efficiency and higher power densities. Two reference designs from Würth Elektronik show how an isolated 6 W auxiliary power suppl

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Date:

10/01/2022