Power Semiconductors

    November 2023
    The Fast-Growing and Ever-Evolving Power Semiconductor Devices Market

    Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

    The power semiconductor devices market is estimated at USD 41.81 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 49.23 billion by 2028 (an estimated 3.66% CAGR), according to a recent report from Mordor Intelligence. This market has come a long way since the early days when germanium power devices were used for ca
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    Date:
    11/01/2023
    Smallest Dual-Channel Low-Side Gate Driver ICs

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    Figure 1: Footprint comparison: EiceDRIVER 2EDN7534U in TSNP vs SMD resistors

    Overall power levels have been going up in Datacenter and Computing to supply the GPUs and CPUs used in emerging applications such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning. Consequently, ever-increasing power density and efficiency requirements require innovation, not only on power switch te
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    Date:
    11/01/2023
    A Guide to the Fundamentals of Thermal Management

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    Figure 1: Thermal infrared image of a PCB showing significant heat sources. (Source: Teledyne Flir)

    Electronic components like to run cool. Any part that exhibits an internal self-heating effect will reduce its reliability and those of others around it. The heat generated may also cause long-term warping of the PCB, potentially decreasing the integrity of connections to other components and impacting trace im
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    Date:
    11/01/2023
    Mind the Bandgap

    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    Welcome to the November edition of Power Systems Design Europe. With there being no electronica this year, this month will be quieter than normal. That won’t stop the innovation in the power industry though, as new announcements and breakthroughs are coming thick and fast. I try to cover as much of these as I
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    Date:
    11/01/2023

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