Power Semiconductors

June 2025

STMicroelectronics’ new High-Current, Low-Voltage Switching Regulators Handle Challenging Automotive Loads

STMicroelectronics’ DCP0606Y automotive step-down converters let designers build extremely compact and efficient step-down power supplies to deliver 6A maximum output current at a voltage as low as 0.6V. The converters are conceived for applications such as telematics, heads-up displays, infotainm

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Date:

06/25/2025

Mersen's Class RK1 Reducer Fuse Series with Expanded Ratings

Global Electrical Power and Advanced Materials leader Mersen is pleased to announce the expansion of the 600V ratings to its first-to-market Class RK1 Reducer Fuse product series. The newly released 600V ratings provide a permanent and reliable solution and are designed to be used in all applications where st

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Date:

06/25/2025

Bourns® PF-63R50H Series POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuses

Bourns Expands POWrFuse Line with New Series Featuring Higher Voltage Rating, Broader Current Range and Versatile Package Options

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced it has expanded its POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse portfolio with a new higher voltage rated series. Bourns engineered the PF-63R50H Series with advanced fe

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Date:

06/16/2025

Advanced Energy Launches Medical CF-Rated AC-DC Power Supplies That Simplify Isolation and Speed Time-to-Market

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, announced the new NCF425 series of CF-rated medical open frame AC-DC power supplies. The system-level cardiac floating (CF) rating is the most stringent medical device elec

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Date:

06/12/2025

Patrick Wadden, the Global VP of Vicor's Automotive Business Unit

PSDcast – Active Suspension Systems in Electric Vehicles

One of the more interesting trends to emerge in the automotive landscape is the broader availability of active suspension systems. While the idea, itself, was tossed around as far back as the 1950s, it didn’t become a thing until 80’s, though it was cost-prohibitive. And even today, being able to ad

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Date:

06/04/2025

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Figure 1: AD7606B in a typical power line monitoring application

Improving System-Level Performance and Robustness in Power-Line Monitoring

Lluis Beltran Gil, Applications Engineer, Analog Devices

For many applications, monitoring power lines implies the use of current transformers and resistor divider networks in order to sense the three phases and neutral voltages and currents, as shown in Figure 1. The AD7606B, due to its high input impedance, can directly interface with a sensor, easing the data acquisition sy

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Date:

06/01/2025

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Figure 1: Total Current Ripple for 4-Phase Application

Designing Multi-Phase Converters for High-Current Applications

Nicolay Garcia, Product Marketing Engineer Intern, & Tomas Hudson, Product Marketing Engineer, Monolithic Power

In recent years, the rapid advancements in FPGAs, ASICs, and related systems have necessitated significant updates to power delivery regulations to address the increased complexity. These designs demand a delicate balance between efficiency, dynamic response, and the size and power loss of MOSFETs. The most commonly

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Date:

06/01/2025