The automotive market for Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices is widely expected to exceed the $1.5 billion threshold in 2025 with an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38 percent. This is driven by the value provided by SiC based components in On-board chargers, DC-DC converters and in Traction inverters. With the launch of
Jitesh Shah, Principal Engineer, Integrated Device Technology
Semiconductor manufacturers use wire bonds extensively to connect a chip's I/O pads, including power, to its package's external pins.
Wire bonding processes typically use gold wire because
Manufacturers are electrifying more functions within a car, reducing the mechanical load on the internal-combustion engine. These functions include water, oil, and fuel pumps; valve actuation;
Figure 1: An example of a shielded air-core open-loop current sensor from Raztec provides a strong combination of high performance in a small package and at low cost.
The Automotive industry has long been the ultimate test ground for electronic components. Few terrestrial environments present such a combination of demands as does the under-hood locale
David Jacquinod, Application and Marketing Manager, Automotive Business Unit, International Rectifier
Automatic engine stop-start is effective in helping reduce CO2 emissions from private cars. When integrated in an otherwise conventional combustion-engine power train, engine stop-start
Shrijit Mukherjee, Sensor Applications Engineer - Robert Breakspear, Principal Applications Engineer - Sean D Connor, Applications Engineering Manager, Plessey Semiconductor
EPIC (Electric Potential Integrated Circuit) is a very-high-impedance electric-field sensor that measures the ambient electric field with minimal disturbance. EPIC sensors are suitable for
Shaun Milano, Strategic Marketing Manager - Michael Doogue, Director, Linear and Current Sensor Business - Georges El Bacha, Systems Engineer, Allegro MicroSystems
Consumers are embracing environmentally friendly green cars due to the rising cost of fossil fuels and a growing concern for the health of the environment. Sales forecasts predict that green
Fritz Burkhardt, Senior Technical Engineer, Marketing, STMicroelectronics
Minimizing energy consumption has become a major factor for any new product design in recent years. Hardly any industry can afford to disregard this issue in the definition, development,
The number of power supplies on a board depends on the VLSI chip complement, the communication speed between them, and the number of other devices that require unique supplies.
This
DCL (direct current leakage) is an effect common to all capacitors. DCL values and behavior under varying electrical and environmental conditions relate to the capacitor's dielectric. The leakage
Trevor Barcelo, Product Line Manager Battery Management Products, Linear Technology Corporation
The first trend requires increased battery capacities. Unfortunately, users are often impatient and charge systems must recharge these increased capacities in a reasonable time, which leads to