Technical Features

    February 2024
    Gate Driver Choices for High Power Density Intermediate Bus Converters in AI Servers

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    Figure 1: Two-stage 48 V power architecture for an AI server, showing IBC and downstream point-of-load regulation

    ­1. AI server power delivery raises the density challenge AI accelerators concentrate more computing, and therefore more electrical power, within limited rack and board space. Supplying these loads is not simply a matter of increasing converter output. Every power‑delivery stage must balance conversion ef
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    08/31/2026
    CoolSiC™ MOSFET 750 V G1 from Infineon Make Onboard Chargers Smaller, Lighter and More Efficient

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    Figure 1: Electric vehicle stock by mode in the Announced Pledges Scenario, 2022-2030 IEA Global EV Outlook 2023

    ­The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that by 2030, 60 percent of the automobile market will consist of electric vehicles (EV), resulting in over 200 million electric powertrains on the road (Figure 1). In addition to this rapid growth, the automotive industry must integrate various other trends, su
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    02/29/2024
    An Engineer’s Guide to EV Battery Management Systems

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    Figure 1: An electric vehicle's battery pack. (Source: Nissan)

    An EV's primary energy source is a battery pack (Figure 1). A pack is typically designed to fit on the vehicle's underside, between the front and back wheels, and occupies the space usually reserved for a transmission tunnel, exhaust, and fuel tank in an internal combustion vehicle. Keeping the pack as low as poss
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    Date:
    02/06/2024
    High Voltage GaN Transistors for Speed and Efficiency

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    Figure 1: Doped silicon transistor cross section compared to GaN HEMT

    The high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is a relative newcomer in the world of mass-produced power switching devices.  Unlike its traditional doped Silicon counterpart, HEMTs are heterojunction devices built using two semiconductor materials with distinct bandgap voltages.  First demonstrated in the late 19
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    02/04/2024
    Power Supply Management of GaN MMIC Power Amplifiers

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    Figure 1. Typical GaN PA control system

    Systems that incorporate highly integrated and highly sophisticated, high power radio frequency (RF) GaN power amplifiers (PAs), such as pulsed radar applications, are a constant challenge for today’s digital control and management systems to keep up with these ever-increasing levels of sophistication.These co
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    02/01/2024
    The Ascent of GaN

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    Table 1: GaN (EPC2071) vs. Silicon Comparison

    The adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) in power devices has seen significant growth in recent years. In this article the various factors impacting the adoption of GaN are examined as well as how these challenges are being addressed and overcome.  With over 14 years of volume production experience, EPC has id
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
    Separating Charging and Load Requirements in EVs

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    Figure 1. Share of xEV in percentage

    The high-voltage energy stored in the EV battery is converted by HV-LV DCDC conversion systems into a low voltage that can be used by the vehicle's electrical and electronic systems. This conversion is critical to the intended operation of the vehicle as it contributes to maintaining the power supply to vital systems
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
    The Benefits of Magnetically Geared Drives and Motors

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    Figure 1: Micromobility

    Quieter, cleaner and in the case of lightweight electric vehicles (LEVs) much smaller, today’s electric, hybrid and micromobility vehicles offer real potential to mitigate many of the problems associated with the UK’s noisy, congested and polluting traffic. What’s more, as the technology used in these vehi
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
    Taking Aerospace and Defense to New Heights

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    Figure 1: Personal use electric aircraft are being developed by many companies around the world, most powered by multiple permanent magnet motors

    High-performance permanent magnet motors are propelling major technological progress in the aerospace and defense sectors. These mission-critical applications include propulsion and power generation systems in military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, drones, portable munitions, and armored vehicles. Furth
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
    Say Hello to Bidirectional Topologies in EV Charging

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    Figure 1: If the charging infrastructure and power grid are connected by a bidirectional converter, the charging hub functions as a source of power that can support the grid as necessary

    The average gas station fill-up for vehicles only takes two minutes. With more electric vehicles (EVs) hitting the road every day, drivers’ expectations of similar conveniences remain unequivocally strong, driving the need for DC fast charging capabilities and infrastructure. To facilitate this paramount and
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
    How Wolfspeed Power Modules are Revolutionizing 3-Phase Industrial Low Voltage Motor Drives

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    Based on the most conservative estimates, electric motors account for more than 50% of all industrial electricity used globally, and 45% of all global electricity. Making industrial motor drive systems even a fraction more efficient would significantly impact global energy consumption and reduce environmental im
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    Date:
    02/01/2024
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    Jeffrey Cumabig, Product Application Engineer, and Lei Song, Product Definition Engineer, both for gate drivers at Infineon Technologies AG

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    Jens Baringhaus, Chief Expert for Wideband Gap Technology and responsible for Bosch's SiC technology roadmap

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    Crystal Chen, Product Marketing & Product Management, Infineon HiRel

    Molded Power Inductors

    May 29,2026
    Efrain Bernal-Alzate, Design Engineer, Würth Elektronik eiSos

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