Wide-Bandgap Semis

    October 2020
    Transphorm Releases Latest High Voltage GaN Reliability Data
    Transphorm, Inc. released updated information regarding its GaN technology’s quality and reliability (Q+R). Currently, Transphorm’s GaN platform offers a FIT rate of < 1 failure per billion hours in real-world applications—indicating very high reliability. The FIT calculation is based on more than 10 bi
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    Date:
    10/30/2020
    AEC-Q101-Qualified 700 and 1200V SiC Schottky Barrier Diode
    As vehicle electrification continues rapid growth worldwide, innovative power technologies such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) are required for high-voltage automotive systems ranging from motors to on-board charging and DC/DC converters. Microchip Technology Inc. announced its newly-qualified 700 and 1200V SiC Schottky Bar
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    Date:
    10/28/2020
    EPC doubles performance of 200 V eGaN FET family
    The applications for these leading-edge devices include class D audio, synchronous rectification, solar MPPTs (maximum power point tracker), DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and multilevel high voltage converters. The EPC2215 (8 mΩ, 162 Apulsed) and the EPC2207 (22 mΩ, 54 Apulsed) are abo
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    Würth Electronic Components 2020 catalogue
    The 184-page catalogue presents new products and services in the area of passive components, optoelectronics, and power modules. Separate special catalogues are available for many other product categories of Würth Elektronik. All products in the new catalogue are available ex stock. Würth Elektronik is glad to
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    High-density 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
    This capacity doubles the 2 Mbit density designers previously were limited to. Until now developers have used lower-cost NOR Flash integrated circuits (ICs) for any 2 Mbit+ nonvolatile data set application. Because EEPROM offers performance advantages over NOR Flash, Microchip has responded to customer requests by
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    Archive

    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

    Mar 29,2026
    Matthew Russell, Master’s student at University College Cork, and a student engineer at Bourns Electronics Ireland

    Wide Bandgap Devices Deliver on Their Promise

    Jan 26,2026
    Kevin Parmenter, Pins Out Engineering, for TSC America, Inc.

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