ON Semiconductor has optimised IGBTs for induction heating at 15-30kHz, including cooking.
NGTBxxN120IHRWG and NGTBxxN135IHRW are both 20A TO-247-3 devices, of 1,200 and 1,350V rating respectively.
Applications are expected in hot pots, rice cookers and microwave cookers.
At the same time it announced devices for…
International Rectifier has started to ship GaN power transistors, from its in-house 150mm GaN-on-Si epitaxial process.
The company has been developing the process for a decade, and claims it is “fully compatible” with its current silicon manufacturing facilities.
“GaN has the potential to be infused into every…
International Rectifier has introduced a family of automotive-qualified mosfets for heavy load applications including electric power steering and braking systems.
The family of 22 AEC-Q101 qualified 40V n-channel transistors comes in D2Pak-7P, D2Pak, DPak, TO-262, IPAK and TO-220 packages.
The benchmark D2Pak-7P AUIRFS8409…
Vicor has raised power density in its isolated, zero voltage-switched (ZVS) dc-dc converters to 334W/in3, in its Picor-branded PI31xx series.
“The converters utilize an advanced ZVS architecture and planar magnetics to enable IC-like density,” claimed the firm. “The 900kHz switching frequency reduces input filter and…
Swiss IGBT-driver manufacturer CT-Concept Technologie has announced a single-channel 6.5kV IGBT gate driver able to work with up to four IGBT modules in parallel.
Called 1SC0450V, the driver has a service life guarantee of over 15 years.
Drive current is +/-50A from a +15/-10V supply…
Amantys has teamed up with Hitachi Europe to sell IGBT module gate drivers, initially encompassing Amantys Power Drives at 3.3kV and 4.5kV operating voltage, and with current ratings up to 3600A.
The companies said they will target applications such as wind turbine inverters, locomotive traction and medium voltage…
Silicon Labs is offering a CMOS-based drop-in replacement for optocoupler-isolated gate drivers.
Supporting up to 5kV isolation ratings and up to 10kV surge protection, the Si826x isolated gate drivers emulate the behaviour of opto-drivers by modulating a high-frequency carrier instead of light from an LED…
The government is backing a plan to identify opportunities in the £135bn power electronics market.
The aim is to identify important power technologies that will be the most effective, strategic funding opportunities.
This is believed to be the first pan-industry roadmap for power electronics and will examine all sectors…