The energy demand on data centers has reached an all-time high, with AI projected to increase power consumption exponentially in the coming years. To address that demand, the computing industry must ...

In an interview with Power Electronics News, Shyh-Chiang Shen, Director of GaN Program Development Division at VIS, discussed the techniques and innovations VIS used to overcome obstacles, emphasizing ...

where I Dmax is the maximum DC current and R DS(on) is the temperature-dependent device on-state resistance. This peak drain current increases as the device R DS(on) is scaled lower or if the T c can ...

Tsuriel Avraham and his colleagues from Ariel University reviewed reliability challenges and models for SiC and GaN power devices. Silicon carbide and gallium nitride devices are seeing increased ...

Texas Instruments and NVIDIA have partnered to develop 800V HVDC power distribution systems aimed at powering the next generation of AI data centers. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are ...

This article explores the differences between inverters based on silicon power devices and those utilizing WBG technologies, evaluating their advantages, disadvantages, and suitability for different ...

To fully maximize the benefits of WBG tech, system redesign is essential. Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, namely silicon carbide and gallium nitride, have been an emerging frontier in power ...

One of the more spirited seminars at APEC, due to its topic of GaN versus SiC, was an insightful discussion with many compelling arguments. Wide-bandgap semiconductors—specifically gallium nitride and ...

Future Electronics’ power system design laboratory, based in London, has implemented a SiC-MOSFET-based design for a 3-kW LLC power supply, which steps a nominal 390-VDC input down to a 49-VDC nominal ...

Thyristors, three-terminal electronic components with bistable behavior, are used in switching and power control circuits, both in DC and AC regimes. Thyristors are three-terminal electronic ...

The next decade is expected to see strong growth in the global usage of electric vehicles. As the charging infrastructure is developed and battery costs reduced, EVs are expected to dominate the ...

Multilevel converters are not a technological novelty, but researchers and engineers are still exploring new configurations and control strategies to improve their performance and adaptability. Today ...