Silicon Carbide: The Power Semiconductor Game Changer
Dec 9, 2024 · Silicon carbide is a notoriously hard and complex material. Wafer production for fabricating SiC power semiconductors leverages intensive engineering of manufacturing processes, specifications, and equipment to achieve commercial quality and cost-effectiveness.
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Pasternack has announced the launch of its new 1.0mm test cable assemblies. These cables deliver exceptional performance in high-frequency environments up to 110 GHz, addressing the critical needs of industries such as telecommunications, aerospace, and defense, where precision and durability are paramount.
FAQ on pull-up/pull-down resistors: part 1
Sep 16, 2024 · Even this relatively simple circuit arrangement has subtleties that affect performance. In the crisp, clean, theoretical binary world, signals exist in only two unambiguous states, generally called 1 and 0 (one and zero). However, when engineering students, hobbyists, and digital-only professionals get into the hands-on …
Bipolar junction transistors show their muscle
Oct 30, 2024 · Recent enhancements to the classic Bipolar junction transistors show that the classic transistor has plenty of life left and can challenge SiC and GaN devices in some power applications.
MIM/MOM capacitor extraction boosts analog and RF designs
Apr 29, 2020 · Metal-insulator-metal and metal-oxide-metal capacitors popular in analog/RF designs because of their desirable characteristics. By extracting parasitics from your models that are important in your design, you'll get a robust circuit.
The basics: What is EMC? - Electrical Engineering News and Products
Jan 12, 2022 · EMC stands for Electromagnetic compatibility, which means that a device is compatible with (i.e., no interference is caused by) its electromagnetic (EM) environment. It does not emit levels of EM energy that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) in other devices in the vicinity. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is the interference caused by one electrical or electronic device […]
Magnetron, Part 1: Application and operating principles
Jul 23, 2019 · A: The basic, first magnetron – and there are many variations, of course – used a solid block of copper (for thermal dissipation) drilled with holes (called cavities) (Figure 1).The size of these cavities is critical to establishing the operating frequency of the magnetron.
Ensuring integrity in high-performance interconnects with …
Oct 23, 2024 · This article examines how modern backshell technologies contribute to high-performance interconnects’ electrical and mechanical integrity and some key factors to consider during the specification phase.
TVS diodes protect automotive SiC circuits
Dec 18, 2024 · Littelfuse, Inc. announced the launch of its TPSMB Asymmetrical TVS Diode Series, the first-to-market asymmetrical transient voltage suppression (TVS) diode specifically designed for the protection of Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET gate drivers in automotive applications. This innovative product addresses the increasing demand for reliable overvoltage protection in next-generation electric ...
Mitigate reverse recovery overshoot in MOSFET body diodes
Nov 12, 2024 · These advantages stem from the unique electrical and material properties of SiC-based devices — snappy reverse recovery inherent to the structure of the MOSFET body diode