Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, presented advancements in charging technology for mobile devices at the prestigious International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, last week. During the conference, Renesas described its single-chip wireless power transmitter solution that measures AC and DC transmitter power for improved accuracy and safety. The presentation…
Renesas offers new low-power RL78/G15 microcontroller
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced a new general-purpose microcontroller (MCU) in the low-power RL78 Family, with small package sizes that target 8-bit MCU applications. The versatile RL78/G15 packs many peripheral functions and 4-8KB of code flash memory in package sizes ranging from 8 to 20 pins, with the smallest…
Vishay upgrades its solar series of snap-in power aluminum capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has upgraded the Vishay BCcomponents 193 PUR-SI Solar series of snap-in power aluminum capacitors with a higher-rated voltage of 570 V and a category voltage of 475 V. Targeted at solar applications, the devices offer operation up to 600 V at specific conditions, long useful life, and high-rated ripple…
Infineon’s CoolSiC devices support Delta’s bi-directional inverter
The CoolSiC products from Infineon Technologies have been adopted by Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based global provider of power and energy management solutions, to allow for a big step toward energy transition and carbon neutrality with green power. With the successful development of bi-directional inverters, a hybrid three-in-one system that integrates solar, energy storage, and charging…
Infineon launches TRENCHSTOP 1700 V IGBT7 chip technology
Infineon Technologies has launched the new TRENCHSTOP 1700 V IGBT7 chip in the standard industrial package EconoDUAL 3. With this new chip technology, the EconoDUAL 3 provides currents of 900 A and 750 A, enabling an improved power range for inverters. The modules target a wide range of applications including wind, drive, and static VAR generators…
TI addresses power-management design challenges for EVs and industrial applications
Texas Instruments (TI) demonstrated at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) last week, focused on how engineers can overcome some of their most pressing power-management design challenges. The company showcased the newest additions to its power-management portfolio and demonstrate system-level solutions for increasing power density, reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI), noise, and quiescent current (IQ), and…
Infineon offers 750 V EDT2 IGBTs, optimized for automotive applications
Infineon Technologies is launching the new EDT2 IGBTs in a TO247PLUS package. The devices are optimized for automotive discrete traction inverters and expand Infineon’s portfolio of discrete high-voltage devices for automotive applications. Due to their high quality, the IGBTs meet and exceed the industry standard AECQ101 for automotive components. As a result, the devices can…