‘Protect. Control. Sense’ at PCIM 2016

9th May 2016

Nat Bowers

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At PCIM Europe 2016 in Nuremberg from 10th to 12th May 2016, Littelfuse will be unveiling families of SiC Schottky diodes and silicon IGBTs in Booth 7-140. An in-booth demonstration will illustrate the capabilities of Monolith’s SiC MOSFET technology with a 5kW buck converter with 675V nominal input and 350V nominal output. The converter switches at high frequencies around 200kHz with an efficiency over 98% that cannot be achieved with silicon IGBTs.

In 2015, Monolith formed a strategic partnership with Littelfuse to develop SiC power semiconductors for industrial and automotive markets. Monolith’s cutting-edge SiC MOSFET technology enables drastic reductions in system size and weight (as a result of the higher frequency capabilities) and power consumption (due to reduced power losses) across a broad range of applications in industrial and automotive markets. Representatives from Monolith Semiconductor and the designer of the power converter will be on hand to share additional information on the advantages of Monolith’s SiC technology and how it is poised to revolutionise power electronics.

The Littelfuse booth will showcase solutions for the following market applications:

Datacomms power - protecting the global telecomms network, from smart phones to cellular base stations;
Solar - high reliability and safeguards for equipment and systems subject to harsh environments in PV installations;
Industrial drives - ensuring the safe control and distribution of electrical power in industrial applications; and
EVs & HEVs - protect and control solutions for synchronising, frequency control, load sharing and power management.

In addition to showcasing its diverse product solutions portfolio, Littelfuse will launch the LFUSCD series of SiC Schottky diodes and announce its own IGBT die technology.

Ian Highly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Semiconductor Products, and CTO, Littelfuse, commented: “This year, Littelfuse is excited to be to showcase its power semiconductor strategy. We are continuing to invest and develop our portfolio to bring interesting capability to the market. Littelfuse has the unique ability to combine typical portions of a power electronics system, protection, control, sense, into an integrated systems-level approach. No other technology supplier can bring the same level of coordination and integration of key elements of a power system."