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In a further push to strengthen itssemiconductor offering, RS Components (RS) has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Power Integrations. The deal covers power semiconductor technologies for applications including offline AC/DC power conversion, IGBT and gate driving and offline LED drivers.

Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush spoke to Jim Witham, Chief Executive Officer of GaN Systems at electronica about the company’s offer of gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors and the role they are playing in the world’s energy reduction needs of the future.

Littelfuse introduced the MG12600WB-BR2MM Series, the latest addition to its IGBT Module Power Semiconductor portfolio. The new 1200V, 600A Half-Bridge IGBT Module Series offers designers a substantially higher current rating than the portfolio’s previous maximum current rating (450A), offering the high efficiency and fast switching speeds of modern IGBT technology in a robust and flexible format.

ON Semiconductor and a top 10 global automotive semiconductor supplier following its recent acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor, has introduced the industry’s most compact 650 V, 50 A automotive qualified intelligent power module for controlling vehicle A/C compressors. The FAM65V05DF1 addresses numerous other high voltage auxiliary motor applications in hybrid and electric vehicles and helps designers increase the performance and effici...

Power Integrations has introduced the 1SP0350V SCALE-2 single-channel +15/-10 V plug-and-play gate driver. Optimally suited to high-reliability applications in the HVDC and railway industries, the 1SP0350 gate driver reliably and safely drives 4500V Press-Pack IGBTs and IEGTs as well as other IGBT and IEGT form factors.

The overall inverter market in 2015 exceeded US$ 47 billion driven by many market segments including EV/HEV, PV inverters, rail traction, wind turbines and more. “With an impressive 6% CAGR until 2021 , the power converter is clearly driving the power passive components market”, announces the “More than Moore” market research and strategy consulting company, Yole Développement (Yole).

Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe announced its technology line-up for electronica 2016, taking place November 8th – 11th in Munich, Germany. At Stand 105 in Hall B6 the company will be highlighting industry-leading innovations — including GaN semiconductors, thermal management products, batteries for industrial use, passive components, sensors, electromechanical, as well as automotive solutions.

KEMET has revealed its most ambitious plans yet for electronica, previewing several new polymer capacitor families while showcasing a variety of technology for automotive, industrial high reliability and space grade applications. These new products are expected to advance the company’s market position as the engineer’s preferred choice for electronic components.

Infineon Technologies introduces the 1EDN EiceDRIVER family. This single channel, low-side gate driver IC is suitable for driving MOSFETs, IGBTs as well as GaN power devices. Its pin-out and packages are fully compatible to the industry standard, easing the drop-in replacement for existing designs.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a high voltage and high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) power switch that could cost much less than similarly rated SiC power switches. The findings could lead to early applications in the power industry, especially in power converters like medium voltage drives, solid state transformers and high voltage transmissions and circuit breakers.