Enhance Triac Reliability Through Thermal Design
Sep 1, 2006
Appliance applications illustrate how to perform the necessary thermal calculations using datasheet information supplied by the semiconductor vendor....
Modular Approach Simplifies Power-System Design
May 1, 2006
The introduction of the first ICs in the early 1960s greatly simplified the design and manufacturability of complex electronic circuits by combining many...
New Products: February 2006
Feb 1, 2006
This issue of Power Electronics Technology features battery-charger ICs, rectifiers, thick film resistors and inductors...
Advances in Discrete Semiconductors March On
Sep 1, 2005
The past three decades have heralded the introduction of MOSFETs, IGBTs, silicon, Schottky and silicon-carbide Schottky diodes, as well as continuing advances in high-voltage rectifiers....
Eric Lidow: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Sep 1, 2004
To list the highlights of Eric Lidow's career in power electronics is to chronicle many of this industry's milestones dating back to the introduction...
IGCTs: Moving on the Right Track
Aug 1, 2002
IGCTs are advanced high-power semiconductor switches that provide power, reliability, speed, efficiency, cost, weight, and volume advantages over competing devices....
Crowbar Methods Protect Overvoltage Transients
Jun 1, 2002
Sensitive circuits are prone to failure if stressed by overvoltage transients. In some cases, the damage can be extensive and expensive....
