One of the most common parts and one of the earliest electronic devices is known to be a power diode. Its purpose is to limit the electric current’s ability to flow in one direction while obstructing ...

The High-Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System (HAPLS) under construction in the Czech Republic is designed to generate a peak power of more than 1 quadrillion watts (1 petawatt, 10 15 watts) ...

High-power direct-diode lasers have emerged as a competitive option for applications like cladding, welding and heat treating. Stuart Woods of Coherent explains why the basic construction and ...

Cree, Inc. announces availability of its Silicon Carbide (SiC) power products, world-class 600V SiC Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes. Cree, Inc. announces availability of its Silicon Carbide ...

A new 600V GaAs Power Schottky diode is compared with Si and SiC diodes in a 200W CCM-PFC system. With both, GaAs and SiC, the PFC system losses were reduced up to 25%. Higher on-state losses of GaAs ...

KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has added DTMOSVI(HSD), power MOSFETs with high-speed diodes suitable for switching power supplies, ...

High-power semiconductor laser diodes represent a critical technology underpinning modern industrial, medical, and telecommunications applications. These devices convert electrical energy into ...

A major cause of losses in a conventional power supply using a 50/60-Hz transformer is the bridge rectifier. This article shows how to build a “greener” rectifier, substantially reducing losses by ...

NANJING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, SMC Diode Solutions, an American-led semiconductor design and manufacturing company, celebrated the opening of its second power discrete fab in Nanjing, China.

Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan (hereinafter "NTCJ") has announced the launch of its compact high-power violet laser diode (402nm, 1.7W) which achieves industry-leading (*1) optical output power ...

Taiwan-based power MOSFET and diode suppliers, primarily involved in the supply chain for notebooks and other PCs, anticipate demand will recover around mid-2024. Save my User ID and Password Some ...