The new extra fast soft recovery diodes are diodes capable of operating at high commutation rates. It has low reverse recovery current and is outstanding in their dynamic characteristics. In this ...

Infineon Technologies has unveiled a diode family designed for modern IGBT applications. The Infineon Prime Soft features an improved turn-off capability which now rates at 5 kA/µs. Prime Soft is ...

Great efforts have been made to improve power switches – MOSFETs and IGBTs – to decrease forward voltage drop and as well as to decrease turn-off energy. In switching inductive loads, the turn-on ...

Recent developments in IGBT and FWD (free wheeling diode) devices are enabling designers to achieve higher switching performance, lower electrical losses, and higher temperature operation in high ...

Technological innovations in power electronics are not only essential for the success of the energy transition, they also provide sustainable support for economic development in Europe. The Fraunhofer ...

Infineon Technologies AG recently launched a 6.5 kV power module that features IGBT and freewheeling diode functionality integrated into a single chip. Infineon Technologies AG recently launched a 6.5 ...

Rohm has developed its 4th generation 650V fast recovery diodes (FRDs), balancing forward voltage and reverse-recovery time for high-power industrial and consumer equipment including air conditioners ...

Monolithic bidirectional 1200 V GaN switches (MBDS) with integrated free-wheeling diodes, manufactured at Fraunhofer IAF in a multi-project wafer run using GaN-on-insulator technology ...

Fraunhofer IAF has developed a monolithic bidirectional switch with a blocking voltage of 1200 V using its GaN-on-insulator technology. The switch contains two free-wheeling diodes and can deliver ...