TECH FORUM
Articles grouped by selection, application, trends and teardowns, covering IGBT, SiC and MOSFET.
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Selecting a Lithium Battery Protection Circuit: The Value and Limits of Dual-N-Channel Co-Packaged MOSFETs
A dual-N-channel co-packaged MOSFET such as the 8205 family, paired with a protection IC, integrates bidirectional cutoff plus over-discharge and overcurrent pr…
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MOSFET Selection in a BMS: Four Criteria and Three Pitfalls to Avoid
A MOSFET in a BMS is the switch that executes safety actions, not an optional protection component.…
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Wind Converter IGBT Module Selection Guide: Four Hard Criteria and Three Common Pitfalls
Wind converter selection is not about best efficiency but about surviving a 20-year service life.…
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Single-Phase String PV Inverters: Achieving Both No-Derating at High Temperature and High Low-Light Efficiency
Generation revenue for a residential PV inverter depends more on whether it avoids derating during the hottest hours and can still generate under the weakest su…
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IGBT Selection for Commercial Induction Cookers: Voltage Headroom, Short-Circuit Protection, and Resonant Topology
In a half-bridge series-resonant topology, the IGBT sees peak voltage more than twice the bus voltage.…
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BLDC Drive for Quiet Fans: Solving Noise at the Electronics Level
Fan noise does not come from blades and bearings alone. Pushing PWM above 20kHz and compressing switching time and commutation dead time is how electromagnetic …
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How Co-Packaged MOSFETs Improve Cordless Power Tool Runtime and Control Response
The runtime bottleneck in cordless tools often comes down to conduction loss. A 30V-class N+P co-packaged MOSFET such as the HM8324F4X100 trades 14mOhm-class on…
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HG40T120TPX100 in Inverter Welders: Arc Strike, Thermal Management, and Lightweighting
Addressing three real pain points in 160-250A inverter welders - slow arc strike, thermal runaway at elevated temperature, and heatsink volume - the HG40T120TPX…
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HGF200MA120X100 IGBT Module: An Efficiency Solution for Industrial Drives and High-Frequency Power Supplies
For industrial drives and high-frequency power supplies above an 800V bus, at 10-30kHz switching, with constrained cooling, the HGF200MA120X100 balances efficie…
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IGBT
A concise technology report on IGBT: device fundamentals, structure evolution, our 650V HG-series portfolio, selection criteria and the application landscape.
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Are power electronics engineers facing the dual challenges of complex high-frequency circuit design and energy efficiency bottlenecks in mid- to low-frequency systems?
High switching frequency brings efficiency and size benefits — and also drive, layout and EMI complexity — while mid- to low-frequency high-power systems are ca…
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How many manufacturing processes are there for MOSFET products?
There are several manufacturing processes for MOSFET products, such as trench, deep trench, planar, multi-layer epitaxy, and superjunction.…