APEC has been a cornerstone of the power electronics industry since its inception. This year’s conference marked the 40th anniversary of APEC, which has grown significantly since its founding in 1986, ...

2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector in terms of development, preparing for radical changes in 2025 and beyond. 2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector ...

With the increasing adoption of EVs and a growing focus on environmental sustainability, electric motors are expected to be used more extensively. Electric motors are the beating heart of sustainable ...

While the failure mechanisms in gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have been widely studied and significant improvements made in their reliability, this field is still ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices offer a combination of advantages that make them superior to Silicon-based devices in many power electronics applications, including electric mobilty, renewable ...

The transformer is one of the electrical machines that has the highest efficiency; as it has no moving parts, the only losses are located in the copper and iron. Having previously examined the ...

Amongst the various options to create an enhancement mode GaN technology, the p-gate GaN HEMT has emerged as a popular device of choice. Some challenges with the p-gate GaN HEMT Amongst the various ...

Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, such as SiC and GaN, offer important advantages in terms of reliability, energy efficiency, power density, and cost reduction. Power electronics is evolving day by ...

Only by implementing sustainable practices and investing in renewable energy sources can the industry reduce the overall impact of production and contribute to a more sustainable future.

This article summarizes some of the defects seen during GaN wafer processing and the characterization techniques that can be used to detect them. Gallium nitride (GaN) offers many intrinsic material ...

Aehr Test Systems disclosed an initial order for a FOX-NP wafer-level test and burn-in system intended for GaN power devices. Aehr Test Systems disclosed that an initial customer order for a FOX ...

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