For many years, insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) have combined the advantages of bipolar transistors with the ease of control of MOSFETs. Therefore, in spite of the rapid development of ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Capacitive, optical, and inductive isolation technologies are design principles that have been around since the beginning of modern electronics. While ...

In designs where high voltage (HV) or current is present, it’s necessary to take steps to reduce the potential risk to users. These steps traditionally include insulation, grounding, and the isolation ...

X-FAB has a galvanic isolation process technology that enables the fabrication of robust and reliable high voltage signal isolation ICs. The process achieves best-in-class isolation performance. By ...

The introduction of electric and hybrid electric vehicles have added high voltage electric modules into the car. The battery stack in a hybrid vehicle can be in excess of 150 V, which is then boosted ...

Pickering Interfaces, a supplier of modular signal switching and simulation solutions for use in electronic test and verification, has announced a new family of high voltage programmable resistor ...

New AC Front-End Modules Provide Up to 400 W of Isolated 24 or 48 VDC Power in a Versatile, Thermally Adept Package Vicor's new PFM AC-DC front-end module in the VIA package, pictured here with an AIM ...

How optical isolation works. Source: B&B Electronics. Some of you may know that I moonlight as the guitar player in a hard-edged blues/rock band. Playing at the various clubs around town, I run into ...

Together Spacechips and Vicor have partnered to design the most power-dense, reliable processer board on orbit. The AI1 board ...