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taken over by integrated circuits, especially in electric vehicles,” adds Seshagiri. “New technologies like silicon carbide-based power electronics will also be key focus areas for innovation.”
IXYS Introduces silicon
carbide high power diodes The SiC diode modules are suited to applications such as MHz switch mode power supplies, high frequency and resonant converters as well as rectifier circuits
IXYS Corporation’s Colorado division has introduced the SS150 and SS275 series high power SiC diodes.
Three diode configurations provide designers with flexible connection and layout options.
Packaged in low inductance, surface mount DE Series package, these products provide excellent switching performance.
The SS150 and SS275 are both available in 600V, 10A and 1200V, 5A ratings. Standard internal configurations include:
TI – Triple Independent - no common connections TA – Triple Anode - anodes are tied together TC – Triple Cathode - cathodes are tied together
The SS150 and SS275 SiC diode modules are ideal for applications such as MHz switch mode power supplies, high frequency and resonant converters as well as rectifier circuits.
The use of SiC allows extremely fast switching, high frequency operation, with zero recovery and temperature independent behaviour. Coupled with our low inductance RF package, these diodes can be utilised in any number of fast switching diode circuits or high frequency converter applications.
SS150 & SS275 Features:
Surface Mount Package 600V, 10A and 1200V, 5A Available Zero Reverse Recovery Zero Forward Recovery High Frequency Operation Temperature Independent Behavior Low Inductance Positive Temperature Coefficient for Vf
“The SS150 and SS275 High Power SiC Diode Modules allow designers more flexible design options with high frequency applications,” comments Stephen Krausse, General Manager of IXYS Colorado.
The SS150 and SS275 high power SiC diode modules are available directly from IXYS Colorado.
Silicon carbide market goes back to black
According to a new report from
Reportlinker.com, black SiC has been the largest market and is expected to show the highest growth up to 2019
High demand for steel manufacturing and steel processing along with recycling has been driving the market for silicon carbide (SiC) in the past few years.
Silicon carbide is a key component of the semiconductor devices and growth in the electronics and semiconductor market is also a driving factor governing SiC market growth. The high precision required for manufacturing components and the low level of tolerances in the end-user market have been restraining the market at the same time.
A new market research report regarding developments in SiC is now available in
Reportlinker.com’s catalogue. It is called, “Silicon Carbide (Black SiC, Green SiC) Market For Automotive, Aerospace, Military, Electronics, Healthcare, Steel And Energy Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019”.
Based on the product segments, the SiC market can be categorised into different segments such as black SiC, green SiC and others such as coated SiC, refractory SiC, metallurgical SiC, metallurgical briquettes and SiC micro grit.
Black SiC has been the largest market and is expected to show the highest growth during the forecast period.
The major end-user segments in the SiC market are steel & energy, automotives, aerospace & aviation, military & defence, electronics & semiconductors and medical & healthcare. Of these, electronics & semiconductors, automotives and steel & energy have been the major markets while medical & healthcare is expected to show the highest growth in the near future.
POET Tech makes the next
move to commercialisation The company is aiming to take it’s gallium arsenide (GaAs) based technology to the next level
The Board of Directors at POET Technologies has endorsed the next phases of the company’s commercialisation plan put forward by the Special Strategic Committee (SSC) chaired by Executive Director Peter Copetti.
The company is the developer of proprietary planar- optoelectronic technology known as ‘POET’. This is a platform for the monolithic fabrication of integrated electronic and optical devices on a single semiconductor wafer.
The multi-pronged approach is based on discussions with potential industry partners and advisers regarding the
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