Tag: MOSFET
InGaAs TFET, a potential alternative to MOSFET in future ultralow power chips
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Belgian researchers from imec, at a conference** dedicated to compound semiconductor technology, are to present promising device results with a InGaAs-only TFET (tunnel field-effect transistor) that achieves a sub-60 mV/decade sub-threshold swing at...
Continue ReadingA 400W (1kW Peak) 100A Electronic Load Using Linear MOSFETs
Kerry Wong built a 400W/100A electronic load using linear MOSFETs. He writes: I bought a couple of IXYS linear MOSFETs (IXTK90N25L2) a while ago to test their capabilities when used as electronic load, and the result was quite impressive. So I decided to build another electronic...
Continue ReadingLT8390 – 60V Synchronous 4-Switch Buck-Boost Controller with Spread Spectrum
The LT8390, is a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that can regulate output voltage, and input or output current from input voltages above, below and equal to the output voltage. Its 4V to 60V input voltage range and 0V to 60V output voltage range are ideal for voltage...
Continue ReadingLoad switch with self-resetting circuit breaker
Anthony Smith has designed a simple load switch using two transistors and some resistors. The simple current-limiting load switch shown in Figure 1 will be familiar to most readers. In this circuit, a high level signal applied to the input switches on MOSFET Q2, which energizes the...
Continue ReadingThe new 800V CoolMOS MOSFET from Infineon
Thomas Scherer @ elektormagazine.com shares the news about a CoolMOS Mosfet from Infineon. The latest 800V CoolMOS P7 800V MOSFET from Infineon is based on their superjunction technology. The device is available in twelve classes of RDS(on) beginning with 0.28 Ω and in six...
Continue ReadingFemtoFET – 20V 500mA 0.6×0.7mm MOSFET From TI
Texas Instruments “TI” recently announced FemtoFET series. There are N-channel MOSFETS like CSD15380F3 and P-channel MOSFETS like CSD25480F3 and CSD23280F3 in this series. These transistors are SMD (Surface Mount Devices) available in a very small package, the land grid array (LGA)...
Continue ReadingApp note: Solid-State Relays
Solid-state relays introduction from Vishay, (PDF) MOSFET SSRs feature an optocoupler construction, but have a pair of MOSFETs on the output instead of a phototransistor. A pair of source-coupled MOSFETs emulate an electromechanical relay by providing bidirectional switch capability...
Continue ReadingHigh Current Discrete Half-Bridge Based on IR2104 or IR2101
This is a discrete Half-bridge driver based on IR2104 gate driver IC and low impedance high current N channel IRFP4368 MOSFETS. The IR2104 is a high voltage, high speed power MOSFET driver with independent high and low side referenced output channels. HVIC and latch immune CMOS...
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