Electronic Design

Bipolar Transistors Maximize Power Density in Compact Automotive Designs

A new family of automotive-rated NPN and PNP bipolar transistors bring low losses and high reliability to switching, regulation/conversion, and driving applications. Typical applications include ...
Just Auto

Diodes broadens automotive transistor range with new devices

The expanded lineup are designed to run without interruption at junction temperatures as high as 175°C. Credit: Ju Jae-young/Shutterstock.com. US-based semiconductor manufacturer Diodes has added new ...
Morningstar

Ultra-Low VCE(sat) NPN and PNP Bipolar Transistors from Diodes Incorporated Maximize Power Density and Efficiency in Compact Automotive Designs

Ultra-Low VCE(sat) NPN and PNP Bipolar Transistors from Diodes Incorporated Maximize Power Density and Efficiency in Compact Automotive Designs Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) today ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

UChicago scientists create novel, ultrathin material to make transistors

The ability to make a very miniature on/off switch changed the world. These tiny switches, known as transistors, make up the basis of all modern computing—they drive your cell phones, your bank ...
Live Science

Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing. When you purchase through ...
Hackaday

diode-transistor logic

Before the era of large-scale integration (LSI) semiconductor circuits, discrete logic circuits using the common diode-transistor logic (DTL) were still necessary and available in a format that was ...
Investopedia

The Intriguing Origins of the Dollar Symbol and Its Global Impact

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...
Hackaday

Building Diode And Diode-Transistor Logic Gates

The fun part about logic gates is that there are so many ways to make them, with each approach having its own advantages and disadvantages. Although these days transistor-transistor logic (TTL) is the ...
SlashGear

Every USB Port Symbol & Icon Explained

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ah, USB; where would we be without it? Introduced in the late 1990s as a one-size-fits-all replacement for the handful of ports and ...
EDN

GaN transistors integrate Schottky diode

Medium-voltage CoolGaN G5 transistors from Infineon include a built-in Schottky diode to minimize dead-time losses and enhance system efficiency. The integrated diode also streamlines power stage ...
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First industrial GaN transistor with integrated Schottky diode

Infineon Technologies AG has introduced what it claims is the world’s first gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor with an integrated Schottky diode. Designed for industrial use, the CoolGaN G5 ...