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PCIM 2026: onsemi’s Sam Francis on SiC EV Adoption, GaN Expansion, and the Innoscience Partnership

onsemi’s Sam Francis discusses the SiC EV adoption gap between Europe and China and how GaN and SiC are complementary in onsemi’s portfolio. In this interview from PCIM Europe 2026, Power Electronics ...
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Understanding the basics of battery energy storage systems

How power conversion, energy management, and thermal design determine the performance of battery energy storage systems. A battery energy storage system (BESS) is usually described by its ...
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Infineon Opens World’s Largest Power Semiconductor Fab

The new fab increases production capacity for power semiconductors serving AI, automotive, industrial, and renewable energy markets. Infineon Technologies has officially opened its Smart Power Fab in ...
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SiC JFETs, Bidirectional GaN, and Software Reinvent Solid-State Circuit Breakers for a New Era

onsemi, Infineon, and others advance SiC JFET-based SSCBs as DC architectures demand microsecond-level fault protection. The shift towards wide-bandgap semiconductors (WBGs) has given solid-state ...
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PCIM 2026: Microchip’s Nitesh Satheesh on the New 3.3kV Module and Closing the SiC Power Gap

Microchip discusses the new 3.3kV HVD3 module, its silicon nitride substrate, and how it halves the SST module count for AI power conversion. In this interview from PCIM Europe 2026, Power Electronics ...