Power Semiconductors Weekly

The decarbonization trend will result in strong market growth for power semiconductors, in particular those based on wide bandgap materials. As a leader in Power Systems, Infineon Technologies AG is now taking a further, decisive step to shape this market: By significantly expanding its Kulim fab – over and above the original investment announced in February 2022 – Infineon will build the world’s largest 200-millimeter SiC (silicon carbide) Power Fab. The planned expansion is backed by customer commitments...

With the development of technology and the Internet, the world of marketing has also changed. This truth must be accepted. And the faster you do it, the more successful your business will become. Not only marketing and its tools have changed, but also consumers themselves, as well as the process of making a purchase decision. Buyers now do not need to immediately contact the sales representatives of the company to find out information about the product. The first thing they do is turn to their gadgets...

Anyone would like to earn money without much effort. The dream of many is to wake up one morning and find a large amount of money in their account. For everyone who is completely devoted to the search for opportunities to turn their dreams of passive income into reality, affiliate marketing is the right solution. At the moment, there are many proven techniques for how to get the maximum benefit from such a partnership. If you are just starting your acquaintance with affiliate marketing and a lot of things seem unclear to you, you should not worry...

In a modern world of numbers, figures, gigabytes, and just too much information for one to comprehend, any top manager suffers from too many reports with too little sense. Whether we speak of the CEO, CFO, CMO, or any other C-Suite or high-rank manager, they all need a better way to receive the important data to make the right business decisions. As it turns out, there is a way to help them make their life easier, much easier. And what can make all the odd numbers and charts look better and, in the way, even a five-year-old can understand is dashboard software...

Previously in Power Semiconductors. Diodes we defined that the diodes can be divided into diodes with p-n junction and Schottky diodes. However, additionally we can divide diodes with p-n junction into rectifier diodes, fast recovery diodes, avalanche diodes, and transient-voltage-suppression diodes. Rectifier Diodes Rectifier diodes are designed to work in rectifier units operating at a relatively low frequency. This is usually an industrial frequency of 50 or 60 Hz. For these diodes, the main focus...

The first diode elements, which can be conditionally referred to as power semiconductor diodes, were created based on a copper – copper oxide rectifying contact in the 1920s. The reverse voltage of one diode element did not exceed 8 V, however, it was possible to connect the elements in series. The permissible current ranged from several hundred milliamps to several amperes. In the 1930s, selenium-based rectifiers were created, which became a real element base for power rectifiers of that time and were mass-produced by a number of companies in the USA and Europe...

Nowadays there are many types of power semiconductors manufactured by various companies around the world. Some specialize in powerful devices based on silicon, some look forward to new materials like silicon carbide (SiC). And there are companies that work in all directions. Despite all the variety of power semiconductors, they can be classified into three groups depending on type of Conductivity, Control, and Semiconductor Material used to produce them. Conductivity Power semiconductors can be...

Ishikawa diagram is a tool for visualizing the cause-and-effect relationships of a specific situation or problem in order to detect the root cause. The diagram helps to determine the main factors that have the most significant impact on the development of the analyzed event, as well as to prevent or eliminate the action of these factors. Ishikawa diagram was developed by a Japanese specialist Kaoru Ishikawa and was initially used in quality management processes in production. This technique, due...

The Pareto principle or the 80/20 rule is a rule that says that 20% of all your efforts give 80 % of the result, and the remaining 80 % of your efforts give only 20 % of the result. The rule is named after the Italian economist and sociologist Vilfredo Pareto, who first noticed that amazing percentage ratio. This principle was subsequently studied by many specialists who applied it to various fields of activity. Perry Marshall also devoted years to studying and analyzing this rule and experienced first-hand how it works...

Social media is an essential part of our lives today. And to completely understand the digital world of social networking it is necessary to know the basic social media marketing terms. Let’s go through the SMM vocabulary and see what they mean. SMM – Social Media Marketing is the promotion of a product or brand using social networks. The main tasks of SMM are to attract traffic, increase brand awareness, create a positive reputation for the brand and product, and interact with the audience. Social Networking Website is an online platform for social interaction...

Brand awareness is the level of knowledge people have about your brand. The level of knowledge means how well customers are informed about your company, about your products, how much they can recognize or remember your brand. The higher the level of knowledge, the more the audience is familiar with you, thus, the purchase of your product or service is more likely. Let’s go through the sales funnel, which displays the buyer’s path. The basic view of the funnel has the following form: AIDA Funnel Awareness is the first component of the funnel, it is the beginning of the path...

Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy technologies. Usage is on the rise worldwide, in part because costs are falling. Global installed wind-generation capacity onshore and offshore has increased by a factor of almost 75 in the past two decades, jumping from 7.5 gigawatts (GW) in 1997 to some 564 GW by 2018, according to IRENA’s latest data. Production of wind electricity doubled between 2009 and 2013, and in 2016 wind energy accounted for 16% of the electricity generated by renewables...