High Voltage Engineering Resources

Toshiba announces family of ultra-efficient, high-speed, low voltage MOSFETs
Toshiba today announced a new family of ultra-high-efficiency, high-speed MOSFETs that deliver significant improvements in trade-off characteristics between low on resistance (RDS(ON)) and low input capacitance (Ciss). The new trench MOSFET series will have voltage ratings from 60V to 120V and will allow designers to reduce the size and improve the efficiency and performance of secondary ...

Low-cost instrument developed by high school students could aid severe weather research
A group of high school students designed, built and tested a low-cost device that monitors the buildup of electrical charge in clouds. A network of such field mill devices could be used to learn more about the lightning that is part of severe weather.

20MHz Buck Regulator Lets Designers Draw Their Own PC Board Inductors
Semtech Corporation , a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today launched the first device in its innovative platform of high-frequency switchers.

UltraVolt Announces New Options for High-Voltage Amplifiers
UltraVolt is pleased to announce the launch of two new options available for its precision high-voltage amplifier, the HVA series. These options include a ripple and noise reducing output filter (-F Option) and a new 15ppm temperature coefficient (15PPM Option). The high-voltage amplifier has the ability both source and sink current and is known to provide excellent line regulation, load ...

Will power cables be pushed underground? Official report says country needs hundreds of miles of electric pylons
Fresh calls were made today to bury high-voltage power lines underground after a new study by The Institution of Engineering and Technology found the costs involved were less than previously estimated.

Diodes Incorporated Introduces Drop-in Replacements for Industry-Standard 555 Timer ICs
Diodes Incorporated , a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced a series of low-cost 555 timer ICs, continuing the expansion of its standard linear product portfolio.

LED Driver Controller from Diodes Incorporated Handles More Demanding Lighting Applications
Diodes Incorporated , a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced the ZXLD1371 LED driver controller.

Student-Developed Instrument Could Aid Weather Studies
With guidance from Georgia Tech researchers, a group of high school students designed, built and tested a low-cost device that monitors the buildup of electrical charge in clouds. A network of such field mill devices could be used to learn more about the lightning that is part of severe weather.

Diodes Incorporated Reports Fiscal 2011 and Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Diodes Incorporated , a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog se

WAC Lighting Collaborates with RPI's Lighting Research Center to Develop and Evaluate Energy ...
Garden City, New York - Supported by NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority), WAC Lighting collaborated with the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to develop high-efficiency LED (light emitting diodes) track luminaires for an art gallery in a suburban library outside of New York City. The project results were reported at the ...