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Saving energy with SiC technology: 6 facts you should know about SiC

rohm_eu — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:54:43 GMT

Saving energy with SiC technology: 6 facts you should know about SiC The use of SiC technology leads to considerable energy savings and CO2 reduction. Therefore, SiC is considered to be the future of power electronics. What makes this material so spe...(read more)

ROHM's latest article on IGBTs – A key technology for air conditioning of electric vehicles

rohm_eu — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:51:35 GMT

Electric vehicles are much more efficient than conventional vehicles with combustion engines. One consequence of this is that the waste heat from the motor no longer suffices to heat the interior of the vehicle. In this case, part of the energy store...(read more)

For Automotive ADAS/Infotainment application, 8 rails power tree Reference Design

rohm_jp — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:18:04 GMT

In recent years, the importance of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that support ahigh level of Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) has increased as automobile accidentprevention measures and autonomous driving progress. Automated drivi...(read more)

New 5th Gen P-channel MOSFETs Deliver Class-Leading Low ON Resistance

rohm_eu — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:58:15 GMT

Broad 24-model lineup with withstand voltages of -40V/-60V ideal for large consumer and industrial equipmentROHM releases a 24-model lineup of 24V input, -40V/-60V withstand voltage P-channel MOSFETs available in both single (RQxxxxxAT/RDxxxxxAT/RSxx...(read more)

12 Display Technology Trends shaping the Automotive Future – Part 2

rohm_eu — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:24:31 GMT

Car displays for the instrument cluster and the center console are today’s standard configuration for the higher and middle market segments. Moving from the distributed to the domain computing architecture has many advantages for standalone displays ...(read more)

12 Display Technology Trends shaping the Automotive Future – Part 1

rohm_eu — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:20:07 GMT

More and more displays are part of today's cars. Our overview of automotive display technology trends highlights the most important ones and outlines how ROHM Semiconductor is part of this development.More than 30 years ago, the first navigation syst...(read more)

PrestoMOS™︎ Series – Optimal Energy Saving Solution for Motors・Inverters・LLC Converters

rohm_jp — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:07:11 GMT

PrestoMOS™︎ is a product in which the parasitic diode of the super junction MOSFET is sped up using proprietary patented technology.Due to its characteristic internal structure, the parasitic diode in a typical super junction MOSFET exhibits deg...(read more)

Market Needs for LED Driver Ics for Automotive

rohm — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:39:18 GMT

Changing exterior lamps from bulbs to LEDs makes it possible to achieve smaller, thinner light sources, allowing more manufacturers to improve lamp design.To improve design, it is necessary to increase LED output while reducing the power consumption ...(read more)

QR Fly-back converter with integrated 1700V SiC MOSFET

rohm — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 02:40:01 GMT

SiC power semiconductors deliver greater power efficiency, miniaturization, and higher voltage capability than the existing Si power devices.In recent years, the growing demand for energy savings has resulted in the adoption of power semiconductors s...(read more)

Reduces noise design load! High EMI immunity comparators

rohm — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:24:11 GMT

The continued electrification and increasing density of vehicle systems make it necessary to design countermeasures against high noise environments.In response, ROHM developed ultra-high EMI immunity comparators. [Lineup]Feature 1Unlike conventi...(read more)

New ROHM Service: Web Simulation Tool reduces time and costs

rohm_eu — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:10:19 GMT

ROHM offers a new customer service: With the “ROHM Solution Simulator” designers of electronic circuits and systems in the automotive and industrial markets can verify power devices and ICs on 44 different solution circuits Simulations are typic...(read more)

AC/DC Convertor Integrated X-Capacitance Discharge Function

rohm — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 05:56:41 GMT

What is "X-Capacitance Discharge Function"?It is stipulated by international standards that household electrical appliances discharge residual charges when the outlet is unplugged.Conventionally, the case where the standby power is deteriorated by co...(read more)

Power Supply IC: Contributing to high efficiency motor drive

rohm — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:34:06 GMT

It is said that close to 50% of the world’s electricity demand is used to drive motors, making it necessary to achieve more intelligent, compact, high efficiency motor drive in order to protect the environment and improve structural designs.ROHM’s BD...(read more)

Clean power supply improves the sound quality of audio equipment

rohm — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:22:45 GMT

The proliferation of high-resolution sound sources is demanding even more accurate representation of audio data. As such, power supplied to audio devices has a significant effect on sound quality, with the power supply IC playing an important role in...(read more)

4-pin package maximizes SiC performance

rohm — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 01:52:59 GMT

ROHM has added 4-pin package models to its conventional SiC MOSFET lineup that maximizes the high-speed switching performance of SiC.www.youtube.com/watch[4pin Package SiC MOSFET Lineup]FeaturesWith conventional 3-pin MOSFETs, the effective gate volt...(read more)