https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/st/w/documents/16821/new-generation-of-650v-sic-diodesen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/st/w/documents/16821/new-generation-of-650v-sic-diodesFri, 08 Oct 2021 07:48:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9dbb0bfc-ef3c-44e5-8937-cc94436bc051WilliamSouplethttps://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/st/w/documents/16821/new-generation-of-650v-sic-diodes#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by WilliamSouplet on 10/8/2021 7:48:32 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Power-supply designers are permanently confronted with stringent efficiency regulations (Energy Star, 80Plus, European Efficiency…). They are forced to consider the use of new power converter topologies and more efficient electronic components such as high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) Schottky rectifiers.</span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#575757;font-size:12pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In hard-switching applications, SiC Schottky diodes show significant power losses reduction and are commonly used.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/486x645/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-12/contentimage_5F00_29793.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/01/12/contentimage_29793.jpg-486x645.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=HRyadVEnoAXPnFgek93lgZ%2BRYq69ckB1LyR0pbK%2ByWg%3D&amp;se=2026-11-02T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=l/kTWmbrdljhQyqtSwVl8Q==" style="max-height: 645px;max-width: 486px;" /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#575757;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Full document attached below<br /></span></p> <div class="migration-injected-attachments"><div style="font-weight:bold;margin:15px 0 5px 0;">Attachments:</div><div></div><table style="border:0;"><tbody><tr><td width="160"><span class="_se_attachment" id="attid_https://www.element14.com/community/api/core/v3/attachments/128219"><a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-12/DM00075656.pdf">community.element14.com/.../DM00075656.pdf</a></span></td><td><span style="font-size:80%;">DM00075656.pdf</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: schottky, rectifiers, industrial, diode, discrete, silicon-carbide, carbide, silicon, stmicroelectronics, sic, st, power</div>