What made you feature the Qorvo 1200V SiC Power Modules? How does these products differ from others and what value do they offer? Qorvo’s first SiC module products are housed in an industry standard easy-to-use E1B package. The modules utilize a unique cascode architecture that pairs a high performance normally-on SiC JFET with a cascode optimized low voltage, low RDS(on) Si MOSFET, producing a normally off device with reduced conduction and switching losses for maximized efficiency. The silicon-like gate drive characteristics allows for the use of standard unipolar gate drive levels compatible with Si IGBTs, Si FETs, SiC MOSFETs or…
Author: Kirk Barton
Kirk Barton
Kirk Barton is a Technical Marketing Manager for Power Products at RFMW. Leveraging 35 years of industry experience and a degree in Electrical Engineering, Kirk specializes in high power applications using wide bandgap technologies. Kirk enjoys being part of the RF industry’s innovative environment and witnessing the positive impact that technological advances have on integration, efficiency, and end applications.
What made you select Knowle’s new StackiCap MLCC Capacitors? What value do these products offer? Knowles new StackiCap MLCC Capacitors offer unmatched combination of case size, capacitance, and voltage and can significantly reduce PCB space for applications needing high voltage, high capacitance MLCCs. The unique design incorporates a patented sponge layer technology allowing the part to be stacked up while terminated as a single MLCC homogenous design. Typical MLCC material is brittle and subject to cracking due to the piezoelectric, which causes parts to vibrate when current is applied and possibly cracking the MLCC. The sponge layer helps dampen the…
What made you select Qorvo’s new PAC22140 and PAC25140? What value do these products offer? Qorvo’s new PAC22140 and PAC25140 offer the industry’s first Intelligent Battery Management solutions capable of handling 10 to 20 series battery cells in a single IC. The complete battery management systems are designed for 10-20 cell battery packs, integrating an ARM MCU, cell balancing, and full power management in a single IC. Additionally, these highly integrated ICs save 50% on board space, reduce BOM cost by 30% and allow for faster time to market. The BMS devices offer high side and low side drivers, balancing…
What made you select Qorvo’s ACT43750 as a product to feature? How does the ACT43750 differentiate from its competitors? The Qorvo ACT43750 is a highly-integrated drain switch and negative gate voltage regulator PMIC that enables ultra-fast RF GaN PA drain switching. The device provides programmable gate bias voltage, a fast drain switch response of 30ns (typ), auto bias sequencing, configurable IQ (drain) setpoint, and auto-calibration to compensate for the effects of temperature/aging. When used with the ACT43850 RFPoL buck regulator and constant current capacitor charger ICs, the chipset forms a complete compact power supply system. This system is designed for…
What made you select Qorvo’s ACT88760 Modular PMIC as a product to feature? How does this product differentiate from others/what value does it offer? The ACT88760 from Qorvo provides a high level of integration, efficiency, configurability, and low external component count. Its ActiveCiPS™ technology accelerates time to market by allowing customers to generate custom samples on the spot. Additionally, the ACT88760’s configurable options include output voltages as low as 0.5V, power up/down sequencing, startup time, slew rate, system level sequencing, switching frequency, sleep and operating modes, on and off delay times, Buck/LDO soft start, UVLO/OVLO, GPIOs, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuXab3dIu08 What…