TVS Key Parameters and Selection Guide

Learn how to select TVS diodes: understand Vrwm, VBR, VC, IPP, capacitance and leakage with step-by-step selection process and design example.

Why Add a 100Ω Gate Resistor to MOSFETs

Why use a MOSFET gate resistor? Learn how Rg (often ~100Ω) damps gate/drain ringing, balances switching speed and losses, and how to choose Rg.

Why MOSFETs Smoke and Fail: Two Case Studies

MOSFET basics, key specs and battery-protection failure cases with root causes and fixes: gate control, SOA, thermal design, matched devices

Capacitive Dropper: Theory and Practical Circuits

Capacitive dropper guide: principles, practical circuits, component choices, pros, limits and safety for low-power mains supplies.

Common Level Shifting Techniques

Compare diode, BJT, MOSFET and dedicated IC level shifters for voltage translation: pros, cons, and best use cases for I2C, UART, GPIO.

Resistor Applications: Typical Circuit Uses and Analysis

Guide to common resistor applications in PCB design: current limiting, pull-ups, series termination, RC delays, voltage dividers, shunts.

Operating Principles of Silicon Carbide Power Devices

Explore how silicon carbide (SiC) power devices boost efficiency, high-temperature stability and voltage handling for EVs, renewables and HVDC.

Three Ways to Suppress Power Diode Reverse Recovery

Compare RC snubbers, series saturable reactors, and soft-switching to suppress diode reverse recovery in buck converters; series reactors best.

Investigating Transistor Anomalies Caused by Weather

Why SOT23 devices cause 5V rail drop in low-temp/high-humidity tests and how lowering pull-up resistor prevents failures.

Differentiating Op-Amp Noninverting and Inverting Inputs

Operational amplifier (op amp) overview: key characteristics, inputs, negative feedback, and practical tips for analog circuit design.

Why SiC Wafers Have C-Face and Si-Face

SiC overview: composition, bonding, polytypes and how C-face vs Si-face affect properties, epitaxy and device fabrication.

SiC Power Devices: Advantages and Applications

SiC power devices: learn fundamentals, benefits, applications, challenges and future trends for efficient, compact power electronics.

MOSFET Application Examples and Basics

Learn MOSFET fundamentals: types, pins, gate resistor, parasitic capacitances/diode and how to use MOSFETs as fast, reliable electronic switches.

Power Amplifier Selection Principles and Methods

Power amplifier selection guide: match output power, bandwidth, impedance, gain and linearity; choose topology, reduce noise and validate testing.

IGBT Lossless Snubber Design Principles

IGBT hard vs soft switching, snubber absorption and passive lossless snubbers to cut switching losses, EMI and boost converter reliability.

Registers and Data Buffers in Chip Design

Design tips for registers, buffers, grounding, RC filtering and low-jitter clocking to optimize ADC/DAC performance and isolation.

SiC Power Devices: Characteristics and Applications

SiC power devices: benefits, EVs, renewables, HVDC uses, manufacturing challenges and outlook for higher efficiency, power density and lower costs.

Measuring MOSFET Gate Charge Using JEDEC Method

Guide to JEDEC MOSFET gate-charge testing with the 4200A-SCS: use two SMUs in Clarius to measure Qg, Qgs, Qgd and compensate offset capacitance.

Performance Advantages of SiC Devices in On-Board Chargers

SiC-based bidirectional OBCs boost EV charging efficiency, power density and V2G functionality while tackling cost and reliability challenges.

Four Classic Op-Amp Circuit Analyses

Understand op amp circuits: virtual short/open, inverting/non?inverting, summing, integrator, differentiator and real examples for engineers.