EDN

Analysis of Failure Models on Short-Circuit Events for SiC Devices

SiC MOSFETs are usually susceptible to damage as a result of short-circuiting events because of the fast switching speeds and low on-state resistance. 3 A team of researchers affiliated with the ...
The Daily Star

Short circuits still cause one in three fires despite warnings

Bangladesh recorded 26,659 fire incidents in 2024, of which short circuits were responsible for 9,069 incidents ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Short-Circuit Ruggedness In SiC MOSFETs

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Anode Interlayers To Reduce Interfacial Resistance Of Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries And Prevent Short-Circuit Formation

A technical paper titled “Design Strategies for Anodes and Interfaces Toward Practical Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries” was published by researchers at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.
Electronic Design

Fused Capacitor Guards Against Short Circuits

From AVX (www.avx.com), the TBW series tantalum Fused Capacitor provides increased protection against short circuit failure modes. Using a thin film technology, the TBW Fused Capacitor has an internal ...
Electronic Design

Protecting Flybacks Against Short Circuits

For the PDF version of this article, including diagrams and/or equations, click here. In any off-line flyback converter design, it is possible that the output ...