Electronic Parts Makers Bank on Power Device Trends

摘要

The advancement of power device technologies has been accelerating amid the growing demand for smaller and lighter electronic devices with lower power consumption, higher current, and higher efficiency. Electronic components and devices manufacturers have been beefing up the development of new technologies for highly efficient power supplies and components for power supplies, and for next-generation power semiconductors, aiming to contribute to the creation of equipment and devices with higher performance. Power Supply Technologies While smaller, thinner and lighter power supplies with higher efficiency and longer life are being pursued, specific design technologies optimum for their respective applications have advanced. In the automotive field where the power supply market has been expanding, the use of environment-friendly vehicles, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), has become widespread, and the demand for inverters, DC/DC converters, and chargers has been increasing.