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Gen2 Class-D Audio

GaN-based amplifiers and power supplies result in a high
performance, low cost system without a fan, heat sink, or
active cooling required.
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E-Fuse Technology from Microchip
E-Fuse, enabled by SiC technology, provides a faster, more reliable method for protecting power electronic applications.
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Flexibility Without Compromise
The SpeedVal Kit platform enables testing Silicon Carbide devices, gate drivers, and controls at real operating conditions, allowing you to make the transition to your own design with confidence.
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Energy Storage & Power Conversion

Energy Storage & Power Conversion

Richardson RFPD specializes in design support and component selection for power conversion and energy storage applications. We focus our efforts ensuring our customers leverage the innovative technologies on our linecard to achieve improved efficiency, power density and reliability.

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Latest Product Insights

March 16, 2023
Tthe 944L Series Capacitor ideal for inverter applications in electric vehicle power inverters, wind power inverters and motor drives.
February 15, 2023
Tagore’s portfolio of GaN FET integrated with an IC driver are suitable for customers to build high power density and high efficiency AC/DC converters.
EATON XLM Supercapacitor Module
February 13, 2023
Eaton’s supercapacitor module systems are highly reliable and flexible energy storage solutions that provide fast responding peak power in a small footprint.
February 1, 2023
The newest addition to Maxwell Technologies’ K2 family of ultracapacitors is the 3-volt, 3000-farad cell.
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Featured Development Kits

Development kits are a great way to evaluate the latest technologies and start a design. Richardson RFPD FAEs can help you set up a development environment with the latest tools and development kits.

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SpeedVal Kit™ Modular Silicon Carbide Evaluation Platform
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  • Wolfspeed
Speed the transition from silicon to Silicon Carbide with the industry’s most versatile modular Silicon Carbide evaluation platform providing a flexible set of building blocks for in-circuit evaluation of system performance.
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Gen2 GaN Audio Class-D Technology
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GaN-based amplifiers and power supplies result in a high performance, low cost system without a fan, without a heatsink or, even, active cooling.
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CRD-06600DD065N Reference Designs
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Download Reference Design Files: Wolfspeed 6.6 kW high-frequency, DC-DC converter
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Latest Events & Webinars

Check the schedule of upcoming industry conferences, meetings, webinars and more.

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  • Energy & Power
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Demand for a cleaner, greener world has brought about a boom in the SiC module market.
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PCIM 2023
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  • Energy & Power
The PCIM Europe will be held at the Nürnberg Convention Center in Germany from May 9-11, 2023.  Stop by and visit Richardson RFPD in Hall 6, Stand 201.
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RFPD Supercapacitor Virtual Tech Event
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  • Energy & Power
The on-demand series will cover areas of interest to educate you on how the integration of supercapacitors can benefit the applications you serve.
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  • Energy & Power
Join Wolfspeed and Richardson RFPD at Bodo’s Wide Bandgap online event to walk through the basics of the Double Pulse Test for measuring switching losses and characterizing dynamic behavior in power semiconductors.
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  • Energy & Power
Join Microchip and Richardson RFPD engineers at Bodo’s Wide Bandgap online event 1 for a featured presentation highlighting Microchip’s Silicon Carbide E-Fuse technology.
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Featured Energy & Power Applications

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Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers

Electric Vehicles (EV) need Direct Current (DC) to charge the Lithium Ion batteries that are within the vehicle. Faster charging speeds enable vehicle owners to spend less time at a charging station.

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Energy Storage

Because of the rising demand for electricity, communities are striving to increase their usage of renewable energy, frequently in a synergistic relationship with existing and emerging Energy Storage Systems (ESS).

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Induction Heating

The technique of practical induction heating has been around since the 1920s. Growth in the induction heating industry expanded very rapidly.

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Industrial Power Supplies

Advanced topologies and new control strategies, as well as innovative high frequency magnetic designs, are offering creative solutions in this sector. ​
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Industrial UPS

The primary function of a UPS is to provide temporary backup power in the event of a loss of facility power. Industrial Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).

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Motor Drives

Standard motor drive circuitry has traditionally been set aside in a separate enclosure from the motor, which adds weight and increases the overall size of the motor drive architecture.​
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Solar Power

The photovoltaic market requires DC/DC converters that adjust the solar input voltage to deliver the solar energy to the public grid.

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Trains / Traction

Train locomotives can be powered by diesel internal combustion engine or steam or by electric power.

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Wireless Charging

Wireless charging eliminates the “battery anxiety” of the users of electronic devices by providing a convenient and automatic way of charging.

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About our Team of Experts

Our team of global applications engineers are available to answer your questions to ensure your power conversion or energy storage system design meets your performance expectations. If you’re transitioning from silicon to gallium nitride (GaN) or silicon carbide (SiC), we’ll help identify the right switching device to achieve the power density and increased efficiency your application requires.