{"id":11933,"date":"2019-05-01T10:16:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=11933"},"modified":"2019-05-01T10:16:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T09:16:48","slug":"efficient-switching-at-higher-frequencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/efficient-switching-at-higher-frequencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficient switching at higher frequencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microchip announces, via its Microsemi subsidiary, the production release of a <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"family of SiC power devices (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsemi.com\/sic\ufeff\" target=\"_blank\">family of SiC power devices<\/a><\/strong> that offer proven ruggedness and the performance benefits of wide-bandgap technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complemented by Microchip\u2019s broad range of 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