{"id":5291,"date":"2018-03-07T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2018-03-06T12:56:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T12:56:48","slug":"capacitors-for-fast-switching-wide-bandgap-semiconductor-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/capacitors-for-fast-switching-wide-bandgap-semiconductor-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacitors for fast-switching wide bandgap semiconductor applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kemet.com\/KC-LINK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KEMET<\/a><\/span>\u2019s KC-LINK surface mount capacitors\u00a0to meet the growing demand for fast-switching wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors.<\/p>\n<p>Wide bandgap semiconductors have enabled power converters to operate at higher voltages, temperatures, and frequencies, allowing for much higher efficiencies and power densities.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nKC-LINK capacitors can operate at very high ripple currents due to superior capacitance stability over temperature and voltage, rendering them suitable for DC link, snubber and resonator applications.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/higher-power-densities-in-smaller-form-factors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KEMET<\/a><\/span>\u2019s robust and proprietary C0G\/NPO base metal electrode (BME) dielectric system, which operates with very low effective series resistance (ESR) and thermal resistance.<\/p>\n<p>With an operating temperature of 150\u00b0C, these capacitors can be mounted close to fast-switching semiconductors in high power density applications which require minimal cooling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe low ESR of KC-LINK capacitors results in best-in-class ripple current capability,\u201d said John Bultitude, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/automotive-grade-film-capacitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KEMET<\/a><\/span> Vice President and Technical Fellow. \u201cCombined with their thermal stability and mechanical robustness, KC-LINK is excellent for assembly close to hot WBG semiconductors where it is difficult to actively cool parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>High mechanical robustness allows KC-LINK capacitors to be mounted without the use of lead frames. This provides extremely low effective series inductance (ESL), increasing the operating frequency range and allowing for further miniaturization.<\/p>\n<p>Available in both commercial and automotive grades with standard and flexible termination systems, this series is Pb-Free, RoHS and REACH compliant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEMET\u2019s KC-LINK surface mount capacitors\u00a0to meet the growing demand for fast-switching wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Wide bandgap semiconductors have enabled power converters to operate at higher voltages, temperatures, and frequencies, allowing for much higher efficiencies and power densities. KC-LINK capacitors can operate at very high ripple currents due to superior capacitance stability over temperature and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[2894,1674],"class_list":["post-5291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-electronics","tag-kc-link-capacitors","tag-kemet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Capacitors for fast-switching wide bandgap semiconductor applications - Engineer News Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/capacitors-for-fast-switching-wide-bandgap-semiconductor-applications\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Capacitors for fast-switching wide bandgap semiconductor applications - Engineer News Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KEMET\u2019s KC-LINK surface mount capacitors\u00a0to meet the growing demand for fast-switching wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. 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