By anthony pinkey
Silicon-Carbide
Semiconductors
Increase UPS
Reliability and
Efficiency
20 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL
www.datacenterjournal.com
Challenges in the data center can parallel the challenges in semiconductor
manufacturing: maximizing efficiency, reducing size, increasing power quality/
reliability and reducing costs. The data center industry just witnessed the
introduction of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors into the uninterruptible
power supply (UPS) marketplace. WBG semiconductors are materials that permit
power-switching devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and
temperatures than conventional semiconductor materials. They also enable
construction of more-powerful electrical-switching devices that are cheaper and
more energy efficient than their predecessors. In this article, we will take a look
at the role of the wide-bandgap semiconductor and its development.