Often the choice of power supply is made based on a single efficiency figure on the datasheet, and manufacturers are doing all they can to drive this number up, including defining the measurement conditions ever more carefully. Designers are coming up with more sophisticated topologies, such as phase-shifted full bridges (PSFBs) and LLC converters, and at the component level, MOSFETs supplant diodes to reduce losses. Even silicon is being challenged as wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) promise enhanced performance, even at high switching speeds.
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