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    Renesas
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    The company is expanding its “GaN ecosystem” with a new family of 650-V GaN power FETs, which feature a silicon-compatible gate for flexibility and simplicity.
    July 30, 2025
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    The digital low-dropout (LDO) linear regulator is one of the latest innovations in the power industry, bringing telemetry and adjustability to a linear power supply in a very ...
    July 24, 2025
    Dreamstime_Artinun-Prekmoung_255431692 and LEM
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    Integrating a shunt resistor and Hall-based current sensor into a single device helps simplify EV architectures and enhances safety.
    June 18, 2025
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    Integrating the Schottky diode into a GaN transistor helps boost power-system efficiency by reducing dead-time losses.
    June 16, 2025
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    Discover how a low-dropout linear regulator and a programmable logic device can replace microcontrollers for enable/disable functions, reducing power consumption to just microamperes...
    April 15, 2025
    ROHM Semiconductor
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    ROHM’s latest MOSFETs are re-engineered to handle the rising power demands of AI data centers.
    April 14, 2025
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    There’s no agreed-upon definition for a “rugged” power supply. As a result, take care to check the mechanical, environmental, electrical, and long-life requirements early in the...
    March 14, 2025
    BMW
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    Learn more about the role of GaN power FETs and the gate drivers behind them in LiDAR sensors.
    March 4, 2025
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    This Idea for Design presents a simple and small solution for driving an LED to provide visual feedback in the presence/absence of a system’s power.
    Feb. 12, 2025
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    Wolfspeed specifically designed its latest generation of SiC MOSFETs to be a better fit for both hard- and soft-switching power systems.
    Feb. 6, 2025
    Renesas
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    Based on a new manufacturing process, the split-gate MOSFETs developed by Renesas show significant improvements in power handling.
    Jan. 30, 2025
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    Inside the latest 16-phase power controller from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and how it helps feed power-hungry GPUs and other AI chips.
    Jan. 22, 2025
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    Improving the window of usable power supplies for core voltages of devices helps ensure operation within the valid operating power-supply range.
    Jan. 21, 2025
    Infineon
    Infineon's new ultra-thin silicon power wafer
    According to Infineon, these wafers—the thinnest of its type to be mass-produced—will enhance the efficiency, density, and reliability of its power converters.
    Nov. 15, 2024
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    Galvanic isolation is imperative in everything from onboard chargers in EVs to the power electronics feeding AI chips in data centers.
    Nov. 8, 2024
    Dukosi
    Electric-vehicle batteries
    Explore several of the most common misconceptions about EV batteries and one of the most promising new technologies in the industry: the wireless BMS.
    Nov. 4, 2024
    Dreamstime_svetlanadiacenco_325233820 and LEM
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    Learn more about the single monitoring unit (SMU) from LEM and how it could facilitate higher-accuracy, intelligent battery management in EVs.
    Oct. 28, 2024
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    A deep dive into the challenges of AI power delivery and how startup Empower Semiconductor attempts to tackle them with its Crescendo family of voltage-regulator ICs.
    Oct. 22, 2024
    Texas Instruments
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    In an exclusive interview with TI’s director of power management R&D, we explore the role of advanced packaging in low-voltage power electronics.
    Oct. 4, 2024
    NXP Semiconductors
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    The MC33777 combines critical pack-level monitoring functions into a single device for faster, safer, and more reliable EV battery management.
    Oct. 1, 2024
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    Learn more about ROHM Semiconductor’s LogiCoA solution, which blends the concepts of analog and digital power-supply control.
    Sept. 12, 2024
    Molex
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    High-precision, coreless current-sensing technology sits at the heart of Molex’s new Percept family of busbar current sensors.
    Sept. 10, 2024
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    Silicon capacitors are trending up when it comes to high-performance decoupling. Learn more about how these components could help optimize the “last inch” of power delivery to...
    Aug. 13, 2024
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    Any engineer testing electronic devices cares about accuracy, which depends on the DC programmable power supply’s specifications, how it monitors the output, and how it’s wired...
    Aug. 2, 2024
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    As electronics technology advances, concerns mount about EMI. This article looks at EMI mitigation methods when dealing with high frequencies in switching power supplies.
    July 25, 2024
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    Get noise out of your power supply with a multi-prong approach. Filters, bypassing, and post-regulation all can help achieve that goal.
    July 18, 2024
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    Various methods, from shielding to optimized PCB layout, can be applied to significantly reduce high levels of EMI in power supplies.
    June 28, 2024
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    The high-efficiency switching power supply has become a staple ingredient in many of today’s electronic systems. What are its origins and how has it evolved over the decades?
    May 17, 2024
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    High-voltage power technology will help lead us to a more viable future. What are some of the different avenues being taken to make it happen?
    Oct. 25, 2023
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    In circuits and power-distribution systems, there are many ways to measure harmonics, e.g., using a clamp meter, and methods to reduce them, such as via K-rated transformers.
    Oct. 17, 2023