TI said the deal combines Silicon Labs' expertise in wireless connectivity and mixed-signal design with its analog, power, and embedded processing capabilities. The tie-up between the Texas-based semiconductor companies is on track to close in the first half of 2027. 

TDK's latest DC-link capacitor can reliably handle higher temperatures than standard film capacitors, enabling more compact power designs in renewable energy, EV, and industrial drive applications. The engineers behind it run through the innovations inside.

The nature of the maritime environment, particularly the presence of moisture and salt, can make power-density goals harder to achieve.

Making it happen required pushing “the boundaries in materials, manufacturing, thermal management, structures and rotordynamics, and power electronics.”