Top Stories of the Week: Sept. 22-26 2025

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Featured Content

How to Accurately Estimate IC Junction Temperature

This article serves as a guide to achieve accurate estimations of semiconductor junction temperature, explaining the significance of thermal parameters and discussing common mistakes...

The Road to Greater EV/Grid Efficiency: Reconfigurable Batteries

The past few months have seen announcements of prototype electric vehicles that don’t use inverters to produce three-phase traction power. Andy’s both happy and miffed.

EDGE Awards 2025 Winners and Honorees

Here are the winners you selected for this year's awards.

The Case for a Safety-First Foundation in Embodied AI

Safety as an afterthought in robotics causes costly setbacks. Building safety into embodied AI early drives innovation and prevents disruption.

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Solid-State Circuit Protection Using SiC JFETs

Solid−state circuit breakers using SiC devices are particularly well-suited for protecting next-generation power systems.

More of this Week's Articles

The Featured Articles above are just some of the content that's new this week on Electronic Design. Check out the rest here.

PCIe 8.0 Expected to Deliver 256 GT/s

Anticipated to arrive by 2028, the PCI-SIG's PCIe 8.0 spec will likely double bandwidth to 256 GT/s to drive next-gen future applications.

Soul of a Blue Machine: The Engineering Behind Tek’s New 7 Series Oscilloscope

A dive into the engineering behind Tektronix's new 7 Series 4-ch. scope featuring 25-GHz bandwidth, 125-Gsample/s rate, world-class ENOB, and 2-Gsample/ch memory depth.

Lasers Induce and Assess Esoteric Behavior in Electronic Materials

Lasers can investigate magnetism in non-magnetic metals and assess control of ultra-thin semiconductors using pulses of terahertz light.

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Now and Then: Magnetic Cores

Magnetic cores had some interesting uses, but a lot has changed in memory technology.

Eaton and ChargePoint Launch Fast DC V2X Chargers and Power Infrastructure

DC chargers can be deployed with 30% lower CapEx in a 30% smaller footprint while delivering up to a 30% cost reduction.

Thin-Film Power Inductors Aimed at High-Current Automotive Apps

TDK’s latest automotive-grade thin-film inductors offer higher rated current and lower DC resistance than conventional products.

Improve the Sustainability of Electrified Utility Vehicles with Advanced Battery Charging

Selecting the right charger can greatly influence the service life of your electric forklift, mobile elevated work platform, or other industrial utility vehicle. Here’s a quick...

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SiC Supercharges High-Voltage Inverter Brick for EVs

Schaeffler’s power brick leverages SiC power MOSFETs to deliver higher power density and efficiency to EV traction inverters.

Editor's Choice: From the Electronic Design Archives

These articles were chosen by the editors at Electronic Design that complement the new articles above. They are included in our regular newsletters.

Expanding “Spacescape” Impacting Oscillator Selection Criteria

The vastly increasing number of low earth orbit satellite clusters is changing the traditional rules in the selection of high-performance crystal oscillators; Space oscillators...

Bridging the Gap from IIoT Promise to IIoT Reality

Although new tools and technologies are available to make tapping into industrial IoT more manageable, one must ensure expectations are accurate.

EV Battery Swapping Revisited

Electric-vehicle battery exchanges, rejected by Tesla and others, are making a comeback in China.

Bidirectional EV Charging Plugs into the Grid

Delve into the technical differences between traditional passive charging systems and smart EV chargers that respond to varying conditions in the electric grid.

The Evolution of Ethernet

Venerable Ethernet provides the backbone of the internet.

Tapping Secrets of Li-ion Cell Temperature to Improve Cold Performance

Explore the challenges and solutions for EV battery performance in cold weather, including state-of-charge monitoring and advanced temperature-management techniques.

Editor's Picks from other websites

We hope you enjoy the articles on Electronic Design, but there's a lot going on and we can't cover everything. In this section, Electronic Design editors highlight articles they found this week that you might be interested in as well.

Bill Wong's Picks

Here are a few items I found in my copious free time.

Editor's Note: Is AI Your Ozempic Moment?
by Paul Rothman @ Security Info Watch
Just as breakthrough medications require lifestyle changes to deliver results, AI technology demands strategic discipline to transform your security business.
Survey: Manufacturers mostly see competitive advantage of AI, but adoption is uneven
by Scott Achelpohl @ Smart Industry
In new PwC poll, more than 500 execs also lean into trends in AI in the workforce, industrial realignment, reshoring and nearshoring, and product line reconfiguration as PwC’s Hawk evokes “five unstoppable forces” in future industry.