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SEMA Debut: THUNK’s Model 3 Traction Drive Fits in Trans Tunnels

Andy surveys various schemes for installing traction drives in ICE conversions and gets a scoop on a new, Model 3 motor-based in-tunnel drive unit at SEMA 2025.

Skyworks Buys Qorvo to Create $22 Billion RF, Analog, and Mixed-Signal Chip Giant

The companies said the deal will bring together their complementary engineering capabilities, creating R&D scale to deliver innovative RF solutions.

Battery Swapping May Meet Range and Reliability Needs for Certain EVs

Swappable EV batteries have been much talked about but rarely implemented in North America. However, China has made a big commitment to the technology and changing market dynamics...

Determining Voltage Accuracy of Switch-Mode Power Supplies

Different tolerances influence the precision of SMPS output voltage regulation. This article explains the different sources of inaccuracy and shows how the total tolerance range...

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More of This Week's Articles

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Defuse the Dangers of Automotive Short Conditions with eFuses

This first part of a two-part series explains how eFuses enable smarter protection against common short conditions in automotive electronics.

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How Multi-Stage Detection Prevents Silent Data Corruption in AI Processors

GenAI and ML workloads are causing a ramp up in silent data corruption. Multi-stage detection with on-chip, AI-based telemetry offers smarter fault prevention.

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Shape-Shifting Metamaterial Antenna Adjusts Operating Parameters

This mechanically reconfigurable antenna can take on different dimensions and shapes for targeted performance shifts.

Industrial-Grade 13-Port USB Hub Eyes Embedded Apps

Why use a consumer product when you need industrial quality? Segger's new USB hub fits that bill.

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Modular AGX Orin Carrier Board Speeds Prototyping

Diamond Systems' Osbourne carrier board hosts NVIDIA's AGX Orin AI module.

Mini PFC Capacitors Target Space-Constrained Consumer Apps

The B3270xP series of ultra-small, MKP film capacitors from TDK are tailored for power-factor-correction stages in power supplies for consumer electronics.

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SMD and Semi-Shielded Inductors Bring High Reliability to Auto, Industrial Apps

The automotive-grade SDE0403AT and SRN5040TA-P Series offer higher current density and low-profile footprints for improved power efficiency and filtering performance.

Tiny RGBW LED Driver Promotes Smart Lighting Control

A miniaturized driver manages red, green, blue, and white LEDs for maximum impact with minimal system CPU burden.

Wiwynn’s Next-Gen AI Infrastructure and Cooling Tech Targets High-Density Data Centers

The company’s innovations, showcased at the OCP Global Summit, are designed to drive the latest AI-based data centers.

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.

Wireless 101: Basic Physics of Radio

With all the wireless design activity going on these days, one wonders just how many engineers are actually educated in wireless principles anymore.

Overcome Thermal-Management Challenges in Rugged-System Design to Optimize SWaP-C

Thermal management is critical for rugged-systems design, where SWaP-C (size, weight, power, and cost) constraints require innovative cooling strategies.

Is the AI Market Already Consolidating?

Jon Peddie Research’s AI report highlights AI trends, including the downturn in AI startups and a greater focus on edge AI.

Supercapacitors Power Round-the-Clock Photovoltaic Lighting System

This supercapacitor-based photovoltaic lighting system provides light at all times of the day and works for 15 years without any maintenance.

Warning: Your DMM is Discharging Your Battery Cell

Digital multimeters are often the equipment of choice when measuring Li-ion cell voltage. However, DMMs draw current when connected to the electrode contacts and could negatively...

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

Will fusion funding make a difference?

U.S. Nuclear Fusion Roadmap Requires Persistence, Partnerships @ Energy Tech - The DOE’s newly released Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap got its first public share at the U.S. Fusion Energy Enterprise Events last week in Washington, D.C. Unlike its nuclear cousin fission—in which atoms are split to release and control energy output—nuclear fusion combines two or more atomic nuclei to create a theoretically limitless reaction in energy output.