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TDK Offers MLCCs with 10 nF and C0G Characteristics at 1,250 V in 3225 Size for Automotive and Commercial

TDK Offers MLCCs with 10 nF and C0G Characteristics at 1,250 V in 3225 Size for Automotive and Commercial

­TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) has expanded its CGA series for automotive and C series for commercial multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to 10 nF at 1,250 V in 3225 size (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 mm – L x W x H), with C0G characteristics (Class I dielectric). This is the industry’s highest capacitance* for a
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Date:
01/22/2025
STMicroelectronics' VIPower Full Bridge with Real-Time Diagnostics Cuts Complexity and Cost of Automotive Drives

STMicroelectronics' VIPower Full Bridge with Real-Time Diagnostics Cuts Complexity and Cost of Automotive Drives

­STMicroelectronics’ VNH9030AQ integrated full-bridge DC motor driver handles diverse automotive uses including functional-safety applications. As well as integrating advanced diagnostics, the driver has a dedicated pin for real-time output status that saves external circuitry and slims the bill of materials. With RDS(on) o
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Date:
01/20/2025
ABLIC Launches Battery Protection IC to Transform Automotive Safety Backup Power Systems

ABLIC Launches Battery Protection IC to Transform Automotive Safety Backup Power Systems

­ABLIC (President: Seiji Tanaka, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “ABLIC”), a MinebeaMitsumi Group company, today announced the launch of the S-19161A/B that enables automotive manufacturers to significantly miniaturize backup power systems. Operating at 125°C, this IC allows vehicle manufacturers to
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Date:
01/17/2025
New MOTIX Family of Full-Bridge ICs for smart Brushed DC Motor Applications Enables Comfort and Convenience in Vehicles

Infineon is expanding its MOTIX portfolio with the BTM90xx family of full-bridge/H-bridge integrated circuits, designed for brushed DC motor applications in the automotive industry, offering reliable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective solutions for smart low-voltage motors.

­With the automotive industry continuing to evolve, features that were once considered premium are now becoming standard. As a result, smart low-voltage motors will play an increasingly important role in shaping tomorrow's user experience in the vehicle. Automotive manufacturers are looking for more reliable, ene
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Date:
01/17/2025
Infineon Strengthens Sensor and Radio Frequency Portfolio with new Business Unit to Drive Profitable Growth

Dr. Thomas Schafbauer, Head of SURF business unit at Infineon

­Infineon Technologies AG, a leader in power, automotive and IoT semiconductors, announced the formation of a new business unit to drive the company’s growth in the area of sensors by combining the existing Sensor and Radio Frequency (RF) businesses into one dedicated organization. The new business unit SURF (S
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Date:
01/16/2025
Infineon's Integrated Advanced MEMS-Based Ultrasound Transducer Enables new Industrial and Medical Use Cases

The ultrasonic technology of Infineon’s CMUTsense achieves high signal-to-noise ratio and offers high level of integration.

­Infineon Technologies AG has made significant progress in developing the technology for capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducers (CMUT). The technology enables the company to manufacture the first integrated one-chip solution for MEMS-based ultrasonic transducer that offers a smaller footprint, improved pe
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Date:
01/15/2025
Low On-Resistance, High-Speed Switching Expanded Lineup of Power Device N-Channel MOSFETs

Low On-Resistance, High-Speed Switching Expanded Lineup of Power Device N-Channel MOSFETs

­Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has introduced the power MOSFETs XPJ101N04N8R and XPJ102N09N8R as part of a new series of power devices. In recent years, the demand for reduced power consumption, miniaturization, and enhanced efficiency has grown in industrial equipment and automotive applications. To addres
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Date:
01/10/2025
Infineon and Flex Showcase Zone Controller Design Platform for Software-Defined Vehicles

The Flex Modular Zone Controller platform is an automotive-grade design solution for rapid ZCU implementation, enabling automakers to deliver software-defined vehicles at scale with resilience

­Infineon Technologies AG and Flex, a diversified global manufacturer and new preferred automotive design partner for Infineon, are showcasing the new Flex Modular Zone Controller design platform for software-defined vehicles at CES 2025. The platform is an innovative, scalable zone control unit (ZCU) that fe
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Date:
01/03/2025
Charging up the New Year with AI and EVs

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Happy New Year! Welcome to the January issue and another year of the greatest power electronics coverage since J.J. Thomson first discovered the electron (OK, not quite that long). And with our arbitrary flipping of the calendars (and trying in vain to remember a new four-digit number), what’s to look
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Date:
01/01/2025
Happy New Year!

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the January edition of Power Systems Design Europe. All of us here at the magazine would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very healthy and wealthy 2025! It looks to be an exciting time for the industry, and we will be here to bring you updates on all of the technology advances. One vertical
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Date:
01/01/2025
Ensure Robust, Reliable Controllers and Powertrains in the Next Generation Automotive Control Architecture

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Figure 1: Evolution of automotive control architectures

­An electronic control unit (ECU) manages each vehicle function, and their numbers are rising with the growth in features. High-end vehicles can now contain up to 150 ECUs, which are critical for communicating information and responding to the main control system. Automotive control architectures Automotive control architectures are evolvin
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Date:
01/01/2025
EMI/RFI Filters for Fast DC EV Charging Stations

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Figure 1: DC EMI Filter for EV Charging Stations

­As more people adopt EVs, the need for efficient and accessible charging infrastructure has grown. Early slow chargers, which required long wait times, are being replaced by fast charging stations that offer quicker charging times and enhanced efficiency, contributing to greater EV adoption. Smart DC fast c
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Date:
01/01/2025
Ethernet Rises to Automotive Deadline Challenges

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Figure 1: In a zonal architecture, the majority of the processing is carried out by central computers, or High-Performance Controllers (HPCs), which are connected through multi-gigabit automotive Ethernet to zone Electronic Control Units (ECUs)

­The automotive sector is seeing a major shift in the computing architecture used in vehicles. This shift has major implications for the networking techniques OEMs use to coordinate the many different functions that require software control. Manufacturers are deploying more advanced microprocessors to artifi
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Date:
01/01/2025
Automotive-Qualified DFN Packages

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Figure 1: DFN packages are assembled on NSMD pads to ensure the solder can run up the side flanks, in contrast to standard SO-IC packages, which are assembled on SMD pads

­DFN packages offer high power densities and excellent thermal properties thanks to an exposed heat sink and optimized heat path. Side-wettable flanks also enable the automated optical inspection required in the automotive industry. Dual flat no-lead (DFN) packages are designed for harsh environments, offering
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Date:
01/01/2025
Enhancing Speed and Efficiency for High Transient Automotive Applications

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Figure 1: Multiphase buck converter with (a) discrete inductors and (b) coupled inductors

­High current, low voltage applications frequently employ a multiphase buck converter topology for the voltage step down. This multiphase buck can utilize traditional discrete inductors (DL), as shown in Figure 1a, or coupled inductors (CL), as depicted in Figure 1b. In the case of CL, the windings are magnetically co
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Date:
01/01/2025
 The Continual Evolution of EVs, Hybrids, and Charging Technology

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­The shift to electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids (HEVs) are providing a large and growing market for power electronics innovations. According to the International Energy Agency, electric cars accounted for around 18% of all cars sold in 2023. Almost 14 million new electric cars were registered globally in 2023, br
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Date:
01/01/2025
Is Tesla the Most Dangerous Brand on the Road?

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Well, that’s the implication of a bombastic Gizmodo piece, “Tesla’s are Involved in More Fatal Accidents Than Any Other Brand.” EV crashes make for chilling headlines, and the inference is even worse – that new technology is failing (and killing) us with fiery crashes that burn longer and harde
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Date:
01/01/2025
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