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    Bourns TVS Diodes Address High‑Surge ESD Protection in DFN‑2 (0402) Footprints

    Bourns® Model CDDFN2‑T3V3SC and CDDFN2‑T5V0SC TVS Diodes

    ­Bourns announced the Model CDDFN2‑T3V3SC and CDDFN2‑T5V0SC Surface‑Mount Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) Diodes, designed to provide ESD, EFT, and surge protection in DFN‑2 (0402) footprints for space‑constrained electronic designs. The bidirectional devices support IEC 61000‑4‑2, â€
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    Date:
    07/02/2026
    Designing an Optimized Input Filter for Buck Converters

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    Figure 1: Basic Buck Converter Circuit (SWA Is On)

    ­This article will discuss how to optimize input filter design for application boards that contain single or multiple DC/DC converters on the same voltage bus. An optimized input filter minimizes the cost and component count while ensuring circuit stability, provides EMI compliance, and improves input voltage tra
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    Date:
    07/01/2026
    Floating Ground Hot-Swap Architecture for Data Centers

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    Figure 1: Data Center Power Distribution Architecture Evolution

    The exponential growth of AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and cloud services is driving an unprecedented surge in data center power demands. Traditional 50V DC power distribution architectures, once sufficient for kilowatt-scale IT racks, are rapidly approaching physical and economic limits as AI workloads pu
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    Date:
    07/01/2026
    Ionic Cooling for AI Systems

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    Figure 1: a demonstration of how electrohydrodynamic (EHD) airflow is achieved

    ­From smartphones and laptops to automotive infotainment and smart IoT devices, the direction of travel is consistent: more functionality, more performance, and more intelligence, delivered in smaller and thinner form factors. For design engineers, this creates a familiar but intensifying challenge, and with ea
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    Date:
    07/01/2026
    Power Without Pause

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    ­The pressure on industrial and medical equipment manufacturers has never been more intense. Customers demand higher uptime, leaner operating costs, and power systems that adapt to the job rather than dictating its terms. Traditional fixed-battery architectures — solid and predictable as they may be — are in
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    Date:
    07/01/2026
    The Golden Rule of Board Layout for Switch-Mode Power Supplies

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    Figure 1: The board of an LT8640S switching regulator with closely spaced components and thus a compact board layout

    ­This article explains the basis for achieving an optimized board layout, a critical aspect in the design of switch-mode power supplies. A good layout ensures stable functioning of the switching regulator and minimizes radiated interference as well as conducted interference (EMI). This is widely known by electronics de
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    Date:
    07/01/2026
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