Multimedia

February 2017
PSDcast - Robert Rozario of Dialog Semi on automotive systems

Robert Rozario of Dialog Semiconductor

In this PSDcast, Robert Rozario of Dialog Semiconductor talks to Alix Paultre about the challenges facing designers of automotive systems. Today the car represents a confluence of multiple streams, from the Internet of Things to Smart Grid to autonomous systems. The company recently formed a partnership wi
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Date:
02/24/2017

PSDcast -  Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis on next-gen lead-acid batteries

Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis

In this PSDcast Gridtential CEO Chris Beekuis talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about next-generation lead-acid battery technology and what the company is doing to add value to the space. Gridtential has a proprietary advanced lead-acid battery that replaces the metal grid in current lead-acid ba
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Date:
02/22/2017
PSDcast - Michael Heaven of Aurora Solar on cell power and yield

Michael Heaven of Aurora Solar

In this PSDcast Canadian-based solar energy expert, Michael Heaven, President, CEO and Co-Founder from Aurora Solar Technologies talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about solar cell manufacturing. Raw wafers go in one end and cells come out the other and are graded into 40-60 power level bins. This in
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Date:
02/16/2017
PSDcast - Frans Scheper of Nexperia talks discretes, logic, and MOSFETs

Frans Scheper of Nexperia

In this PSDcast, Nexperia CEO Frans Scheper, formerly EVP and GM of NXP's Standard Products Business Unit, talks to Alix Paultre from Power Systems Design about the spinoff of Nexperia from NXP. Nexperia, which will produce around 85 billion devices a year and in 2016 had revenues exceeding US$1.1B, add
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Date:
02/10/2017
PSDcast - Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment on charging the Chevy Bolt

Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment

In this PSDcast, Jonah Teeter-Balin of AeroVironment talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the company's infrastructure support for charging the Chevy Bolt. A critical aspect for market adoption of EVs in the marketplace is not only range anxiety, but chrarging security.
Date:
02/07/2017
PSDcast - Ian Lawee of Analog Devices on energy metering and the smart grid

Ian Lawee of Analog Devices

In this PSDcast, Ian Lawee of Analog Devices talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on energy metering and the smart grid. In addition to their many initiatives, Analog Devices is also collaborating with the China Electric Power Research Institute to improve reliability of smart substations. The An
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Date:
02/01/2017