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    Infineon CoolGaN BDS 40 V G3 Family Delivers up to 82% Footprint Reduction for Portable Power Designs

    The Infineon CoolGaN BDS 40 V G3 family addresses the full spectrum of mobile power switching requirements from compact wearables to high-performance notebooks.

    Infineon CoolGaN BDS 40 V G3 Family Delivers up to 82% Footprint Reduction for Portable Power Designs
    ­Infineon Technologies AG expands its CoolGaN™ BDS 40 V G3 bidirectional switch (BDS) family with two new devices, the IGK048B041S and IGK120B041S.  The new additions reduce PCB footprint by up to 82 percent and cut component count in half. For engineers designing within the strict spatial constraints of
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    Korea University and Harbin Institute of Technology Unlock New Pathways in Circular Waste-to-Energy Solutions

    ­Prof. Yong Sik Ok of Korea University

    Korea University and Harbin Institute of Technology Unlock New Pathways in Circular Waste-to-Energy Solutions
    ­Prof. Yong Sik Ok of Korea University is a leading researcher advancing circular economy solutions for waste management and renewable energy. His work emphasizes transforming waste into valuable resources through plastic circularity, resilient waste systems, and biomass-to-energy innovations. Collaborating wi
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    TDK Launches new Stray-Field Robust Fast Hall Sensor with Analog Outputs for ASIL D Applications

    TDK Launches new Stray-Field Robust Fast Hall Sensor with Analog Outputs for ASIL D Applications

    TDK Launches new Stray-Field Robust Fast Hall Sensor with Analog Outputs for ASIL D Applications
    ­TDK Corporation announces the addition of HAL 3025 to its Micronas fast Hall sensor position sensor family. Following the successful launch of HAL 3020 and HAL 3021, HAL 3025 extends the portfolio with a single die sensor that is assessed for stringent ISO 26262 ASIL D requirements an
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    STMicroelectronics' new GaN Semiconductors Improve Energy Efficiency for High-Demand Applications from AI Servers to Robotics

    STMicroelectronics' new GaN Semiconductors Improve Energy Efficiency for High-Demand Applications from AI Servers to Robotics

    STMicroelectronics' new GaN Semiconductors Improve Energy Efficiency for High-Demand Applications from AI Servers to Robotics
    ­New gallium nitride (GaN)-based power semiconductors from STMicroelectronics are designed to improve efficiency and increase power density in high-demand applications that support electrification. The 700V PowerGaN devices in the STPOWER portfolio address challenges such as rising AI server power consumption an
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    Microchip Launches 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC Power Modules to Enable Solid-State Transformers for AI Data Centers

    Microchip Launches 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC Power Modules to Enable Solid-State Transformers for AI Data Centers

    Microchip Launches 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC Power Modules to Enable Solid-State Transformers for AI Data Centers
    ­Microchip Technology announces the availability of its new 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC® Power Modules, designed to simplify and accelerate the adoption of solid-state transformers (SSTs) in AI hyperscale data centers and other high‑voltage power applications. The new modules integrate 3.3 kV silicon carbide (S
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    Emerging Battery Technologies Will Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification

    Emerging Battery Technologies Will Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification | IDTechEx Expert Analysis

    Emerging Battery Technologies Will Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification
    Pranav Jaswani, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

    ­Off-highway machines across construction, agriculture, and mining are in the midst of a major push towards electrification, driven by the financial, operational, and environmental benefits they can provide. However, different machines vary widely in their size, runtime, duty cycle demands, and more, requiring di
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Version of Industry-Proven Battery-Management IC

    STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Version of Industry-Proven Battery-Management IC

    STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Version of Industry-Proven Battery-Management IC
    ­STMicroelectronics’ L9963F automotive battery-management IC includes all the features needed to manage lithium battery packs in hybrid (HE) and full electric (FE) vehicles, as well as industrial energy storage systems, and 48V/96V applications. The L9963F brings under-the-skin improvements to the ind
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    Date:
    05/21/2026
    Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting

    Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting

    Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting
    ­Melexis announces the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, designed to simplify and optimize automotive lighting systems. By generating the LED supply voltage locally on chip, the MLX81119 significantly reduces power dissipation, external components and space requirements in
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    Date:
    05/21/2026
    Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Total Power Solution for Next-Gen Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake Platforms

    Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Total Power Solution for Next-Gen Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake Platforms

    Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Total Power Solution for Next-Gen Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake Platforms
    Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide bandgap power devices, power management ICs, and modules, today announced a new family of digital multiphase controllers: the AOZ71049QI, AOZ71149QIand AOZ71146QI.Specifically en
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    Date:
    05/18/2026
    EPC and Mouser Electronics Announce Global Distribution Deal

    EPC and Mouser Electronics Announce Global Distribution Deal

    EPC and Mouser Electronics Announce Global Distribution Deal
    ­Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN®)-based power management solutions, offering GaN devices spanning 15 V to 350 V, today announced a global distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with th
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    Date:
    05/18/2026
    SandboxAQ Integrates its Quantitative AI Models with Anthropic's Claude via MCP

    Partha P. Mukherjee, Ph.D., Professor & University Faculty Scholar, School of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, Center for Advances in Resilient Energy Storage (CARES), Purdue University

    SandboxAQ Integrates its Quantitative AI Models with Anthropic's Claude via MCP
    SandboxAQ today announced the integration of its Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) with Claude, Anthropic's frontier AI model, making it possible to directly connect a large language model to a large quantitative model for drug discovery and materials science. Trained on real-world lab data and scientific equations, LQM
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    Date:
    05/18/2026
    Reliable Stratos T2 Series Media Converters from Cinch Now Available Through Powell Electronics

    Reliable Stratos T2 Series Media Converters from Cinch Now Available Through Powell Electronics

    Reliable Stratos T2 Series Media Converters from Cinch Now Available Through Powell Electronics
    ­The rugged Stratos T2 Series media converter from Cinch Connectivity Solutions can now be sourced through Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications including defence, aerospace and industrial. The components are designed to provide seamless conversion between el
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    Date:
    05/15/2026
    NoMIS Power Joins ARPA-E DC-GRIDS Consortium, Supplying 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs for High-Voltage HVDC Submodules

    Dr. Adam Morgan, Co-Founder and CEO of NoMIS Power

    NoMIS Power Joins ARPA-E DC-GRIDS Consortium, Supplying 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs for High-Voltage HVDC Submodules
    NoMIS Power Corporation, a leader in advanced Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductor technology, today announced its participation as an industry partner in a three-year, $2.5 million project led by Michigan State University (PI: Dr. Omid Beik) to develop high-voltage SiC-based Neutral Point Cl
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    Date:
    05/15/2026
    KIOXIA Unveils High Performance KIOXIA XG10 Series SSDs for PC OEMs

    KIOXIA Unveils High Performance KIOXIA XG10 Series SSDs for PC OEMs

    KIOXIA Unveils High Performance KIOXIA XG10 Series SSDs for PC OEMs
    ­KIOXIA Europe GmbH today announced the KIOXIA XG10 Series solid state drives (SSDs), its latest high-performance client storage solution engineered for PC OEMs. Targeting the performance segment, the new KIOXIA XG10 Series leverages PCIe 5.0 technology to significantly elevate speed and responsiveness ac
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    Date:
    05/14/2026
    Sager Electronics and APEM Sign Distribution Agreement

    Adrian Orat, Supplier Marketing and Product Manager at Sager Electronics

    Sager Electronics and APEM Sign Distribution Agreement
    ­Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power, and Electromechanical products and custom solutions provider, is pleased to announce the addition of APEM to its line card. This new partnership expands Sager’s electromechanical offering with APEM’s comprehensive ra
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    Date:
    05/14/2026
    Corvus Energy and BYD Energy Storage Strengthen Partnership with Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Advance Next Generation Maritime Battery Technology

    Picture from the signing ceremony for the strategic cooperation agreement held at the CIBF exhibition in Shenzhen Marintec China. Yin Xueqin, General Manager of BYD Energy Storage and New Application Battery Division; Jiang Yufeng, Director of the New Battery Product Line; and Dr. Lars Ole Valoen..

    Corvus Energy and BYD Energy Storage Strengthen Partnership with Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Advance Next Generation Maritime Battery Technology
    ­Corvus Energy AS, the global leader in zero‑emission maritime energy solutions, and BYD Energy Storage, a global leader in the energy storage sector, today signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA) that marks a major milestone in the companies’ collaboration. The new agreement builds on a Me
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    Date:
    05/13/2026
    PSDcast – Nuclear Energy for AI Data Centers

    Derek Matthews, Chief Strategy Officer and Electrical Architect for BaRupOn

    PSDcast – Nuclear Energy for AI Data Centers
    ­As AI explodes in popularity, the power demands for the data centers that train and power the AI is also growing at an exponential pace. At present, global power usage by data centers is around 55 gigawatts, and by 2030, AI could consume 35-50% of total data center power. That’s spurred federal and state
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Infineon Collaborates with d-Matrix to Optimize Performance and Power Efficiency for Interactive AI Inferencing

    Infineon Collaborates with d-Matrix to Optimize Performance and Power Efficiency for Interactive AI Inferencing

    Infineon Collaborates with d-Matrix to Optimize Performance and Power Efficiency for Interactive AI Inferencing
    ­Infineon Technologies AG announced a collaboration with d-Matrix®, a pioneer in highly interactive, low-latency AI inference compute for data centers. Infineon’s power solutions help d-Matrix’s Corsair™ inference accelerator achieve industry-leading performance, energy efficiency, and system integration in
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Toshiba Expands 80V N-channel MOSFET Lineup to Support 48V Automotive Systems

    Toshiba Expands 80V N-channel MOSFET Lineup to Support 48V Automotive Systems

    Toshiba Expands 80V N-channel MOSFET Lineup to Support 48V Automotive Systems
    ­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) introduces two AEC-Q101 compliant 80V N-channel MOSFETs, expanding its lineup to support 48V automotive systems. The XPH2R608QB and XPH3R908QB are the first products from the latest-generation U-MOSX-H process to be housed in the SOP Advance (WF) package with we
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Coal Pollution is Cutting Solar Power Output, Study Finds

    Lead author Dr Rui Song

    Coal Pollution is Cutting Solar Power Output, Study Finds
    ­New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side. The findings have been published to
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Vacuum Interrupters Introduces RVI-WL-23338 Replacement Vacuum Interrupter for Westinghouse R-4 Vacuum Circuit Breakers

    Vacuum Interrupters Introduces RVI-WL-23338 Replacement Vacuum Interrupter for Westinghouse R-4 Vacuum Circuit Breakers

    Vacuum Interrupters Introduces RVI-WL-23338 Replacement Vacuum Interrupter for Westinghouse R-4 Vacuum Circuit Breakers
    ­Vacuum Interrupters, a leading manufacturer of replacement vacuum interrupters, pole assemblies, parts, and components for medium-voltage vacuum circuit breakers and contactors, introduces the RVI-WL-23338 replacement vacuum interrupter. This direct fit-and-function replacement unit for Westingho
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Anglia signs Pan-European deal with Same Sky

    David Pearson, Anglia’s technical director

    Anglia signs Pan-European deal with Same Sky
    ­Anglia Components has signed a Pan European authorised distribution agreement with Same Sky, the established manufacturer of an ever-expanding range of product technologies, including audio, interconnect, motion and control, relay, sensor, switch, and thermal management solutions. Same Sky was formerly kn
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    Date:
    05/11/2026
    Infineon's New XHP 2 CoolSiC High-power Modules Boost Efficiency and Power Density in High-Voltage Energy Systems

    Infineon expands its XHP™ 2 power module portfolio with new variants incorporating CoolSiC™ MOSFETs 2300 V

    Infineon's New XHP 2 CoolSiC High-power Modules Boost Efficiency and Power Density in High-Voltage Energy Systems
    ­Infineon Technologies AG expands its XHP™ 2 power module portfolio with new variants incorporating CoolSiC™ MOSFETs 2300 V, designed for high-voltage power systems. The new 2300 V class devices support DC-link voltages of up to 1500 V, addressing the industry trend toward higher system voltages. The modules ar
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    Date:
    05/11/2026
    Cyient Semiconductors Launches India's First GaN Power IC Family Leveraging Navitas Technology

    Cyient Semiconductors Launches India's First GaN Power IC Family Leveraging Navitas Technology

    Cyient Semiconductors Launches India's First GaN Power IC Family Leveraging Navitas Technology
    ­Cyient Semiconductors announced the launch of seven new gallium nitride (GaN) power devices for the Indian market, developed using Navitas Semiconductor’s industry leading GaN technology.  The launch marks Cyient Semiconductors’ first commercial GaN product family and a major milestone in advanc
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    Date:
    05/11/2026
    1-bit and 2-bit Dual-Supply Bus Transceivers from Toshiba Support Low-Voltage Level Shifting

    1-bit and 2-bit Dual-Supply Bus Transceivers from Toshiba Support Low-Voltage Level Shifting

    1-bit and 2-bit Dual-Supply Bus Transceivers from Toshiba Support Low-Voltage Level Shifting
    ­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) expands its 74AVC series lineup of dual-supply bus transceivers with four new 1-bit products, 74AVC1T45NX, 74AVCH1T45NX, 74AVC1T45FU, and 74AVCH1T45FU, and two new 2-bit products, 74AVC2T45FK and 74AVCH2T45FK. The products can be used for bidirectional level-shifting be
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    Date:
    05/08/2026
    Electrolysis Technology Powers Vulcan Energy's new Carbon-Neutral Lithium Plant

    Electrolysis Technology Powers Vulcan Energy's new Carbon-Neutral Lithium Plant

    Electrolysis Technology Powers Vulcan Energy's new Carbon-Neutral Lithium Plant
    ­NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI), a Vancouver-based clean technology company advancing industrial electrochemical processing, is marking a major international commercialization milestone as construction begins on Vulcan Energy Resources’ Central Lithium Plant at Infraserv Industrial Park Höchst in Fr
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    Date:
    05/08/2026
    CDM Inc. Named Exclusive Global Distributor of the StartStick Portable Ground Power Unit for Military Ground Vehicles

    Startstick portable ground power unit for military ground Vehicles

    CDM Inc. Named Exclusive Global Distributor of the StartStick Portable Ground Power Unit for Military Ground Vehicles
    ­CDM, Inc., a full line distributor of interconnect products, and manufacturer of engineered cable assemblies and fabricated metalworks, today announced it has been named exclusive global distributor of ABS’s (Aviation Battery Systems LLC) StartStick. Portable and lightweight, the NATO-Spec StartStick GPU mi
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    Date:
    05/08/2026
    EV Li-ion Batteries Market Set to Reach US $320 Billion by 2036

    Global Electric Car Battery Chemistry Market Share 2015-2025. Source: IDTechEx

    EV Li-ion Batteries Market Set to Reach US $320 Billion by 2036
    ­The market for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) is set to grow from US$170 billion in 2026 to US$320 billion in 2036, representing a CAGR of 6.5%. This is driven predominantly by growth in battery electric (BEV) cars, especially in China; however, Europe is also seeing increasing adoption, and while th
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    Date:
    05/08/2026
    Renesas Completes Acquisition of Irida Labs to Expand Vision AI Software Capabilities

    Gaurang Shah, Vice President and General Manager, Embedded Processing Product Group

    Renesas Completes Acquisition of Irida Labs to Expand Vision AI Software Capabilities
    ­Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that a subsidiary of Renesas has completed the acquisition of Irida Labs, a Greece-based company specializing in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems. The ac
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    Date:
    05/08/2026
    Morse Micro Partners with DigiKey to Expand Global Access to Wi-Fi HaLow Solutions

    Morse Micro Partners with DigiKey to Expand Global Access to Wi-Fi HaLow Solutions

    Morse Micro Partners with DigiKey to Expand Global Access to Wi-Fi HaLow Solutions
    ­Morse Micro, the world’s leading Wi-Fi HaLow silicon provider, today announced a distribution partnership with DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products. The partnership expands global access to Morse Micro’s award-winning Wi-Fi HaLow products, making it
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    Date:
    05/07/2026
    Construction's CIOs Sound the Alarm on Data Ownership and AI Readiness

    Marc Schütz, Chief Product Officer at Revizto

    Construction's CIOs Sound the Alarm on Data Ownership and AI Readiness
    ­New research from Revizto, the leading collaboration platform for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO) sector, reveals that 96% of CIOs report concern about data ownership and control across their tech stacks.  The debate is no longer primarily about cost or which tools
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    Date:
    05/07/2026
    Hirect Launches Advanced Copper Conductors for High-Power Transformers and Motors

    Hirect Launches Advanced Copper Conductors for High-Power Transformers and Motors

    Hirect Launches Advanced Copper Conductors for High-Power Transformers and Motors
    ­Hirect today announced the commercial availability of its new, high-performance copper conductor product line. The new products — Continuously Transposed Conductors (CTC), Paper Insulated Copper Conductors (PICC), and Enameled Paper Insulated Copper Conductors (EPICC) — are manufactured at Hirect’s newly in
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    Date:
    05/07/2026
    Solaris Selects Ballard's FCmove‑SC Engine to Power its Next‑Generation Hydrogen Bus Platform

    Marty Neese, Ballard's CEO and President

    Solaris Selects Ballard's FCmove‑SC Engine to Power its Next‑Generation Hydrogen Bus Platform
    ­Ballard Power Systems announced that Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o., a leading European bus manufacturer and long‑standing Ballard partner, has formally selected Ballard as the fuel cell supplier for its next‑generation hydrogen bus. This selection includes the integration of Ballard's FCmove®
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    Date:
    05/06/2026
    Same Sky Launches New Microphone Development Kits

    Same Sky Launches New Microphone Development Kits

    Same Sky Launches New Microphone Development Kits
    Same Sky® and its Audio Group today announced the introduction of microphone development kits. Each kit consists of four independent microphone evaluation circuits with plated through hole I/O terminals for multiple testing options. The four detachable evaluation circuits each offer a different Sam
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    Date:
    05/05/2026
    Optimizing the 800 V to 48 V/50 V Power Path for AI Data Center Servers

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    Figure 1: Evolution of data center power architecture: (a) today: AC distribution, integrated IT racks; (b,c) next-gen systems: AC distribution, disaggregated IT racks with 50 V servers (b) or 800 V servers (c); (d) future systems: data center-wide HVDC, 800 V servers

    Optimizing the 800 V to 48 V/50 V Power Path for AI Data Center Servers
    Giuseppe Bernacchia, Distinguished Engineer and Roberto Rizzolati, Senior Principal Engineer; both at Infineon Technologies AG

    The rapid growth of AI and accelerated computing is fundamentally reshaping power‑delivery requirements inside modern data centers. As GPU clusters scale towards and beyond 1 MW/rack, traditional 48 V rack‑level distribution is reaching its practical limits due to high currents, thermal stress, and increasing cop
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
    SiTime Boosts GPU Utilization in AI Data Centers with Elite 2 Super-TCXO

    SiTime Boosts GPU Utilization in AI Data Centers with Elite 2 Super-TCXO

    SiTime Boosts GPU Utilization in AI Data Centers with Elite 2 Super-TCXO
    ­SiTime Corporation, the Precision Timing company, announced the Elite 2 Super-TCXO® to increase GPU utilization and compute efficiency in AI data centers by delivering better time synchronization. The product targets a $1.5 billion cumulative market by 2030. “Industry reports show GPU utilizati
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
    KYOCERA AVX Releases Multilayer Varistors Optimized for 48V Automotive Power Supply Systems

    KYOCERA AVX Releases Multilayer Varistors Optimized for 48V Automotive Power Supply Systems

    KYOCERA AVX Releases Multilayer Varistors Optimized for 48V Automotive Power Supply Systems
    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, added new high-temperature, automotive-grade multilayer varistors (MLVs) engineered for 48V power supply systems to its proven TransGuard® VT Series, wh
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
    STMicroelectronics Reveals VIPerGaN 100W Converters for Energy-Efficient Appliances

    STMicroelectronics Reveals VIPerGaN 100W Converters for Energy-Efficient Appliances

    STMicroelectronics Reveals VIPerGaN 100W Converters for Energy-Efficient Appliances
    ­STMicroelectronics has introduced two 100-Watt VIPerGaN high-voltage converters, extending wide-bandgap energy savings throughout domestic appliances, building and home automation, smart lighting, and consumer products including televisions and device chargers. The new converters include the VIPerGaN100W, with 3.5A
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
    Supersonic Success: S and T Scholars Sharpen Wind Tunnel Simulations

    Dr. Davide Viganò examines Missouri S&T’s supersonic wind tunnel. Photo by Blaine Falkena/Missouri S&T.

    Supersonic Success: S and T Scholars Sharpen Wind Tunnel Simulations
    Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a more accurate way to predict conditions inside wind tunnels that are used to study how air behaves at speeds up to four times faster than the speed of sound, or over 3,000 miles per hour.    “Traditional approaches to
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
    ROHM Launches an Ultra-Compact Wireless Power Chipset for Wearables

    ROHM Launches an Ultra-Compact Wireless Power Chipset for Wearables

    ROHM Launches an Ultra-Compact Wireless Power Chipset for Wearables
    ­ROHM Semiconductor today announced it has developed a wireless power supply IC chipset consisting of the receiver - ML7670 - and transmitter - ML7671 - compatible with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for compact wearables such as smart rings and smart bands as
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    The Highs and Lows of APEC 2026

    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

    The Highs and Lows of APEC 2026
    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

    ­Welcome to the May issue! April’s issue dealt with the immediate aftermath of APEC, and this month I’d like to get into some specifics. Amongst a plethora of new developments, two specific themes stood out – the decline of EVs and the ascension of artificial intelligence. Most companies and OEMs stil
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Ensuring Data Centre Readiness

    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    Ensuring Data Centre Readiness
    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    ­Welcome to the May edition of Power Systems Design Europe. Even before the AI boom, the roll out of data centres were happening extremely quickly. Data centres enable some of the most essential services we use today, for example hosting web sites, and running IoT applications. That importance will only grow in
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Why Higher Rack Density is Changing Interconnect Designs

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    Figure 1: An example using the Saf-D-Grid Max connector demonstrates that, at constant ambient temperature, connector temperature increases as applied current increases

    Why Higher Rack Density is Changing Interconnect Designs
    Ken Williams, Product Manager, Anderson Power

    AI acceleration and high-performance computing (HPC) architectures are fueling an unprecedented rise in data center demand. Goldman Sachs expects global data center power demand to surge +160% by 2030, and AI server racks in 2027 will require 50x more power than cloud equivalents five years ago. To meet this
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Powering the AI Revolution: Navigating the Gridlock and the Future of Onsite Generation

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    Figure 1: AI scaling laws show that larger models trained with exponentially more compute consistently achieve better performance

    Powering the AI Revolution: Navigating the Gridlock and the Future of Onsite Generation
    James Feasey, Senior Director of AI Infrastructure at Endeavour

    ­The rapid growth of AI is driven by compute deployment at an unprecedented pace. AI scaling laws show that larger models trained with exponentially more compute consistently achieve better performance. For leading technology companies, the implication is clear: the most effective way to improve AI systems is
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Hardware and Software Understanding Delivers High-Performance Embedded AI

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    Figure 1: TRIA SM2S-QCS6490 - Compute Module by Tria

    Hardware and Software Understanding Delivers High-Performance Embedded AI
    Christian Bauer, Product Marketing Manager, Tria Technologies

    ­Developers and users of the embedded systems that control industrial and other real-time processes can use the cloud to embrace AI capabilities. But there is a growing need for local AI processing to overcome problems associated with the need for a persistent and unbroken connection to the cloud servers. Numerous se
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Generative Physics: Why AI's Next Breakthrough Will Be Engineered, Not Generated

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    Figure 1: Raspberry Pi Pico Thermal Demo in GPStudio

    Generative Physics: Why AI's Next Breakthrough Will Be Engineered, Not Generated
    Wasil Rezk, CCO, BeyondMath

    ­The artificial intelligence revolution has, until now, been overwhelmingly digital. Large language models write code and compose text. Image generators produce photorealistic art on command. Recommendation engines decide what billions of people watch, read, and buy. These are remarkable achievements, but they sh
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Smarter Together: How Agentic AI and Cobots Are Transforming Industrial Operations

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    Figure 1: The Knowledge Ingestion Pipeline: How LLMs and VLMs absorb expertise from human video demonstrations and technical documents to generate robot task policies

    Smarter Together: How Agentic AI and Cobots Are Transforming Industrial Operations
    Dijam Panigrahi, Co-founder & COO, GridRaster, Inc.

    ­Agentic AI provides the “brain” for autonomous decision-making, while cobots provide the physical presence—with the sensors, force limitations, and safety-by-design required to work alongside humans in complex operational environments. Together, they form a more capable system than either technology al
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Protection and Telemetry in AI with 800V Hot Swap

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    Figure 1: 48V data centre power delivery to rack

    Protection and Telemetry in AI with 800V Hot Swap
    Donal McCarthy, Marketing Director of Data Centre Power, Analog Devices

    ­As AI workloads intensify, GPUs in server environments are driving unprecedented power demands - prompting a shift toward an 800V power delivery architecture at the rack level. This elevated voltage introduces new challenges for system protection and monitoring, particularly during live tray insertion and re
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Enabling Grid-Ready Data Centres

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    Enabling Grid-Ready Data Centres
    Mike Torbitt, Managing Director, Cressall Resistors

    ­In December 2025, the UK's National Energy System Operator (NESO) announced the results of its major overhaul of the UK’s grid connection process, removing speculative schemes and introducing a readiness-based system. While this affects all electricity projects, it raises the bar for data centres, which mus
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    Powering Data Centers Sustainably in an AI World

    Kevin Parmenter, Pins Out Engineering, for TSC America, Inc.

    Powering Data Centers Sustainably in an AI World
    Kevin Parmenter, Pins Out Engineering, for TSC America, Inc.

    ­Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are driving rapid growth in data center power density and energy consumption. Hyperscale and edge facilities supporting AI training and inference are increasingly constrained by power availability and thermal limits. As deployment accelerates, sustainable power delivery ha
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    05/01/2026
    AI and the Dark Web

    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

    ­A new report suggests that a significant portion of web traffic is courtesy of AI, and in the future, a majority of online activity could be artificial in nature. But this only hints at the larger (and potentially catastrophic) problem – using AI to scrape and harness the dark web. According to TollBit,
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    05/01/2026
    When Life Gives You Lemons

    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    When Life Gives You Lemons
    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    ­Lithium batteries are essential to our lifestyles. From powering wireless earbuds, to providing the energy for EVs, almost all of our consumer goods rely on them for energy storage. That reliance has two drawback – the first is that in these days of throwaway goods, a lot of batteries are consigned to the du
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    Date:
    05/01/2026
    When the Supply Voltage Is Dynamic

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    Figure 1: An ADP1047 PFC stage with a downstream ADP1046 dc-to-dc converter

    When the Supply Voltage Is Dynamic
    Frederik Dostal, Power Management Expert, Analog Devices

    ­Voltage regulators usually serve the purpose of generating a constant regulated output voltage. By means of control loops, a stable and precise supply is generated from an unregulated input voltage. What purpose, then, does dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) serve? Dynamic voltage scaling means that the outpu
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    05/01/2026
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