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AMADA WELD TECH Implements Advanced Blue Diode Laser Technology for Micro Welding Applications

AMADA WELD TECH Implements Advanced Blue Diode Laser Technology for Micro Welding Applications

AMADA WELD TECH Implements Advanced Blue Diode Laser Technology for Micro Welding Applications

AMADA WELD TECH, a leading manufacturer of equipment and systems for welding, marking, cutting, sealing, and bonding, is proud to announce the integration of cutting-edge blue laser technology into its suite of micro welding technologies. This innovation leverages the unique properties of blue diode lasers to

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Date:

01/10/2025

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

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

Antaira DIN-Rail Clips Prevent Damage to Network Devices in High Vibration Environments

Antaira DIN-Rail clips upgrade standard clips on most Antaira switches and routers for added stability in high vibration industrial environments

Antaira DIN-Rail Clips Prevent Damage to Network Devices in High Vibration Environments

With the introduction of a new patented DIN-Rail clip, Antaira Technologies has reimagined traditional mount designs, resulting in a more secure attachment for its Ethernet switches and routers onto any 35mm metal rail. Available now, the DIN-Rail clips replace the standard clips that come

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Date:

01/10/2025

150, 200 & 500 Watt Cost Effective Power Supplies in Compact Packages

150, 200 & 500 Watt Cost Effective Power Supplies in Compact Packages

150, 200 & 500 Watt Cost Effective Power Supplies in Compact Packages

TRACO Power is proud to announce the release of the newest power levels TXO family. Introducing the 150, 200 & 500 Watt models of compact open frame AC/DC power supplies. These are the most cost-efficient open frame AC/DC products TRACO Power has ever offered. Our TXO line specifically focuses on providin

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Date:

01/09/2025

Advantest Forms Strategic Partnerships with FormFactor and Technoprobe

Douglas Lefever, Representative Director and Group CEO, Advantest Corporation

Advantest Forms Strategic Partnerships with FormFactor and Technoprobe

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) (“the Company”) announced that it has entered into small minority investments and partnership agreements with both Technoprobe SpA (“Technoprobe”) and FormFactor, Inc (“FormFactor”). Advantest is in discussions with, an

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Date:

01/09/2025

Alleima Supplies Preem in the Green Transition of the Aviation Industry

Preem's IsoCracker plant (ICR) in Lysekil Photo: Preem

Alleima Supplies Preem in the Green Transition of the Aviation Industry

The redevelopment of Preem's IsoCracker plant (ICR) in Lysekil started late 2024. Once completed, it will produce 1.2 million cubic meters of renewable fuels annually and reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions at user level by 2-3 million tons annually. At the same time, Preem will reduce fossil fuel production by

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01/09/2025

Renesas Introduces New MOSFETs with Exceptional Performance

Renesas Introduces New MOSFETs with Exceptional Performance

Renesas Introduces New MOSFETs with Exceptional Performance

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced new 100V high-power N-Channel MOSFETs that deliver industry-leading high-current switching performance for applications such as motor control, battery management systems, power management and charging. En

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Date:

01/09/2025

China's Guangming Plant Starts Commercial Operation, Powered by GE Vernova's H-Class Equipment

China's Guangming Plant Starts Commercial Operation, Powered by GE Vernova's H-Class Equipment

China's Guangming Plant Starts Commercial Operation, Powered by GE Vernova's H-Class Equipment

GE Vernova Inc. and Harbin Electric today announced that Chinese state-owned power utility Shenzhen Energy Group Corporation Co., Ltd.‘s Guangming power plant has achieved the start of operation in Shenzhen Guangming, a district of Guangdong province in China. Powered by three GE Vernova 9HA.01 gas tu

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01/09/2025

NoMIS Power Advances to Phase 2 in American-Made Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize

Dr. Adam Morgan, co-founder and CEO of NoMIS Power

NoMIS Power Advances to Phase 2 in American-Made Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced that a team led by NoMIS Power is one of eight Phase 1 winners of the American-Made Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize. This $2.25 million prize, launched in February 2024, aims to develop 10-kV, 2,000-A rated SiC power modules that

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Date:

01/09/2025

Red Cat Secures FAA Authorization to Fly Drones Without Remote ID for Aeronautical Research

Jeff Thompson, Red Cat CEO

Red Cat Secures FAA Authorization to Fly Drones Without Remote ID for Aeronautical Research

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in U.S. airspace without broadcasting Remote Identification (Remote ID) information, specifically for the purpose of aeronautical research. “This authoriza

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01/08/2025

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils 16 Phase Controller that Supports Further AI Server and Graphic Card Innovation

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils 16 Phase Controller that Supports Further AI Server and Graphic Card Innovation

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils 16 Phase Controller that Supports Further AI Server and Graphic Card Innovation

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited unveiled its AOZ73016QI, a 16-Phase, 2-rail controller specifically designed to the latest OpenVReg16 (OVR16) specifications from NVIDIA. The AOZ73016QI controller design is based on the company’s high performance, proprietary AOS Advanced Transient Modulator (A

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Date:

01/07/2025

DC Grid Collaborates with Liberty Energy to Deliver Turnkey Power Solutions

Vic Shao, Founder and CEO of DC Grid

DC Grid Collaborates with Liberty Energy to Deliver Turnkey Power Solutions

Liberty Energy Inc., a leader in innovative energy services and technologies, and DC Grid, a pioneer in off-grid modular direct current (DC) power systems, today announced a memorandum of understanding to deliver advanced power solutions tailored to address the growing energy demands of industries such as

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Date:

01/07/2025

Bourns Adds 250 Amp Series to its Digital Shunt Sensor Line Broadening Range of Measurement Solutions for Battery Applications

Riedon™ Model SSD-250A Series Shunt Sensor –Digital by Bourns

Bourns Adds 250 Amp Series to its Digital Shunt Sensor Line Broadening Range of Measurement Solutions for Battery Applications

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced that it has further expanded its digital shunt sensor line with the release of the Riedon™ Model SSD-250A Series Shunt Sensor – Digital by Bourns. The ne

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Date:

01/07/2025

TDK Launches Next-Gen TWS Solution VibeSense360 Enabling Premium Immersive Sound

TDK Launches Next-Gen TWS Solution VibeSense360 Enabling Premium Immersive Sound

TDK Launches Next-Gen TWS Solution VibeSense360 Enabling Premium Immersive Sound

TDK Corporation announces the enhanced next-generation InvenSense VibeSense360™ solution for state-of-the-art spatial audio head tracking. Samples are available via direct inquiry with InvenSense sales. VibeSense360™ enables concurrent execution of multiple features, including: Spatial Audio: Provides the m

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Date:

01/07/2025

Scottish Startup Secures Pioneering North Sea Deal for Full-Scale Carbon Storage Facility, in European First

Richard Nimmons, CEO of The Carbon Removers

Scottish Startup Secures Pioneering North Sea Deal for Full-Scale Carbon Storage Facility, in European First

The Carbon Removers have signed a breakthrough deal to sequester 50 000 tonnes of CO2 permanently in a depleted oil field, 1,800 metres below the North Sea seabed. This is part of Greensand Future, the EU’s first operational CO2 storage facility intended to mitigate climate change, operated by

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Date:

01/06/2025

Telit Cinterion's ME310M1-W1 IoT Module Expands Globally Featuring Sony's Chipset

Telit Cinterion's ME310M1-W1 IoT Module Expands Globally Featuring Sony's Chipset

Telit Cinterion's ME310M1-W1 IoT Module Expands Globally Featuring Sony's Chipset

Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, receives approval for the ME310M1-W1 module by two major U.S. MNOs. The certifications enable IoT specialists and their customers to begin using the ME310M1-W1 immediately — not only in the United States but also worldwide — thanks to its comprehensive gl

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Date:

01/06/2025

Bourns Introduces SMD Wirewound Resistor Series that Features High Power Ratings and High Pulse Withstanding Capabilities

Bourns® Model PWR6927/8030/8937/A247/B053 Series High Power SMD

Bourns Introduces SMD Wirewound Resistor Series that Features High Power Ratings and High Pulse Withstanding Capabilities

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today introduced its latest family of SMD wirewound resistors. Featuring high power ratings (up to 10 W) and high pulse withstanding capabilities, the Bourns® Model PWR6927/8030/8937/A247/B053 Series

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Date:

01/06/2025

PSDcast – Portable Microreactor Tech for Vertical Farming

James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energy's CEO

PSDcast – Portable Microreactor Tech for Vertical Farming

NANO Nuclear Energy recently announced an interesting application of their portable microreactor technology– whereby they announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vert2Grow Energy Solutions to integrate the microreactor tech with Vert2Grow’s vertical farming solutions. And on the line

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Date:

01/06/2025

4JET Acquires Corning Laser Technologies GmbH

4JET Acquires Corning Laser Technologies GmbH

4JET Acquires Corning Laser Technologies GmbH

The 4JET Group (Alsdorf) has acquired Corning Laser Technologies GmbH (Krailling). The acquisition makes the 4JET Group a market and technology leader for laser-based glass processing in Europe and North America. The Krailling site will continue to operate as a center for glass processing within th

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Date:

01/06/2025

TDK's Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor Enhances Sensing Range and Accuracy for Smart Home Applications

TDK’s ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor enhances sensing range and accuracy for smart home applications

TDK's Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor Enhances Sensing Range and Accuracy for Smart Home Applications

TDK Corporation announces the start of full-scale production of its InvenSense SmartSonic™ ICU-30201 ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor. The ICU-30201 enhances the contextual awareness of products that require accurate presence, proximity, and distance measurements, such as robotics, drones, alarm devices, do

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Date:

01/06/2025

Mainstay Engineering Group Announces Acquisition of Professional Engineering Associates of South Carolina

Mainstay Engineering Group Announces Acquisition of Professional Engineering Associates of South Carolina

Mainstay Engineering Group Announces Acquisition of Professional Engineering Associates of South Carolina

Mainstay Engineering Group, Inc., a leader in civil and structural engineering with a specialization in life sciences, pharmaceutical, and other mission-critical industries, is proud to announce the acquisition of Professional Engineering Associates (PEA), a Greenville, South Carolina-based, civil and structural en

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Date:

01/06/2025

Nimble and Material Unite to 'Reshape' the Future of Portable Power

Smart conformal battery technology designed to fill empty voids inside products.

Nimble and Material Unite to 'Reshape' the Future of Portable Power

Nimble–originator of ethically made tech accessories–and Material–a cutting-edge battery manufacturing company–are joining forces to transform portable power by creating previously impossible energy systems. Rather than simply shrinking battery sizes, Material’s conformal battery technology allows ba

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Date:

01/06/2025

Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp

Pieremanuele Canepa, Robert Welch assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston and lead researcher of the Canepa Lab.

Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp

While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively scarce, expensive and difficult to source, and may soon be at risk due to geopolitical considerations. Scientists ar

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Date:

01/03/2025

Himax and Calumino Collaborate to Unveil Next Generation CMOS Imager-Based Optical Thermal Sensor

Dr. Marek Steffanson, CEO of Calumino

Himax and Calumino Collaborate to Unveil Next Generation CMOS Imager-Based Optical Thermal Sensor

Himax Technologies, Inc., an industry leader in fabless display driver ICs and other semiconductors, and Calumino Pty. Ltd. (“Calumino”), a leader in intelligent thermal imaging solutions, today announced their strategic partnership and the unveiling of their innovative, CMOS imager-based optical thermal se

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Date:

01/03/2025

Voltfang Earns ISO 9001 Certification to Set a New Quality Standard in Energy Storage

Voltfang Earns ISO 9001 Certification to Set a New Quality Standard in Energy Storage

Voltfang Earns ISO 9001 Certification to Set a New Quality Standard in Energy Storage

Voltfang, a leader in high-performance green energy storage solutions for commercial, industrial and grid-scale applications, has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The certification, granted by TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH, applies, among others to the development, pr

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Date:

01/03/2025

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 and Flex Showcase Zone Controller Design Platform for Software-Defined Vehicles

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

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

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

How Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductors Keep Getting Better

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Figure 1: On resistance x die area FoM at room temperature and 175°C

How Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductors Keep Getting Better

Gianfranco Di Marco and Michele Macauda, STMicroelectronics

The strengths of silicon carbide fit well with the goals of automotive electrification, enabling greater energy efficiency and relieving thermal management challenges in traction inverters, on-board chargers, DC/DC converters, and mechatronic modules. However, automotive markets always demand greater reliabilit

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Date:

01/01/2025

Beyond the Shelter: Ensuring Reliable Power in Extreme Conditions

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Figure 1: When designing remote systems used in harsh environments, available power must be both reliable and sustainable to ensure consistent operation

Beyond the Shelter: Ensuring Reliable Power in Extreme Conditions

Oskar Schulthess, Head of Power Supplies Product Line, Elma Electronic

In many critical field operations, reliable power is not merely a convenience—it's a lifeline. Engineers tasked with designing and deploying equipment in remote and challenging environments face a unique set of obstacles. Whether it’s for directional radio systems, emergency response communication setups, or

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Date:

01/01/2025

Data Center Power Demands Call for Safer GaN Gates

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Figure 1: 80 PLUS efficiency specifications at 230 V internal input, with any differences in the 230 V EU specification shown in blue

Data Center Power Demands Call for Safer GaN Gates

Tao Wei and Llew Vaughan-Edmunds, Navitas

The rise of AI is leading to ever bigger data centers and causing greater demands on the power network. As an example, the United States expects the share of power consumed by these data centers to be 8 percent of total power generated by the end of the decade – a 3-fold increase versus 2022. This increase

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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

Ensure Robust, Reliable Controllers and Powertrains in the Next Generation Automotive Control Architecture

James Colby, Littelfuse, Inc.

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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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

EMI/RFI Filters for Fast DC EV Charging Stations

Felix Raj, GM – Operations - EMIS Global

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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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)

Ethernet Rises to Automotive Deadline Challenges

Goran Filimonovic, Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH

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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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

Automotive-Qualified DFN Packages

Thomas Bolz, Corporate Product Manager Standard Products at Rutronik

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

Enhancing Speed and Efficiency for High Transient Automotive Applications

Jon Wallace, Issac Siavashani, and Alexandr Ikriannikov, Analog Devices

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 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

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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

Artificial Island Acts as a Renewable Energy Hub

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Artificial Island Acts as a Renewable Energy Hub

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Offshore wind generation is generally more dependable than onshore wind. However, onshore wind turbines are less expensive, both in terms of construction and ongoing costs. The ideal solution could possibly be to locate wind turbines on an island to take advantage of the strong, regular offshore wind, while ha

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Date:

01/01/2025

High Voltage Boost and Inverting Converters for Communications

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Figure 1. 12V input to 250V output 2-stage boost converter

High Voltage Boost and Inverting Converters for Communications

Jesus Rosales, Applications Engineer, Analog Devices

The field of electronic communications is rapidly expanding into every aspect of ordinary life. Detection, transmission, and reception of data require a wide array of devices such as optical sensors, RF MEMS, PIN diodes, APDs, laser diodes, and high voltage DACs, to name just a few. In many cases, these devices re

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Date:

01/01/2025

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