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Stephan Zizala, Division President Edge Systems at Infineon
ÂInfineon Technologies AG today completed the acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM Group. The transaction, announced in February 2026, has received all necessary regulatory approvals. With the acquisition, Infineon strengthens its position as a leader in sensors for
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07/02/2026
TDK Introduces Compact SMD Components for Gate Drivers and Isolated DC-DC Converters in xEVs
ÂTDK Corporation introduces the E13 EM series (ordering code: B8280*F*). These IGBT/FET gate drive transformers are designed for automotive 500-V battery systems, enabling reliable isolation in traction inverters and compact DC-DC converters. By meeting stringent creepage and clearance requirements, this new ser
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07/02/2026
Bourns® Model CDDFN2‑T3V3SC and CDDFN2‑T5V0SC TVS Diodes
ÂBourns 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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07/02/2026
Professor Corwin Wright, Bath Researcher
ÂBath researchers Dr Neil Hindley and Professor Corwin Wright, from the University of Bath’s Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER), have joined the science team behind NASA’s next-generation satellite mission.
The STRIVE mission, which stands for Stratosphere Troposphere Response
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07/02/2026
Ensuring Reliability in Critical Medical Devices
ÂModern medical devices are increasingly sophisticated, supporting everything from minimally invasive surgical procedures to advanced diagnostic imaging and continuous patient monitoring. As healthcare providers rely more on these technologies for accurate diagnoses and treatment, reliability has never been mo
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Date:
07/02/2026
From left to right: Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization; Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon Technologies AG; Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony
ÂInfineon Technologies AG opened the Smart Power Fab in Dresden several months ahead of schedule. The new plant, with an investment volume of five billion euros, is the largest single investment in Infineon's history and one of the largest investment projects in Germany, creating 1,000 new, direct jobs. The new
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Date:
07/02/2026
Deployable Energy Announces Unity Demonstration Reactor Achieves Criticality at Idaho National Laboratory
ÂDeployable Energy today announced that its demonstration reactor Unity has successfully achieved initial criticality at the National Reactor Innovation Center located at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The accomplishment marks a major milestone in the development of the company's Unity Nuclear Battery which in
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Date:
07/01/2026
Jason Lomberg, North America Editor, PSD
ÂWelcome to the July issue!
This month, we celebrate the semiquincentennial of a very special little experiment that most of us call home. She may not be perfect (who is?), but she’s afforded me and countless others a wealth of opportunities over 2 ½ centuries, and I consider myself extraordinarily fortunate
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Date:
07/01/2026
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
ÂWelcome to the July edition of Power Systems Design Europe. Having just returned from the PCIM exhibition in Nuremberg, it’s hard not to feel positive about the industry. I talked to well over 20 companies at the show, and almost everyone was introducing new products that gave power solutions higher performance, be
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: A PIID acts as a permanent technical address that survives ownership transitions and software migrations, preventing the 'institutional amnesia' typical of multi-decade asset lifecycles
ÂPicture the commissioning closeout of a new substation or combined-cycle generation facility. Thousands of engineering hours have produced relay coordination studies, protection settings files, equipment FAT reports, arc-flash analyses, and as-built one-line diagrams. That documentation is the most complete te
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: Basic Buck Converter Circuit (SWA Is On)
ÂThis 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
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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
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Figure 1: Unlike previous solutions, MotionMate can also be actively opened
ÂThis case study looks at how Würth Elektronik helped Powered Orthotics develop a new product to help people with limited hand function.
Through a collaboration with Mannheim-based startup Powered Orthotics, Würth Elektronik is helping to drive innovation in the health tech sector: the smart MotionMate orthosis
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: a demonstration of how electrohydrodynamic (EHD) airflow is achieved
ÂFrom 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
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ÂThe 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
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Figure 1: Simplified three-phase flying-capacitor inverter topology
ÂThe global transition toward a decentralized renewable energy infrastructure has fundamentally changed the voltage and density requirements of utility-scale Energy Storage Systems (ESS). To reduce conduction losses, minimize cable cross-sections, and optimize structural balance-of-system (BOS) costs, modern ES
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: Simplified BMS topology showing charge and discharge MOSFETs
ÂWhile higher-voltage battery platforms improve efficiency and reduce current, they also introduce a more demanding challenge: safely managing fault energy during abnormal conditions.
External short circuits in high-voltage systems can generate extreme currents within microseconds, placing the battery managemen
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: Simplified block diagram for the L99BM114 BMS
ÂHumanoid robots are redefining power-density constraints. To preserve agility and reduce structural inertia, designers typically place the battery pack deep within the torso or pelvis. This compact architecture means the energy-storage system must operate inside a sealed enclosure, often alongside high-perfo
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: Impact of capacity-mismatched cells during battery pack charging and discharging
ÂIn a BMS, multiple individual cells are typically connected in seriestoformahighvoltagebatterypack.Thishighvoltagebattery pack is the supply for various systems, including electric vehicles, high-voltage energy storage systems, and uninterruptible power supplies. In these series-connected cells, the ideal op
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Date:
07/01/2026
Kevin Parmenter, Pins Out Engineering, for TSC America, Inc.
ÂThe global batteries and energy storage device market is expanding rapidly, driven by electrification, renewable energy adoption and the proliferation of portable and connected technologies. There are roughly 360 global battery-related events each year—a volume reflecting the scale of industry attention an
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Date:
07/01/2026
Jason Lomberg, North America Editor, PSD
ÂSingaporean-based commodities company Trafigura just signed a massive $1.1 billion, 10-year offtake agreement with US-based refiner Nth Cycle. The goal – to recover 2,000 metric tons of nickel in mixed hydroxide precipitate and 1,500 metric tons of lithium carbonate from mostly lithium-ion batteries and so
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Date:
07/01/2026
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
ÂAnyone who has a Facebook account has likely come across at least one post that describes how electric vehicles are unsustainable, usually followed by a bullet list of points that are supposed to prove the argument. It has previously been difficult to find actual data to either support or counter this claim. Mo
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Date:
07/01/2026
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Figure 1: The board of an LT8640S switching regulator with closely spaced components and thus a compact board layout
ÂThis 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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