Power Supplies
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Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD
Welcome to the November issue of Power Systems Design Europe. This month our Special Report is on power semiconductors, which are the bread and butter of the industry. The last few years have made really interesting viewing as wide-bandgap semiconductors have established themselves in the market and are fighting si
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Date:
11/01/2026
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Figure 1: The CCR420 (left) combines baseplate cooling with heat dissipation to the surrounding air while the ASB320 (right) is designed principally for conduction cooling through its baseplate
Choosing a baseplate-cooled power supply is only part of the thermal design. The baseplate provides a thermal path for losses from heat-generating components, but what happens beyond that point depends on the equipment in which the supply is installed. The baseplate may be coupled to a chassis, a cold wall or
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Date:
11/01/2026
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Figure 1: The board of an LT8640S switching regulator with closely spaced components and thus a compact board layout
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 dev
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Date:
11/01/2026
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