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Melexis Rewrites the Rules of Automotive LED Design with a Code-Free LIN LED Driver

Melexis Rewrites the Rules of Automotive LED Design with a Code-Free LIN LED Driver

­Melexis unveils the MLX80124, a highly configurable, code-free LIN LED driver. With its pre-defined, proven functionality and an intuitive graphical user interface, it is designed to radically simplify the development of dynamic RGB-LED automotive ambient lighting applications for engineers of all backgrounds.   In automotiv
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Date:
10/23/2025
iDEAL Semiconductor Achieves Automotive Qualification for SuperQ Technology, Launches iS20M028S1CQ MOSFET

iDEAL Semiconductor Achieves Automotive Qualification for SuperQ Technology, Launches iS20M028S1CQ MOSFET

­iDEAL Semiconductor today announced that its SuperQ™ technology has achieved AEC-Q101 automotive qualification, marking a significant expansion into high-reliability markets. iDEAL’s first automotive-qualified product to enter mass production, the iS20M028S1CQ, is a 200 V MOSFET with 25 mΩ RDSon and
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Date:
10/23/2025
Silicon Labs Unveils the Next Evolution of IoT Development with the Simplicity Ecosystem

Silicon Labs Unveils the Next Evolution of IoT Development with the Simplicity Ecosystem

­Silicon Labs announced the launch of the Simplicity Ecosystem, a next-generation suite of modular software tools with planned AI augmentation designed to transform embedded IoT development. Anchored by Simplicity Studio 6 and complemented by the emerging Simplicity AI SDK framework, the ecosystem unifies installation, co
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Date:
10/22/2025
FLUX GmbH Expands IND-MAX Inductive Encoder Series with New 75mm and 100mm Models

FLUX GmbH Expands IND-MAX Inductive Encoder Series with New 75mm and 100mm Models

­FLUX GmbH (FLUX), a high-precision encoder company, today announced the release of the IND-MAX-100 Marine Grade inductive angle encoder, a new variant within the IND-MAX family designed specifically for naval and offshore environments. The IND-MAX-100 features a housing made from marine-gr
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Date:
10/22/2025
Supporting the Complex Build of Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG’s (EnBW) New h2-Ready Fuel Switch Power Plant

SPMT transport of the gas turbine across the plant premises.

­Space is often the primary consideration when undertaking construction work at power plants. Modular construction techniques, along with the precise coordination and delivery of components to site, are often the most effective methods to ensure power plant projects proceed smoothly.  Mammoet was appro
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Date:
10/22/2025
Mercury Awarded Contract To Develop Multi-Mission Subsystem for U.S. Military Programs

Joe Plunkett, Vice President of Mercury System’s Advanced Concepts Group

­Mercury Systems, Inc., a global technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, today announced it was awarded a multi-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee development contract in September to develop a multi-mission, multi-domain subsystem for a U.S. defense prime contractor. “This program w
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Date:
10/22/2025
New Tools Streamline Power System Design Process

ADI Power Studio is a family of products with advanced modelling, component recommendations and efficiency analysis with simulation.

  In addition, ADI is introducing early versions of two new web-based tools with a modernised user experience under the Power Studio umbrella: ADI Power Studio Planner and ADI Power Studio Designer. These new tools, together with the full ADI Power Studio portfolio, including LTspice, SIMPLIS, LTpowerCA
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Date:
10/22/2025
Infineon Launches Industry’s First Radiation-Hardened Buck Controller with Integrated Gate Drive

Infineon’s industry's first rad-hard buck controller with an integrated gate drive enhances system reliability and reduces the risk of component failure, ultimately providing a more robust and dependable solution for critical applications.

­Infineon Technologies AG announced the industry's first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive. Designed for Point of Load (PoL) power rails in commercial space systems and other extreme environments, the new device is particularly well-suited for distributed satellite pow
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Date:
10/21/2025
Aggreko Welcomes Girl Scouts to St. Louis Service Center to Highlight Women in STEM

Yvonne McAnally, Product Leader at Aggreko North America

­Aggreko, a global leader in energy solutions, announced that it hosted twenty-five Girl Scouts at its St. Louis Service Center for the “STEM Careers in Action” event on October 16, 2025. The Cadettes from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri chapter toured Aggreko’s facility, met women working as
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Date:
10/21/2025
SECO Collaborates with QNX to Deliver a Robust Solution for Mission-Critical Embedded Applications

Romain Saha, Senior Director, Strategic Alliances at QNX

­SECO and QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited, announced a collaboration to support QNX® OS 8.0 on the SOM-SMARC-ASL, SECO’s high-performance SMARC module powered by Intel Atom® x7000RE Series processors. This collaboration delivers a robust hardware-software foundation for the next generation of mission-critical embedded applications. QNX OS 8
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Date:
10/21/2025
SEGGER Announces Industrial Grade 13-port USB Hub

SEGGER Announces Industrial Grade 13-port USB Hub

­The all-new SEGGER USB Hub-13 is an expanded version of SEGGER’s USB Hub-7. It is a space-saving, industrial-grade USB hub with 13 downstream high-speed USB-C ports. SEGGER USB Hub-13 is ideal for gang-programming setups where multiple SEGGER Flasher Compact in-system programmers are contr
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Date:
10/20/2025
Upgrades Make Compact Controller 100 More Versatile

Upgrades Make Compact Controller 100 More Versatile

­WAGO has enhanced their Compact Controller 100, making it ideal for complex automation tasks where adaptability and precision are key. The new 751-9402 Controller features 8 digital inputs and 8 configurable digital channels that can function as either inputs or outputs. They are compliant with IEEE 2030.5, IE
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Date:
10/20/2025
CoolSiC MOSFETs 1400 V G2 in TO-247PLUS-4 Reflow Package Enhance Power Density in High-Power Applications

The CoolSiC™ MOSFETs 1400 V G2 in the TO-247PLUS-4 Reflow package are suitable for applications where high power density is crucial, such as CAVs, electric vehicle charging and battery energy storage systems.

­High-power applications such as electric vehicle charging, battery energy storage systems, and commercial, construction and agricultural vehicles (CAVs) are driving the demand for higher system-level power density and efficiency to meet increasing performance expectations. At the same time, these requirements in
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Date:
10/17/2025
500 Watts Integrated Power Supplies for High-Reliability Applications

500 Watts Integrated Power Supplies for High-Reliability Applications

­GAIA Converter, a leading provider of high-reliability power conversion solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the GRD-50A-M Series, a new family of 500 Watts integrated power supplies designed to meet the stringent requirements of military and aerospace applications. Engineered to comply with COTS
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Date:
10/17/2025
New AEC-Q200 Compliant, Automotive Grade 4-Terminal Type Shunt Resistors Now Available from Bourns

Bourns® CSS4C-1216 Series 4-Terminal Shunt Resistors

­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced its CSS4C-1216 Series 4-terminal current sense resistors. The automotive-grade, AEC-Q200 compliant Bourns® CSS4C-1216 Series meets precise current measurement re
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Date:
10/16/2025
Got Electric Donates 127 Solar Panels to Support Habitat for Humanity

Got Electric Donates 127 Solar Panels to Support Habitat for Humanity

­Got Electric, LLC, a leading Maryland-based electrical and solar contractor, has donated 127 surplus solar panels to Habitat for Humanity Virginia through its partnership with GiveSolar. The panels, already delivered to Athens, Georgia, will be installed on the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore. This in
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Date:
10/16/2025
GE Vernova Study Delivers a Roadmap for how Italy can Still Meet 2030 and 2050 Climate Targets

GE Vernova Study Delivers a Roadmap for how Italy can Still Meet 2030 and 2050 Climate Targets

­Italy’s energy future is at a crossroads. A new white paper from GE Vernova, Navigating the Energy Transition: Pathways to Net Zero in Italy, shows that while the country is at risk of missing its 2030 goals, a clear roadmap can deliver both 2030 and 2050 climate targets — if decisive action is taken no
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Date:
10/16/2025
Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. Advances Vermont Renewable Gas Project to Deliver Clean Power from Agricultural

Kam Mahdi, CEO of Clean Energy Technologies, Inc.

­Clean Energy Technologies, Inc., a clean energy technology company delivering scalable solutions and technologies in waste-to-energy, power generation, storage, and heat-to-power, announced that the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) has issued an order advancing the Vermont Renewable Gas – Lyndon (VRG-Lyndon) fa
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Date:
10/16/2025
Infineon’s PQC-Certified Contactless and Dual-Interface Security Controller – Another Step Towards a Quantum-Safe World

The SLC27 security controller from Infineon with a Common Criteria-certified cryptography library features the PQC algorithms ML- KEM and ML-DSA. It is part of the TEGRION™ security controller family and based on the Integrity Guard 32 security architecture.

Quantum computers are expected to become powerful enough within the next decade to compromise many of today's cryptographic algorithms, putting a wide range of systems at risk. Long-life products such as ePassports, IoT devices and Secure Elements, therefore, demand post-quantum cryptography (PQC)-ready hardware alr
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Date:
10/14/2025
Wärtsilä Debuts GEMS Pulse, a New Software Solution to Enhance Revenue for BESS Customers Through Cell-to-Fleet Data Analytics

Wärtsilä Debuts GEMS Pulse, a New Software Solution to Enhance Revenue for BESS Customers Through Cell-to-Fleet Data Analytics

­Technology group Wärtsilä has launched GEMS Pulse, a breakthrough predictive analytics solution designed to increase the financial and performance output of energy storage facilities. Batteries generate thousands of data points every second, yet operators often struggle to access and leverage this flood of
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Date:
10/14/2025
Marvell Adds Active Copper Cable Linear Equalizers to Its Connectivity Portfolio

Xi Wang, senior vice president and general manager, Connectivity Business Unit at Marvell

­Marvell Technology, Inc. announced that it is expanding its industry-leading connectivity portfolio with the addition of Marvell® active copper cable (ACC) linear equalizers. The scale and complexity of today’s AI workloads are driving exponential growth in data center bandwidth, requiring new chall
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Date:
10/14/2025
KYOCERA AVX Releases New KGP Series Stacked Capacitors

KYOCERA AVX Releases New KGP Series Stacked Capacitors

­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new KGP Series commercial-grade stacked capacitors for high-frequency applications in the industrial and downhole oil and gas industries.  &n
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Date:
10/13/2025
Renesas Expands Industrial Sensing Portfolio with 3 Magnet-Free Inductive Position Sensor ICs and Innovative, Web-Based Solution Design Tool

Renesas Expands Industrial Sensing Portfolio with 3 Magnet-Free Inductive Position Sensor ICs and Innovative, Web-Based Solution Design Tool

­Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced a new family of magnet-free inductive position sensor (IPS) ICs that can be fully customized for various coil designs compatible with a wide range of industrial applications such as robotics, medical and healthcare, smart buildings, home appliances and motor co
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Date:
10/10/2025
Elma Releases Industry’s First VNX+ Lab Platform Aligned to SOSA to Accelerate Plug-In Card Development

Elma Releases Industry’s First VNX+ Lab Platform Aligned to SOSA to Accelerate Plug-In Card Development

­Elma Electronic now offers the industry’s first development chassis for VNX+ (VITA 90) modules. The new 3-slot FlexVNX+ enables rapid board bring-up, validation, and testing of VNX+ plug-in cards (PICs), allowing system engineers to quickly and effectively evaluate and integrate VNX+ payload modules. Th
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Date:
10/10/2025
Sumida Introduces Pulse Transformers for Advanced Battery Management Systems

Sumida Introduces Pulse Transformers for Advanced Battery Management Systems

­Sumida Corporation, a global leader in inductive components, announces the launch the start of a new series of automotive-grade, low-profile surface-mounttransformers designed specifically for use in Battery Management Systems (BMS) in electric vehicles (EVs), industrial battery storage, and portable power ap
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Date:
10/10/2025
HYTING’s Hydrogen-to-Heat Technology Successfully Completes 2,500-Hour Durability Testing Milestone

Tim Hannig, Founder and Managing Director HYTING

­Hydrogen heating technology company HYTING has successfully completed a 2,500-hour durability test programme on its 10kW heat generator – the HG10. Testing began in January this year and finished in July: the 2,500 hours of operation logged in the laboratory during this period represents 10-years of heating in
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Date:
10/10/2025
Infineon Presents First High-Density Trans-Inductance Voltage Regulator Power Modules Optimized for AI Data Centers

The Infineon TDM22545T power module combines robust OptiMOS™ 6 Trench technology power stages with proprietary TLVR inductors.

­As a result of the rapid growth of cloud-based services, particularly those enabling artificial intelligence (AI), data centers are now responsible for more than two percent of global energy consumption. This figure is expected to rise further, with exponential growth of 165 percent predicted between 2023 an
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Date:
10/03/2025
Spain Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 218.1GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Spain Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 218.1GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

­Spain is reinforcing its clean energy transition with ambitious targets for solar, wind, and hydrogen, backed by strong EU alignment and national reforms. The country aims to achieve 81% renewable electricity generation by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050 under its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (P
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Date:
10/02/2025
Hanbat National University Study Shows Quantum Computing Can Make Your Home Smarter and Greener

Dr. Sangkeum Lee, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at Hanbat National University, Korea

­Residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems constitute a significant proportion of energy usage in buildings, necessitating energy management optimization. Occupancy aware HVAC control is a promising option with 20-50% energy savings in homes. However, occupancy sensing technology su
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Date:
10/02/2025
Teradyne Unveils Titan HP

Teradyne Unveils Titan HP

­Teradyne, Inc. announced the launch of its Titan HP system level test (SLT) platform, designed specifically for the cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) markets. This innovative solution addresses the increasing demands of today’s advanced technologies as process nodes become smaller an
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Date:
10/02/2025
Littelfuse Launches First Reflow-Compatible Illuminated Tactile Switch with Long Travel and SPDT Function

Littelfuse Launches First Reflow-Compatible Illuminated Tactile Switch with Long Travel and SPDT Function

­Littelfuse, Inc. announced the expansion of its K5V Series illuminated Tactile Switch family with the release of new K5V4 models. These include Gull Wing (GH) and 2.1 mm Pin-in-Paste (PIP) versions that are reflow soldering-compatible.  Built using a high-temperature PAR (polyarylate) material
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Date:
10/01/2025
Talkin’ Batteries and EVs in the Motor City

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Happy Fall and welcome to the October issue! Oh, is my unmitigated glee at no longer melting like an ice cream cone in an oven that obvious? You can keep your long days at the beach and baking in the hot sun – I’m all about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and weather that doesn’t feel like I’m wearing five
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Date:
10/01/2025
Playing it Safe

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the October edition of Power Systems Design Europe.  The first article in the Special Report was submitted by Bytesnap Design. In the piece, Dunstan Power tells us how designs for ATEX environments have moved from passive monitoring to active control. ATEX environments are places that have a high risk of of e
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Date:
10/01/2025
A Deep Dive into High-Efficient LED Drivers for Low-Profile Display Applications

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Figure 1: Conventional LED boost architecture simplified circuit diagram

­Laptop battery drain has a significant impact on the battery run-time of the laptop system. In this article, we explore the efficiency and performance of the LED driver and introduce a novel, 2-stage architecture that consists of a synchronous boost followed by a charge pump multiplier. We compare the 2-stage ar
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Date:
10/01/2025
Solving Multiphase Power Challenges in Compact, High-Efficiency Systems with Coupled Inductors

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Figure 1: Simplified equivalent circuit for simulation

­Whether in data centers, electric vehicles, or industrial automation, engineers face increasing demands to deliver higher power with less space while minimizing losses all while managing thermal loads without complex cooling infrastructure. A central trend in these applications is the adoption of 48-volt p
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Date:
10/01/2025
Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtual Prototyping

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Figure 1: Virtual prototypes and virtual testing accelerate the development process and time to market at a lower cost versus transitional approaches (courtesy of ESI Group)

­In roughly 80 years of computer simulation, we’ve seen its benefits span across industries and domains. From modeling gravitational waves to designing a circuit board, the intent remains unchanged: to represent the physical world as accurately as possible. In the last several years, multi-domain integrati
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Date:
10/01/2025
Floating Ground Non-isolated Half-Bridge Gate Drivers

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Figure 1: A step-down power converter with remote load

­Power conversion is a core function of virtually every electronics design today. Ideally, any conversion from one DC voltage, say 9 V, to a different level, for example, 24 V, should be as efficient as possible, with minimal losses. To accommodate different voltages, current requirements, and power density, se
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Date:
10/01/2025
How IoT is Driving Sustainability Across Industries in 2025

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Figure 1: An area driving sustainable manufacturing innovation is automated robotic systems that improve warehouse efficiency, reduce labor costs, lower the risk of errors and minimize the environmental impact of transportation

­In 2025, IoT is expected to emerge as a powerful force in advancing sustainability initiatives across industries, helping organizations reduce their environmental impact while improving operational efficiency. IoT is not just a product, but the architecture around a product, using sensors, connectivity and oth
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Date:
10/01/2025
Enabling Digital Transformation in Industrial Environments

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Figure 1: Bird’s-eye view of an FPGA architecture showing an array of programmable logic blocks interconnected by configurable routing.

­Whether in the pursuit of greater efficiency, data-driven insights, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, or beyond, businesses across sectors are continuing to pursue digital transformation. In fact, the International Data Corporation (IDC) projects worldwide spending on digital transformation efforts wi
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Date:
10/01/2025
Harnessing AI for Safer, Faster Thermal Runaway Testing

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Figure 1: System architecture of SGS’s UL 9540A thermal runaway test platform

­Energy storage batteries are at the heart of the renewable energy transition, powering residential, commercial and grid-scale applications. However, they also carry a critical risk: thermal runaway. This phenomenon is a chain reaction within cells that can escalate into a fire or even an explosion. As global de
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Date:
10/01/2025
Smart Cities and IoT: Growth, Opportunities and Challenges

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­According to a recent research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the U.S. smart cities market is expected to reach $260.9 billion in 2028, up from $152.8 billion in 2024, with a CAGR of 11.2% during the forecast period. A significant part of this surge is driven by government initiatives focused on managing ur
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Date:
10/01/2025
How Modern ATEX Design Enables Intelligent Control at the Edge

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Figure 1: Evolution of Intrinsically Safe Products

­Manufacturers are under continual pressure to create advanced electronic systems for hazardous environments. In the past, intrinsically safe (IS) designs were limited to basic sensors that transmitted data to distant control rooms. Now, modern low-power electronics have opened up new possibilities for intri
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Date:
10/01/2025
Expanded EV Charging Access

Jason Lomberg, North America Editor, PSD

­Ars Technica had a rather…unique take on expanded access to electric vehicles, and while I don’t quite agree with the article’s conclusions, it got me thinking about the future of EVs and their wider dissemination. Will charging access hamper the growth of EVs beyond the ubiquitous “early adopters”
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Date:
10/01/2025
Faster EV Charging Without the Risks

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­We have featured battery safety extensively in this issue. The topic is a growing concern as we use more and more lithium based batteries, which have a risk of catastrophic failure. In fact, our Special Focus section on high-reliability technologies actually feature two separate articles on the subject, one on
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Date:
10/01/2025
Complete, Efficient 100mA Wireless Charging Solution with Optimum Power Transfer and Safety Features

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Figure 1: Complete 6mm wireless battery charger solution

­The LTC4124 is a high performance 100mA wireless Li-Ion charger receiver that provides a tiny total solution with few external components for space-constrained applications. The LTC4124 is paired with theLTC4125 - a wireless power transmitter with optimum power search and foreign object detection features -
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Date:
10/01/2025
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