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Silanna, Avnet Enter Distribution Partnership for Advanced Plural ADC Portfolio and Ultra-Efficient FirePower Laser Driver ICs

Silanna, Avnet Enter Distribution Partnership for Advanced Plural ADC Portfolio and Ultra-Efficient FirePower Laser Driver ICs

Silanna Semiconductor, a global leader in analog innovation, today announced a strategic franchise agreement with Avnet. Under the terms of the deal, Avnet will market, distribute and provide technical design support for Silanna Semiconductor’s complete family of products to engineering teams in the Americas. The agreement i

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Date:

01/06/2026

STMicroelectronics Scales STM32 Microprocessors for Cost-Efficient, Low-Power, and Flexible Performance

STMicroelectronics Scales STM32 Microprocessors for Cost-Efficient, Low-Power, and Flexible Performance

STMicroelectronics Scales STM32 Microprocessors for Cost-Efficient, Low-Power, and Flexible Performance

STMicroelectronics has introduced STM32MP21 microprocessors (MPUs) for cost-aware edge applications in smart factories, smart homes, and smart cities, combining advanced cores and peripherals with strong security targeting SESIP Level 3 and PCI pre-certification. Extending ST’s STM32MP2 series, the new M

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01/06/2026

Menlo Micro Cryogenic Switches Set New Benchmark for RF Switches Within Quantum Computing Systems

Menlo Micro Cryogenic Switches Set New Benchmark for RF Switches Within Quantum Computing Systems

Menlo Micro Cryogenic Switches Set New Benchmark for RF Switches Within Quantum Computing Systems

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company setting a new standard for switches in modern electrical and electronic systems, announced the launch of the MM4250 switch. This product is a cryogenic SP6T switch with a near zero thermal footprint used for the switching and control of high speed and RF si

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01/06/2026

TDK Establishes TDK AIsight and Announces New Ultra-Low Power DSP Platform for AI Glasses

TDK Establishes TDK AIsight and Announces New Ultra-Low Power DSP Platform for AI Glasses

TDK Establishes TDK AIsight and Announces New Ultra-Low Power DSP Platform for AI Glasses

TDK Corporation announces the establishment of a new TDK group company, which will operate as TDK AIsight to address the intersection of physical AI (artificial intelligence) and generative AI, empowering AI glasses with intuitive and compelling user experiences. Building on TDK’s 90 years of innovations an

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01/06/2026

TDK Launches STRIDE, a Low-Power, Real-Time Positioning Software for Wearables and IoT

Chris Goodall, President of Trusted Positioning, TDK

TDK Launches STRIDE, a Low-Power, Real-Time Positioning Software for Wearables and IoT

TDK Corporation announces Trusted Positioning STRIDE, an embedded Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) software solution engineered specifically for wearables - including smart watches, head-mounted devices, glasses, and compact sensors. As OEMs push for more intelligent, context-aware wearable experiences, STRIDE pr

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01/05/2026

Allegro MicroSystems Simplifies SiC Power Design for AI Data Centers and EVs with Expanded Power-Thru Gate Driver Portfolio

Allegro MicroSystems Simplifies SiC Power Design for AI Data Centers and EVs with Expanded Power-Thru Gate Driver Portfolio

Allegro MicroSystems Simplifies SiC Power Design for AI Data Centers and EVs with Expanded Power-Thru Gate Driver Portfolio

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announced the strategic expansion of its Power-Thru™ isolated gate driver portfolio with the launch of the AHV85003/AHV85043 chipset. Joining the flagship AHV85311 integrated solution, this expanded family creates a complete ecosystem for high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) des

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Date:

01/05/2026

Menlo Micro and Microchip Technology Validate the First MEMS-Based Hot-Switched Power Panel

Menlo Micro and Microchip Technology Validate the First MEMS-Based Hot-Switched Power Panel

Menlo Micro and Microchip Technology Validate the First MEMS-Based Hot-Switched Power Panel

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro) announced in partnership with Microchip Technology, a broadline supplier of semiconductors committed to making innovative design easier through total system solutions, that it has successfully completed the hot switching validation of a MEMS-based 1000V/500A (0.5 megawatt) rel

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Date:

01/05/2026

Consumers Energy Starts Operating Muskegon Solar, Helping Meet Michigan's Energy Needs

Sri Maddipati, Consumers Energy's president of electric supply

Consumers Energy Starts Operating Muskegon Solar, Helping Meet Michigan's Energy Needs

Consumers Energy today announced the start of operations for Muskegon Solar, its largest solar project to help power Michigan. Muskegon Solar sits on 1,900 acres at the Muskegon Resource Recovery Center, generating 250 megawatts of electricity – enough to power about 40,000 homes and businesses. Construct

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01/05/2026

BENTELER Acquires Deutsche Bahn Company ioki, Creating First European Full-Service Provider for Autonomous Mobility

Accelerating the mobility transition together (l. to r.): Benjamin Pfeifer (Chief Commercial Officer ioki), Michael Barillère-Scholz (Co-founder and CEO ioki), Tobias Liebelt (CEO Benteler Mobility), Sven Herzig (Chief Sales Officer HOLON).

BENTELER Acquires Deutsche Bahn Company ioki, Creating First European Full-Service Provider for Autonomous Mobility

The BENTELER Group is acquiring ioki GmbH, the leading European provider of software-based mobility solutions, from Deutsche Bahn AG. Both companies have signed the corresponding agreement; further details of the transaction will remain confidential. The closing of the transaction is expected in the near future. With the succe

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Date:

01/05/2026

Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!

Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!

Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!

PSD Staff

Happy Holidays, and we look forward to working with you and bringing you the greatest in power news, products, and commentary in 2026!

Date:

01/04/2026

Happy New Year From All At PSD!

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Happy New Year From All At PSD!

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Welcome to the January edition of Power Systems Design! The majority of people start the year full of enthusiasm. At the end of each year, we look back and evaluate how it has gone and where we have fallen short. We then take those learnings, look to the future and make resolutions about what and how we will ch

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Date:

01/01/2026

Torque Meets Tech: High-Voltage Motor Control for A New Generation of Power Tools

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Torque Meets Tech: High-Voltage Motor Control for A New Generation of Power Tools

Christoph Stangl, Allegro Microsystems

From compact 12V drills to beefy 80V outdoor equipment, today’s tradespeople are looking for mobility, performance and operational flexibility. The proliferation of higher-voltage power tools creates challenges for battery manufacturers that quickly spill into the area of motor control. Here, engineers must de

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Date:

01/01/2026

Flexible Engine Power Plants

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Figure 1: Flexibility capacity additions to 2050 (Energy Transition Scenario)

Flexible Engine Power Plants

Patrik Farkas, General Manager, Market Development, Middle East and Asia, Wärtsilä

In modern power systems, flexibility is more than just a technical necessity – it’s also a highly effective tool to unlock new profit-boosting revenue streams. As the share of renewables increases, the need for flexibility in power systems is increasing with it. Plants that integrate reciprocating internal co

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Date:

01/01/2026

AI/ML is the Path to Advanced, Energy-Efficient Edge IoT

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AI/ML is the Path to Advanced, Energy-Efficient Edge IoT

Tamas Daranyi, Product Manager, Silicon Labs

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), two of the broadest trends defining technology today, are distinct, but with significant intersections. Where they overlap at the network edge, AI has become integral to a growing number of increasingly sophisticated edge IoT devices. AI simultane

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Date:

01/01/2026

Powering the Future of Directed-Energy Weapons

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Powering the Future of Directed-Energy Weapons

Christian Jonglas, Technical Support Manager at GAIA Converter

Drone warfare is changing military defense strategy. The ready availability of low-cost electronic hardware has made the drone a major threat not just in open warfare but in asymmetric conflicts and terrorism. Those factors have led to a wave of innovation in countermeasures against threats from a variety of

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Date:

01/01/2026

Bidirectional Charging Systems at Different Power Levels

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Figures 1a and 1b: Unidirectional and bidirectional charging systems (Source: Bel Fuse)

Bidirectional Charging Systems at Different Power Levels

Harvey Wilson, Senior Manager Industrial Vertical Markets EMEA, Avnet Silica

Power conversion is a key function within energy management and storage systems, and a growing market for energy-efficient solutions is driving innovation in power electronics. Bidirectional charging (BDC) is one such innovation that transforms energy management and enables a wide range of new applications. In

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Date:

01/01/2026

Putting the Na-ion in Nation

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Putting the Na-ion in Nation

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the global supply chains that had been built up over years and even decades, breaking down. Since then, many countries have attempted to reshape those links to make supply chains even shorter, more reliable and less susceptible to events happening in areas they have no control over, an

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Date:

01/01/2026

AI Will Dominate the New Year

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

AI Will Dominate the New Year

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Bonne Année! Frohes Neues Jahr! 明けましておめでとう! And if you understood more than one of those, congratulations! Here’s to another year of the greatest power coverage since J. J. Thomson first discovered the electron. 22 Years of Power Systems Design, a

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Date:

01/01/2026

Building the Compliance Test Specification for OpenGMSL

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Figure 1: SerDes, like other technologies, uses an OSI model to define the interactions between layers. All layers of the stack are required for the system to function properly

Building the Compliance Test Specification for OpenGMSL

Carrie Browen, Keysight Automotive

As intelligence shifts into software, vehicles gain scalability and flexibility but also face new challenges in E/E architecture design. With sensors and displays generating terabytes of data daily, faster networks and high-performance computing are essential. Emerging SerDes standards, such as OpenGMSL, offer pro

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Date:

01/01/2026

In an Age of Simulation, Physical Test Still Drives Automotive Trust

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Figure 1: Design V diagram showing the connection between simulation and physical test

In an Age of Simulation, Physical Test Still Drives Automotive Trust

Selene van der Walt, Emerson

It’s no secret that automotive test teams are under increased pressure to push the bounds of innovation, move faster than ever, and maintain quality and consumer trust -- all while keeping budgets low. The increased prevalence of simulation and model-based test engineering in the past years has been a mu

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Date:

01/01/2026

Shrinking the Footprint of High-Current Switching

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Shrinking the Footprint of High-Current Switching

Takato Nabeshima, Product Marketing Manager – Relays, OMRON Electronic Components Europe

Power control is a critical aspect of the electrification trend, expanding demand for improvements, upgrades, and modernisation throughout infrastructures from solar and wind generators to points of use. Equipment targeting residential applications faces intense cost pressure, with demands for miniaturisation to

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Date:

01/01/2026

Managing the Mix: Electric, Hybrid, Plug-in Vehicles and Charging Systems

Kevin Parmenter, Director Applications Engineering, TSC America

Managing the Mix: Electric, Hybrid, Plug-in Vehicles and Charging Systems

Kevin Parmenter, Director Applications Engineering, TSC America

The automotive industry is experiencing one of its most transformative periods as electric and hybrid vehicles move into the mainstream. This shift coincides with rising demands for safety, automated driving, and connectivity, all of which dramatically increase the electronics content in all vehicle types. According to Grandv

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Date:

01/01/2026

Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

It’s a question I’ve been avoiding for a while now, and it’s no idle chatter – the tech world hasn’t seen this sort of indiscriminate investment since the internet bubble went pop. But just how indiscriminate is the AI speculation, and are we in store for another epic collapse? Just recently, OpenAI si

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Date:

01/01/2026

Step by Step Methodology and Solutions for Connecting and Disconnecting a Supply Voltage Line

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Figure 1. Switching a supply line with an N-channel MOSFET and a separate driver circuit, the LTC7003.

Step by Step Methodology and Solutions for Connecting and Disconnecting a Supply Voltage Line

Frederik Dostal, Power Management Expert, Analog Devices

This article discusses the options a circuit designer has to turn on and off supply lines in electronic systems. While the task sounds trivial, there are many things to consider for a successful implementation. In some electrical systems, disconnecting a supply line is necessary. This may be in the form

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Date:

01/01/2026

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