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Optimizing BLDC Motor Control Through System Simulation

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Figure 1: How to run the ACT72350 BLDC motor example

Optimizing BLDC Motor Control Through System Simulation
Siddharth Mohan, Sr. Design Engineer

Why BLDC motors? Electric motors are responsible for roughly 50% of the world’s total electrical energy consumption, according to the European Commission1. Improving motor efficiency not only reduces operational costs but also plays a vital role in lowering global CO₂ emissions. Among available motor te
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Date:
06/30/2025

PSDcast – The Science and Benefits of

Felix Kan, the CEO and founder of Cyberbay

PSDcast – The Science and Benefits of "Ethical Hacking"
­You’ve probably heard the term “ethical hacking” or “white hat hacking,” as opposed to black hat hacking, which are, of course, malicious hacker who aim to infiltrate closed system, cause damage, commit theft, or just sow chaos. But ethical hacking has turned into quite the lucrative industry and a
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Date:
06/30/2025
New Off-the-Shelf Radiation-Hardened 15W DC-DC Power Converter for Space Applications

New Off-the-Shelf Radiation-Hardened 15W DC-DC Power Converter for Space Applications

New Off-the-Shelf Radiation-Hardened 15W DC-DC Power Converter for Space Applications
­Traditional space applications have long required space-grade components to help ensure the success of missions. With over 60 years of space heritage, Microchip Technology continues to broaden its space portfolio and today announces the SA15-28 off-the-shelf radiation-hardened DC-DC 15W power converter wi
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Date:
06/27/2025
Plant Extension Order Boosts Wärtsilä’s Share of Aruba’s Total Power Generation Capacity to 85%

Wärtsilä will supply an engineering procurement and construction extension project to an existing power plant on the Caribbean Island of Aruba WEB Aruba

Plant Extension Order Boosts Wärtsilä’s Share of Aruba’s Total Power Generation Capacity to 85%
­Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) extension project to an existing power plant on the Caribbean Island of Aruba. This will add an additional 36 MW of generating capacity, thereby mitigating possible supply shortages due to rapidly increasing demand. Cu
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Date:
06/27/2025
Mersen's Class RK1 Reducer Fuse Series with Expanded Ratings

Mersen's Class RK1 Reducer Fuse Series with Expanded Ratings

Mersen's Class RK1 Reducer Fuse Series with Expanded Ratings
­Global Electrical Power and Advanced Materials leader Mersen is pleased to announce the expansion of the 600V ratings to its first-to-market Class RK1 Reducer Fuse product series. The newly released 600V ratings provide a permanent and reliable solution and are designed to be used in all applications where st
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Date:
06/25/2025
STMicroelectronics’ new High-Current, Low-Voltage Switching Regulators Handle Challenging Automotive Loads

STMicroelectronics’ new High-Current, Low-Voltage Switching Regulators Handle Challenging Automotive Loads

STMicroelectronics’ new High-Current, Low-Voltage Switching Regulators Handle Challenging Automotive Loads
­STMicroelectronics’ DCP0606Y automotive step-down converters let designers build extremely compact and efficient step-down power supplies to deliver 6A maximum output current at a voltage as low as 0.6V. The converters are conceived for applications such as telematics, heads-up displays, infotainm
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Date:
06/25/2025
Morse Micro Wi-Fi HaLow Technology Receives Matter Certification

Michael De Nil, co-founder and CEO of Morse Micro

Morse Micro Wi-Fi HaLow Technology Receives Matter Certification
­Morse Micro, the world’s leading provider of Wi-Fi HaLow chips, today announced that its MM6108-EKH05-Light developer platform has received Matter certification from the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). This certification marks a significant milestone for Wi-Fi HaLow technology, de
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Date:
06/25/2025
TDK Launches a High-Temperature, Closed-Loop MEMS Accelerometer for Energy Market Applications

TDK Launches a High-Temperature, Closed-Loop MEMS Accelerometer for Energy Market Applications

TDK Launches a High-Temperature, Closed-Loop MEMS Accelerometer for Energy Market Applications
­TDK Corporation has expanded its MEMS inertial sensors portfolio with the Tronics AXO315®T0, a high-temperature MEMS accelerometer with ±14 g input range and a digital interface for measurement while drilling (MWD) applications in the energy market.   Leveraging TDK’s unique closed-lo
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Date:
06/25/2025
KYOCERA AVX Releases Robust new Series of Vertical-Mating Battery Connectors

KYOCERA AVX Releases Robust new Series of Vertical-Mating Battery Connectors

KYOCERA AVX Releases Robust new Series of Vertical-Mating Battery Connectors
­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has further expanded its industry-leading selection of standard battery connectors with the introduction of the new 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate ba
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Date:
06/25/2025
Bosch Boosts Ecosystem Around BMV080 Particulate Matter Sensor

Bosch Boosts Ecosystem Around BMV080 Particulate Matter Sensor

Bosch Boosts Ecosystem Around BMV080 Particulate Matter Sensor
­In today’s fast-paced development landscape, having the right tools can mean the difference between months of delay and a rapid product launch. Bosch Sensortec is now spotlighting the rapid evolution of its developer ecosystem, as new tools and platforms launch to support the integration of the BMV080 — th
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Date:
06/25/2025
Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault, Launches the First Complete Chip-to-Cloud Platform for Lifecycle Management of Connected Products

Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault, Launches the First Complete Chip-to-Cloud Platform for Lifecycle Management of Connected Products

Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault, Launches the First Complete Chip-to-Cloud Platform for Lifecycle Management of Connected Products
­Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, today announces the acquisition of its long-term partner, Memfault Inc., the market-leading cloud platform provider for large-scale deployments of connected products. This marks a major leap in Nordic’s evolution - from a ha
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Date:
06/24/2025
Red Pitaya & Texas Instruments Team up to Launch Next-Gen STEMlab Boards for High-Performance Data Acquisition

Red Pitaya & Texas Instruments Team up to Launch Next-Gen STEMlab Boards for High-Performance Data Acquisition

Red Pitaya & Texas Instruments Team up to Launch Next-Gen STEMlab Boards for High-Performance Data Acquisition
­Red Pitaya, a multi-award-winning leader in providing compact, open-source, high-speed signal acquisition and processing boards and services, has announced a new board co-developed with Texas Instruments, a global semiconductor company known for its precision analog and embedded processing technologies.  The new STEMl
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Date:
06/24/2025
Nautilus Relocates Headquarters to Chicago Amid Major Regional Investment

Camelia Miu, Chief Financial Officer of Nautilus

Nautilus Relocates Headquarters to Chicago Amid Major Regional Investment
­Nautilus Solar Energy® LLC, one of the largest community solar businesses in the U.S. and a contributor to America’s energy independence transition, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Chicago, Illinois. The move reflects Nautilus’s commitment to expanding access to the benefits of
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Date:
06/24/2025
STMicroelectronics Extends ISO 26262 Compliant Automotive Family with 8-Channel Low-Side Driver in Space-Saving Leadless Package

STMicroelectronics Extends ISO 26262 Compliant Automotive Family with 8-Channel Low-Side Driver in Space-Saving Leadless Package

STMicroelectronics Extends ISO 26262 Compliant Automotive Family with 8-Channel Low-Side Driver in Space-Saving Leadless Package
­STMicroelectronics’ L9800 8-channel automotive low-side driver is ISO 26262 compliant and housed in a compact, leadless outline that saves space in body-control modules, HVAC and climate controls, and power-domain controls. The L9800 outputs can drive resistive, capacitive, or inductive loads like rela
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Date:
06/23/2025
Silanna Semiconductor SL2002 Laser Driver ICs Enable Smaller, More-Efficient Rangefinders That Run Off 3 V Coin Cell Batteries

Silanna Semiconductor SL2002 Laser Driver ICs Enable Smaller, More-Efficient Rangefinders That Run Off 3 V Coin Cell Batteries

Silanna Semiconductor SL2002 Laser Driver ICs Enable Smaller, More-Efficient Rangefinders That Run Off 3 V Coin Cell Batteries
­Silanna Semiconductor, a global leader in analog innovation, today announced the release of the SL2002, the second breakthrough product in its FirePower™ family of laser driver ICs.  The SL2002 has been optimized for low-voltage operation in small-form-factor systems, enabling powerful laser perfo
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Date:
06/20/2025
Bath Space Weather Sensors to Launch into Orbit in 2027

Professor Cathryn Mitchell, University of Bath

Bath Space Weather Sensors to Launch into Orbit in 2027
­Space weather sensors developed at the University of Bath satellite are set for launch into orbit, as part of a mission announced this week. The TOPCAT II satellite payload, created to take measurements of atmospheric conditions in space to inform improvements to technologies including GPS, will be part o
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Date:
06/20/2025
X-FAB Expands 180nm XH018 Process with New Isolation Class for Enhanced SPAD Integration

X-FAB Expands 180nm XH018 Process with New Isolation Class for Enhanced SPAD Integration

X-FAB Expands 180nm XH018 Process with New Isolation Class for Enhanced SPAD Integration
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has released a new isolation class within its 180nm XH018 semiconductor process. Designed to support more compact and efficient single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) implementations, this new isolation class enables tighter fun
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Date:
06/19/2025
Toshiba Introduces 2-Channel Automotive High-Speed Digital Isolators

Toshiba Introduces 2-Channel Automotive High-Speed Digital Isolators

Toshiba Introduces 2-Channel Automotive High-Speed Digital Isolators
­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) extends its lineup of isolation devices with four AEC-Q100 qualified, 2-channel, high-speed digital isolators. The new DCM32xx00 series supports stable operation with high common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) of 100kV/µs (typ.) at data transmission rates of
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Date:
06/19/2025
STMicroelectronics Launches Feature-Rich, Radiation-Hardened Point-of-Load Converters for Low Earth Orbit Applications

STMicroelectronics Launches Feature-Rich, Radiation-Hardened Point-of-Load Converters for Low Earth Orbit Applications

STMicroelectronics Launches Feature-Rich, Radiation-Hardened Point-of-Load Converters for Low Earth Orbit Applications
­STMicroelectronics’ LEOPOL1 point-of-load step-down converter for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) deployments meets the needs of equipment developers targeting the New Space market, now expanding throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. The emerging New Space industry, driven by private-sector companies, is enabli
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Date:
06/19/2025
Home Energy Management System Market to Surge with 13.8% CAGR by 2034

Home Energy Management System Market to Surge with 13.8% CAGR by 2034

Home Energy Management System Market to Surge with 13.8% CAGR by 2034
Global Market Insights

­The home energy management system market was valued at USD 5.8 billion in 2024 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.8% to reach USD 21.7 billion by 2034, driven by the increasing adoption of smart home technologies and growing environmental sustainability concerns. Several factors, such as the global sh
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Date:
06/19/2025
PSDcast - Data Center Power Demands

Harry Soin from Advanced Energy

PSDcast - Data Center Power Demands
­We’ve recently witnessed an exponential increase in data center power demands, driven largely by the equally monumental rise in generative AI. By one estimate, generative AI could add anywhere from $2.6 to 4.4 trillion dollars in global economic benefits annually, and so it’s no surprise that data center po
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Date:
06/18/2025
SEGGER’s J-Trace PRO Offers Turnkey Instruction Tracing for ST’s High-Performance STM32N6 Microcontrollers with AI Acceleration

SEGGER’s J-Trace PRO Offers Turnkey Instruction Tracing for ST’s High-Performance STM32N6 Microcontrollers with AI Acceleration

SEGGER’s J-Trace PRO Offers Turnkey Instruction Tracing for ST’s High-Performance STM32N6 Microcontrollers with AI Acceleration
­The STM32N6 series contains an embedded proprietary neural processing unit, multiple graphics accelerators, a computer vision pipeline, and a multimedia encoder and decoder. J-Trace PRO is SEGGER’s streaming trace probe that is capable of capturing full traces over long periods, allowing for recording of hard-t
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Date:
06/18/2025
KROHNE Dedicates Production Capacity and Establishes U.S. Center of Excellence to Support Explosive Growth in AI-Driven Data Centers

KROHNE Dedicates Production Capacity and Establishes U.S. Center of Excellence to Support Explosive Growth in AI-Driven Data Centers

KROHNE Dedicates Production Capacity and Establishes U.S. Center of Excellence to Support Explosive Growth in AI-Driven Data Centers
­KROHNE, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality magnetic flow meters (magmeters), announces a major commitment to the fast-growing data center sector by dedicating a significant portion of its annual production capacity to meet escalating demand. This strategic move is designed to support th
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Date:
06/18/2025
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces 25V MOSFET in DFN3.3x3.3 Source-Down Packaging that Meets Power Demands in AI Servers

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces 25V MOSFET in DFN3.3x3.3 Source-Down Packaging that Meets Power Demands in AI Servers

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces 25V MOSFET in DFN3.3x3.3 Source-Down Packaging that Meets Power Demands in AI Servers
­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide band gap power devices, power management ICs, and modules, today introduced its AONK40202 25V MOSFET in state-of-the-art DFN3.3x3.3 Source-Down packaging technology.  De
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Date:
06/18/2025
Marvell Develops Industry’s First 2nm Custom SRAM for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Silicon

Will Chu, senior vice president of Custom Cloud Solutions at Marvell

Marvell Develops Industry’s First 2nm Custom SRAM for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Silicon
­Marvell Technology, Inc., a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, expanded its custom technology platform with the launch of the industry’s first 2nm custom Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), designed to boost the performance of custom XPUs and devices powering cloud data centers and AI
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Date:
06/17/2025
Andigreen and Data Pioneer Solutions Forge Strategic Alliance to Deliver Integrated Renewable-Fuel Solutions in North America and Japan

Juan Gutiérrez, Director of Andigreen

Andigreen and Data Pioneer Solutions Forge Strategic Alliance to Deliver Integrated Renewable-Fuel Solutions in North America and Japan
­Andigreen, the renewable-feedstock subsidiary of Andino Holdings LLC, and Data Pioneer Solutions, LLC (DPS) today announced a strategic partnership to deliver an end-to-end decarbonization solution for refineries in North America and Japan. This alliance combines Andigreen's global feedstock sourcing and
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Date:
06/17/2025
TDK Introduces Automotive Power-Over-Coax Inductor for Filters with Industry-Leading Simplicity and Efficiency

TDK Introduces Automotive Power-Over-Coax Inductor for Filters with Industry-Leading Simplicity and Efficiency

TDK Introduces Automotive Power-Over-Coax Inductor for Filters with Industry-Leading Simplicity and Efficiency
­TDK Corporation launches the ADL8030VA, a high-performance inductor designed specifically for power-over-coaxial (PoC) applications. Due to its high impedance over a wide frequency range, this component streamlines the PoC filter design by requiring only one single component instead of the conventional approach wi
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Date:
06/17/2025
Duro Unveils Duro Design, the First AI-Native PLM for Modern Hardware Engineering

Michael Corr, CEO and co-founder of Duro

Duro Unveils Duro Design, the First AI-Native PLM for Modern Hardware Engineering
­Duro, a leading PLM platform for hardware engineering, today relaunched its product as Duro Design, a cloud- and AI-native PLM rebuilt from the ground up to help manufacturers launch products up to three times faster. The PLM space is projected to be a $46 billion market by 2032, but remains dominated b
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Date:
06/17/2025
Bourns Expands POWrFuse Line with New Series Featuring Higher Voltage Rating, Broader Current Range and Versatile Package Options

Bourns® PF-63R50H Series POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuses

Bourns Expands POWrFuse Line with New Series Featuring Higher Voltage Rating, Broader Current Range and Versatile Package Options
­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced it has expanded its POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse portfolio with a new higher voltage rated series. Bourns engineered the PF-63R50H Series with advanced fe
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Date:
06/16/2025
Quantic X-Microwave Launches Newly Enhanced Layout Tool for RF Designers

Quantic X-Microwave Launches Newly Enhanced Layout Tool for RF Designers

Quantic X-Microwave Launches Newly Enhanced Layout Tool for RF Designers
­Quantic X-Microwave®, a business of Quantic Electronics® (“Quantic”) and leading provider of RF & microwave solutions, today announced the launch of its newly enhanced Layout Tool, a powerful interactive design environment enabling part selection and layout of signal chains using X-MWblocks®. Specifically tailored
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Date:
06/16/2025
PSDcast – A Wireless Lunar Charging System

WiBotic’s CEO, Ben Waters

PSDcast – A Wireless Lunar Charging System
­Today we’re discussing an exciting development, as Astrobotic and WiBotic just completed flight testing of a wireless lunar charging system. The testing took place over 4 months under the most extreme conditions. And on the line to discuss this cool bit of news is WiBotic’s CEO, Ben Waters.
Date:
06/16/2025
Türkiye’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 38.2GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Türkiye’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 38.2GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Türkiye’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 38.2GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData
­Türkiye boasts one of the world's most rapidly expanding energy markets, driven by its robust economic growth. However, the country relies heavily on fossil and electricity imports to meet its domestic power demand. To reduce this dependency, the country is looking to expand is renewable capacity. In October 202
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Date:
06/13/2025
LEM Releases a First of its Kind High-Voltage Battery Sensor that Combines Shunt and Hall Effect Technologies

LEM Releases a First of its Kind High-Voltage Battery Sensor that Combines Shunt and Hall Effect Technologies

LEM Releases a First of its Kind High-Voltage Battery Sensor that Combines Shunt and Hall Effect Technologies
­LEM Electrical measurement technology specialist LEM has launched a new current sensing unit for battery management in electric vehicles (EVs). For the first time on the market, LEM has put together shunt and open-loop Hall effect technologies in a single part, called Hybrid Supervising Unit (HSU), to meet th
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Date:
06/13/2025
Advanced Energy Launches Medical CF-Rated AC-DC Power Supplies That Simplify Isolation and Speed Time-to-Market

Advanced Energy Launches Medical CF-Rated AC-DC Power Supplies That Simplify Isolation and Speed Time-to-Market

Advanced Energy Launches Medical CF-Rated AC-DC Power Supplies That Simplify Isolation and Speed Time-to-Market
­Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, announced the new NCF425 series of CF-rated medical open frame AC-DC power supplies. The system-level cardiac floating (CF) rating is the most stringent medical device elec
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Date:
06/12/2025
PSDcast – Getting Closer to a Viable Fusion Power Plant

Chris Mowry, CEO at Type One Energy

PSDcast – Getting Closer to a Viable Fusion Power Plant
­Nuclear fusion – the power of the sun. We’ve been tinkering with the idea for nearly a century – and in fact, we’ve been working towards fusion reactors since the 1940s, roundabout the same time as the Manhattan Project (take that as you will), though as of yet, we haven’t reached net power. But Ty
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Date:
06/12/2025
Bourns Announces 1500 VDC-Rated POWrFuse High-Power Fuse Series Specifically Designed for Photovoltaic Applications

Bourns Announces 1500 VDC-Rated POWrFuse High-Power Fuse Series Specifically Designed for Photovoltaic Applications

Bourns Announces 1500 VDC-Rated POWrFuse High-Power Fuse Series Specifically Designed for Photovoltaic Applications
­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced its PF-PVC150R Series POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuses specifically designed for photovoltaic (gPV) applications. The new series features enhanced voltage an
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Date:
06/12/2025
Quantic X-Microwave Enhances Modular RF Solutions with Altum RF Components

Quantic X-Microwave Enhances Modular RF Solutions with Altum RF Components

Quantic X-Microwave Enhances Modular RF Solutions with Altum RF Components
­Quantic X-Microwave®, a business of Quantic Electronics® (“Quantic”) and leading provider of modular RF and microwave solutions, today announced the addition of Altum RF components to its extensive portfolio. Altum RF’s high-performance amplifier products are now available as X-MWblocks®, of
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Date:
06/11/2025
Bourns Introduces Thick Film on Steel Product Line Offering Advanced Capabilities that Support High-Energy Applications

Bourns® Model TFOS30-1-150 Thick Film on Steel

Bourns Introduces Thick Film on Steel Product Line Offering Advanced Capabilities that Support High-Energy Applications
Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today introduced its Thick Film on Steel (TFOS) product line that features advanced capabilities designed to support high energy applications. Bourns® Model TFOS30-1-150 is th
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Date:
06/11/2025
Contactless Biometrics Technology Market Set to Grow at 20% CAGR Through 2032

Contactless Biometrics Technology Market Set to Grow at 20% CAGR Through 2032

Contactless Biometrics Technology Market Set to Grow at 20% CAGR Through 2032
­The contactless biometrics technology market size will record over 20% CAGR from 2024-2032, due to the robust emphasis of companies on improving the speed and accuracy of recognition processes and minimizing false rejections. Significant investments in contactless biometrics are making way for innovations an
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Date:
06/11/2025
Renesas Brings USB-C Rev. 2.4 Support to New Ultra-Low-Power RA2L2 Microcontroller Group

Renesas Brings USB-C Rev. 2.4 Support to New Ultra-Low-Power RA2L2 Microcontroller Group

Renesas Brings USB-C Rev. 2.4 Support to New Ultra-Low-Power RA2L2 Microcontroller Group
­Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA2L2 microcontroller (MCU) group with ultra-low power consumption and the industry’s first support for the new UCB-C Revision 2.4 standard. Based on a 48-MHz Arm Cortex M23 processor, th
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Date:
06/10/2025
High-Efficiency GaN Inverter Brings GaN Power to Medium-Voltage Motor Drives

High-Efficiency GaN Inverter Brings GaN Power to Medium-Voltage Motor Drives

High-Efficiency GaN Inverter Brings GaN Power to Medium-Voltage Motor Drives
­Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the release of the EPC9196, a high-performance 25 ARMS, 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design powered by the EPC2304 eGaN® FET. The EPC9196 is specifically designed for medium-voltage (96 V – 150 V) battery-powered motor drive applications, in
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Date:
06/10/2025
PSDcast – Why Autonomous Public Transit Could Solve Problems that Robotaxis Can’t

Imagry CEO, Eran Ofir

PSDcast – Why Autonomous Public Transit Could Solve Problems that Robotaxis Can’t
­We’ve been hearing a lot about the possibility of robo-taxis – be they ground-based or vertical take-off and landing. And one would assume these autonomous robo-taxis would help alleviate urban traffic and congestion, but do they really? Imagry, an autonomous driving software company, has a different solu
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Date:
06/10/2025
FCL Components Launches Tab Terminal, High Voltage DC Switching Relay

FCL Components Launches Tab Terminal, High Voltage DC Switching Relay

FCL Components Launches Tab Terminal, High Voltage DC Switching Relay
­FCL Components America, Inc., has released the FTR-E1J 20A, a tab terminal-type high voltage DC switching relay, based on its FTR-E1 series. It is screw mounted and does not use printed circuit boards. This new relay delivers 20A 800 VDC, 10A 1,000VDC higher voltage switching with no specific polarity requireme
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Date:
06/10/2025
Quantic X-Microwave Expands X-MWblocks Catalog with New UMS Amplifier Family

Quantic X-Microwave Expands X-MWblocks Catalog with New UMS Amplifier Family

Quantic X-Microwave Expands X-MWblocks Catalog with New UMS Amplifier Family
­Quantic X-Microwave®, a business of Quantic Electronics® (“Quantic”) and leading provider of modular RF and microwave solutions, today announced the immediate availability of over twelve new high-performance amplifier products from United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS), integrated into th
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Date:
06/10/2025
STMicroelectronics Reveals Space-Saving, High-Frequency Digital Automotive Audio Amplifiers for Smart-Cockpit Applications

STMicroelectronics Reveals Space-Saving, High-Frequency Digital Automotive Audio Amplifiers for Smart-Cockpit Applications

STMicroelectronics Reveals Space-Saving, High-Frequency Digital Automotive Audio Amplifiers for Smart-Cockpit Applications
­STMicroelectronics has revealed new class-D automotive audio amplifiers for smart-cockpit applications, engineered for tiny overall dimensions and with a digital input that simplifies circuit design.  The new HFDA80D and HFDA90D extend ST’s family of high-frequency automotive amplifiers, complemen
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Date:
06/10/2025
Overland AI Demonstrates Soldier-Led Autonomy Across Day and Night Operations

A Soldier from the 555th Engineer Brigade plans a series of missions with ULTRAs using OverWatch, Overland’s intuitive, tactical command and control (C2) interface.

Overland AI Demonstrates Soldier-Led Autonomy Across Day and Night Operations
­Overland AI’s fully autonomous tactical vehicles, ULTRA, were deployed across 15 live mission scenarios to comprehensively demonstrate end-to-end, Soldier-operated ground autonomy. Soldiers from the 555th, 36th, and 20th Engineer Brigades, and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, executed these 15 missions using two
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Date:
06/10/2025
Research and Innovation Project Prepares Megawatt Charging Solutions for EU-Wide Heavy-Duty Transport

Yancho Todorov, Senior Scientist and coordinator of the project at VTT

Research and Innovation Project Prepares Megawatt Charging Solutions for EU-Wide Heavy-Duty Transport
­A groundbreaking innovation initiative led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is set to revolutionise battery electric truck charging. The project features real-life demonstrations of charging hubs to accelerate the electrification of heavy-duty transport. The aim is to establish a comprehensive Eu
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Date:
06/09/2025
Canada Nickel Partners with NetCarb to Advance Next-Generation Carbon Sequestration Technology

Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel

Canada Nickel Partners with NetCarb to Advance Next-Generation Carbon Sequestration Technology
­Canada Nickel Company Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Australia-based NetCarb to collaborate on the commercialization of NetCarb's innovative carbon sequestration technology. Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel, said, "We are excited by NetCarb's novel technology, which repre
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Date:
06/09/2025
Ballard Announces 1.5 MW Fuel Cell Engine Order for Sierra Northern Railway

Randy MacEwen, President and CEO of Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Announces 1.5 MW Fuel Cell Engine Order for Sierra Northern Railway
Ballard Power Systems announced the signing of a new supply agreement with California-based rail operator Sierra Northern Railway for the supply of 1.5 MW of fuel cell engines, expected to be delivered in 2025. As part of Sierra Northern Railway's efforts to decarbonize its operations across California, 1
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Date:
06/06/2025
GENESIS Project Launches to Lead Europe’s Transition To Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing

The Five Critical Stages in Chip-Making Lifecycle Addressed by GENESIS

GENESIS Project Launches to Lead Europe’s Transition To Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing
­A pan-European consortium dedicated to developing sustainable processes and technologies for the semiconductor-manufacturing industry today announced the launch of the GENESIS project. This integrated, large-scale initiative aims to enable Europe’s chip industry to meet its sustainability goals—from ma
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Date:
06/06/2025
Renewables to Account for Over Half of Brazil’s Annual Power Generation in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Renewables to Account for Over Half of Brazil’s Annual Power Generation in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Renewables to Account for Over Half of Brazil’s Annual Power Generation in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData
GlobalData

­Brazil generates power from a diverse range of sources that include thermal sources (gas, oil, and coal), hydropower, nuclear, and renewable. Hydropower accounts for the majority of the country’s annual power generation. However, overdependence on hydropower has made the country vulnerable to droughts. To ov
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Date:
06/06/2025
Functional Safety Market Size Expected to Reach US$ 13.00 billion by 2031, Experiences Growth Owing to Increased Automation

Functional Safety Market Size Expected to Reach US$ 13.00 billion by 2031, Experiences Growth Owing to Increased Automation

Functional Safety Market Size Expected to Reach US$ 13.00 billion by 2031, Experiences Growth Owing to Increased Automation
The Insight Partners

­According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, the global Functional Safety market is observing significant growth owing to increased automation across industries and stricter regulatory requirements. The report runs an in-depth analysis of market trends, key players, and futur
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06/06/2025
Infineon Collaborates with Typhoon HIL to Accelerate Development of xEV Power Electronic Systems using Real-Time Hardware-in-the-loop Platform

Customers working with Infineon’s AURIX™ TC3x/TC4x automotive microcontrollers can now use a complete HIL simulation and test solution using Typhoons HIL simulator.

Infineon Collaborates with Typhoon HIL to Accelerate Development of xEV Power Electronic Systems using Real-Time Hardware-in-the-loop Platform
­Infineon Technologies AG announced a collaboration with Typhoon HIL, a leading provider of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation solutions, to provide automotive engineering teams with a fully-integrated, real-time development and test environment for key elements of xEV powertrain systems. Customers working wi
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06/05/2025
ROHM Develops Breakthrough AI-Equipped MCU

ROHM Develops Breakthrough AI-Equipped MCU

ROHM Develops Breakthrough AI-Equipped MCU
­ROHM Semiconductor announced they have developed AI-equipped MCUs (AI MCUs) – ML63Q253x-NNNxx / ML63Q255x-NNNxx – that enable fault prediction and degradation forecasting using sensing data in a wide range of devices, including industrial equipment such as motors. These MCUs are the
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06/05/2025
STMicroelectronics Announces Mass Production and Lead Customer Success for Turnkey Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Modules Developed with Qualcomm

STMicroelectronics Announces Mass Production and Lead Customer Success for Turnkey Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Modules Developed with Qualcomm

STMicroelectronics Announces Mass Production and Lead Customer Success for Turnkey Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Modules Developed with Qualcomm
­STMicroelectronics has announced mass-production start for its ST67W611M1 combined Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 module, describing the early success of Siana, a lead customer for its fast-to-market connectivity. The module is the first product of ST’s collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. anno
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06/04/2025
PSDcast – Active Suspension Systems in Electric Vehicles

Patrick Wadden, the Global VP of Vicor's Automotive Business Unit

PSDcast – Active Suspension Systems in Electric Vehicles
­One of the more interesting trends to emerge in the automotive landscape is the broader availability of active suspension systems.  While the idea, itself, was tossed around as far back as the 1950s, it didn’t become a thing until 80’s, though it was cost-prohibitive. And even today, being able to ad
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06/04/2025
Novant Health and ENFRA Enter Energy-as-a-Service Agreement, Propelling the Health System's Commitment to Sustainability

Alice Pope, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Novant Health

Novant Health and ENFRA Enter Energy-as-a-Service Agreement, Propelling the Health System's Commitment to Sustainability
­Building on robust environmental sustainability initiatives, Novant Health has entered into a 30-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partnership with ENFRA. The $855-million transaction closed June 3 and allows Novant Health to reinvest the funds in essential energy infrastructure modernization projects across th
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06/04/2025
Egypt’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 31.6GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Egypt’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 31.6GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Egypt’s Renewable Power Capacity to Reach 31.6GW in 2035, Forecasts GlobalData
­Egypt is endeavoring to augment the proportion of renewable energy within its electricity mix to 42% by the year 2035. The nation is actively expanding its capacity through the implementation of large-scale solar and wind energy initiatives. Against this backdrop, renewable power capacity in the country is ex
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06/03/2025
Würth Elektronik Presents its Skoll-I Bluetooth Module

Product-related service: A dedicated evaluation board and various software tools are available for the Skoll-I wireless module.
Image source: Würth Elektronik

Würth Elektronik Presents its Skoll-I Bluetooth Module
­Manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, introduces Skoll-I, a compact wireless module that combines both Bluetooth® Classic and Bluetooth® LE (Low Energy) version 5.4 in a single solution. Measuring just 16.6 × 12 × 1.7 mm, the module is already certified for conformity in
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06/03/2025
Standard Lithium, in Partnership with Telescope Innovations, to Produce Next Generation Solid-State Battery Materials

Standard Lithium’s President and COO, Dr. Andy Robinson

Standard Lithium, in Partnership with Telescope Innovations, to Produce Next Generation Solid-State Battery Materials
­Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”), a leading near-commercial lithium company, is pleased to announce the successful production of battery quality lithium sulfide as part of a collaboration with Telescope Innovations. As previously mentioned, Standard Lithium has been
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06/03/2025
Blockchain Technology Market to Witness 53.6% CAGR Surge by 2034

Blockchain Technology Market to Witness 53.6% CAGR Surge by 2034

Blockchain Technology Market to Witness 53.6% CAGR Surge by 2034
Global Market Insights, Inc.

­The blockchain technology market was valued at USD 18.3 billion in 2024 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 53.6% from 2025 to 2034. This rapid growth is driven by the increasing use of decentralized networks and advancements in public blockchain solutions. Businesses are integrating blockchain to enhanc
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06/03/2025
Cissoid’s Unique Modular SIC Inverter Platform Available from Rhopoint Components

Cissoid’s Unique Modular SIC Inverter Platform Available from Rhopoint Components

Cissoid’s Unique Modular SIC Inverter Platform Available from Rhopoint Components
­Rhopoint Components, specialist distributor  of precision electronic components, sensors, connectors and modular systems, announces the availability of the Cissoid CMT-PLA3SB12340A Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET Intelligent Power Module. Applications include power systems for Electric Vehicles
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06/02/2025
Bourns Unveils Current Transformer Line with New Model that Features High Turns Ratio with Permalloy T-Core Construction

Bourns® Model PCP300-T414250S Current Transformer

Bourns Unveils Current Transformer Line with New Model that Features High Turns Ratio with Permalloy T-Core Construction
­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today unveiled the Company’s new current transformer line with its Model PCP300-T414250S Transformer. The new model is made with high-efficiency permalloy material th
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06/02/2025
Wärtsilä Opens New Logistics Center to Deliver Faster, Smarter Service to Growing U.S. Customer Base

Wärtsilä Opens New Logistics Center to Deliver Faster, Smarter Service to Growing U.S. Customer Base

Wärtsilä Opens New Logistics Center to Deliver Faster, Smarter Service to Growing U.S. Customer Base
­Technology group Wärtsilä announced an expansion of its U.S. and North American footprint with the establishment of the Houston Logistics Center (HLC), located at the company’s North American headquarters in Houston, Texas.  Set to become operational in Summer 2025, the HLC is designed to suppor
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06/02/2025
High Desert Region to Benefit from Opening of State-of-the-Art Bulk Renewable Diesel Depot in Barstow, California, Fueling Economic Growth and Sustainable Logistics

High Desert Region to Benefit from Opening of State-of-the-Art Bulk Renewable Diesel Depot in Barstow, California, Fueling Economic Growth and Sustainable Logistics

High Desert Region to Benefit from Opening of State-of-the-Art Bulk Renewable Diesel Depot in Barstow, California, Fueling Economic Growth and Sustainable Logistics
­T Bros Oil & Gas Co. announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art bulk renewable diesel depot in Barstow, California, set for Summer 2025. This cutting-edge facility marks a transformative step for sustainable logistics and economic growth within the vital Southern California transportation corridor, re
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06/02/2025
ENFRA Expands into Pennsylvania with Acquisition of River Mechanical Services

Philip Catanzaro, Chief Operating Officer of ENFRA

ENFRA Expands into Pennsylvania with Acquisition of River Mechanical Services
­ENFRA, a national leader in Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS), announced today the acquisition of River Mechanical Services, a well-established mechanical contractor and service organization headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This strategic acquisition marks ENFRA’s expansion into the Northeast and fu
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06/02/2025
Cobotting into the Future

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Cobotting into the Future
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the June issue! We’re less than a month away from the official start of summer, so it’s time to kick back, relax, and give maximum effort (because we haven’t had the summers off since we were kids). But hey, it’s fine to live (and relax) vicariously through our kids, right? We’re
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Date:
06/01/2025
Electrical Motors Get Powered Up with GaN

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Electrical Motors Get Powered Up with GaN
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the June issue of Power Systems Design Europe. June marks the end of the first half of the year, and so far it has been a busy year for the industry. Personally I’ve been to both APEC in Atlanta and PCIM in Nuremberg, finding out about the latest innovation in the industry. I’ll be writing about th
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06/01/2025
Designing Multi-Phase Converters for High-Current Applications

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Figure 1: Total Current Ripple for 4-Phase Application

Designing Multi-Phase Converters for High-Current Applications
Nicolay Garcia, Product Marketing Engineer Intern, & Tomas Hudson, Product Marketing Engineer, Monolithic Power

­In recent years, the rapid advancements in FPGAs, ASICs, and related systems have necessitated significant updates to power delivery regulations to address the increased complexity. These designs demand a delicate balance between efficiency, dynamic response, and the size and power loss of MOSFETs. The most commonly
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Date:
06/01/2025
MOSFET Selection and Efficiency Measurement for AI Server Power Supplies

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Figure 1a: Bridgeless totem-pole PFC

MOSFET Selection and Efficiency Measurement for AI Server Power Supplies
Marco Ventimiglia and Filippo Scrimizzi, Power & Discrete Sub-Group, STMicroelectronics

­Yole predicts AI data center server power ratings will jump from 15kW to over 100kW, and the main bus voltage will increase from 400V to 800V to reduce distribution losses. Despite this, rack space and PSU form factors will remain unchanged, pressuring PSU vendors to achieve higher power density. Yole forecasts th
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Date:
06/01/2025
EV Charging Levels from Residential to Commercial

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Figure 1: Residential EV charger

EV Charging Levels from Residential to Commercial
Wayne Liang, senior segment manager at Microchip Technology’s E-Mobility business

­The arrival of electric vehicles (EVs) has ushered in a revolution in the automotive industry with a fundamental shift toward sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint. At the center of this transformation lies an intricate network of chargers, a critical infrastructure that defines the usability and practicality of
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06/01/2025
Designing to Protect: Industrial Motor Drive Circuits

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Figure 1: The 8/20 µs current waveform is widely used to test overvoltage devices and originates from UL 1449

Designing to Protect: Industrial Motor Drive Circuits
Jennifer Joseph, Vice President Bourns Protection Division and Jed Boyer, Power Applications Engineer, Bourns

­Motor drive circuits employed in a wide range of today’s industrial, commercial, and consumer applications are responsible for controlling the speed, torque, and position of electric motors, enabling precise motion and energy efficiency. However, motor drives are often exposed to electrical threats such as
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Date:
06/01/2025
Unlocking Robotic Intelligence

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Figure 1: Melexis’ Tactaxis® technology supports the move towards more human-like robotics that can operate closely with humans in applications ranging from industrial cobots and domestic service robots

Unlocking Robotic Intelligence
Julien Ghaye, PhD, Product Line Manager, Robotics at Melexis

­As the robotics industry advances into increasingly sophisticated roles, especially within service and humanoid applications, the need for machines that interact with their environments almost as naturally as humans has never been greater. While intelligent control systems lay the foundation for autonomy and pr
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Date:
06/01/2025
Advanced Current and Voltage Sensing Enables Ultra-Precise Robots

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Figure 1: Current- and voltage-sensing accuracy impacts how precise robotics can perform tasks

Advanced Current and Voltage Sensing Enables Ultra-Precise Robots
Kia Rahbar, marketing manager for isolated converters, Texas Instruments

­Robots have become commonplace in industrial applications. However, up until now, their usage has been restricted to tasks that do not require the highest levels of precision. It is hard to imagine a humanoid robot being asked to attempt to thread a needle, or a collaborative robot (cobot) to handle fragile it
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Date:
06/01/2025
The Benefits of GaN in Motor Drive/Inverter Designs

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Figure 1: Comparing power outputs for discrete and IPM MOSFET/IGBT and GaN solutions

The Benefits of GaN in Motor Drive/Inverter Designs
Di Chen, Director of Business Development & Technical Marketing, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD)

­Although gallium nitride (GaN) has been discussed as an interesting solution for inverters and motor drives for ten years, there have been very few real applications of GaN in this sector to date. However, now that GaN has been proven in other applications, such as chargers, its value proposition is now being se
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Date:
06/01/2025
Motor Drive ICs With Performance, Protection & Bi-Directional Sensing

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Figure 1: 600W washing machine drive built with silicon IGBTs

Motor Drive ICs With Performance, Protection & Bi-Directional Sensing
Llew Vaughan-Edmunds, Senior Director Product Management and Marketing, Navitas

­Electric motors and drives are estimated to consume about 45% of the total electricity generated worldwide. That’s equivalent to more than 12,000 terawatt hours (TWh) per year, or about 1,000 times the total output of China’s 5 GW Xinjiang solar farm (the world’s largest), which was connected to the gr
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Date:
06/01/2025
Robotics, Motor Drives and Controls

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

Robotics, Motor Drives and Controls
Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

­As of 2023, the global market for motors and drives for robotics was valued at approximately $6.8 billion. It is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5% by 2030, fueled by the widespread adoption of automation technologies across sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics, ac
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Date:
06/01/2025
Self-Driving Growing Pains

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Self-Driving Growing Pains
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Who could’ve ever guessed that the eternal negligence of motorists crossed with an imperfect – and occasionally over-hyped – technology would cause problems? If you’re surprised that “driver assistance” tech has contributed to a growing number of accidents, then welcome to planet Earth! And the auton
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Date:
06/01/2025
New Circuit Breaker Technology Impresses US Navy

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

New Circuit Breaker Technology Impresses US Navy
Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Switching is traditionally accomplished by electromechanical devices that tend to degrade over time because of wear. They are also relatively slow to act, are bulky and can be difficult for automated assembly to handle. More recently, solid-state switches and relays have been developed for the task. These so
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Date:
06/01/2025
Improving System-Level Performance and Robustness in Power-Line Monitoring

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Figure 1: AD7606B in a typical power line monitoring application

Improving System-Level Performance and Robustness in Power-Line Monitoring
Lluis Beltran Gil, Applications Engineer, Analog Devices

For many applications, monitoring power lines implies the use of current transformers and resistor divider networks in order to sense the three phases and neutral voltages and currents, as shown in Figure 1. The AD7606B, due to its high input impedance, can directly interface with a sensor, easing the data acquisition sy
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Date:
06/01/2025
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