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RECOM’s versatile and cost-effective ultra-wide input AC/DCs do not compromise on performance

15W AC/DC Power Modules feature Widest Input Range

RECOM has again pushed the boundaries of AC/DC performance with a miniature15W part that operates over a wide input range of 18-264VAC or 18-375VDC. The board-mount RAC15-K/WI is just 1.5” x 2” (52.5mm x 40mm) footprint with an industry-standard pinout or optionally flying wires, and provides a range o

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Date:

05/29/2025

Navitas Launches Industry-Leading 12kW GaN & SiC Platform, Achieving 97.8% Efficiency for Hyperscale AI Data Centers

Navitas Semiconductor, the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced their latest 12 kW power supply unit (PSU) ‘designed for production’ reference design for hyperscale AI data ce

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Date:

05/23/2025

Metafoodx raises $9.4M for it's cutting edge 3D AI Scanner

Metafoodx Raises $9.4M to Fight Food Waste with AI

Metafoodx, the AI food operations company, today announced it has raised $9.4 million in funding led by Trustbridge Partners, with participation from BlueRun Ventures and ScalableVision Capital. The funding will help Metafoodx fight widespread food waste in commercial kitchens with its po

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Date:

05/15/2025

Aurelien LeSant, Chief Technology Officer, Schneider Electric, Industrial Automation

Schneider Electric Unveils Industrial Gen AI Copilot in Collaboration with Microsoft

Schneider Electric, a leader in energy management and automation, introduces its industrial copilot, developed in collaboration with Microsoft. Designed to boost productivity and enhance workforce efficiency it integrates Microsoft Azure AI Foundry with Schneider Electric's advanced and sec

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Date:

05/14/2025

Compact 8:1 Fixed Ratio Digital IBC Boosts Power Efficiency in AI Data Centers

Flex Power Modules announces the launch of the BMR323 — a new generation of non-isolated, unregulated Intermediate Bus Converters (IBCs) designed to meet the growing low-voltage, high-power demands of AI and cloud computing applications. Delivering up to 1.2 kW peak power with a peak efficiency of 97.8%,

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Date:

05/13/2025

Hari Vasudevan, founder and CEO of KYRO and Think Power Solutions

PSDcast – AI for Disaster Response

AI is poised to transform society, and one of the greatest benefits is disaster response. And here to discuss that is Hari Vasudevan, founder and CEO of KYRO and Think Power Solutions.

Date:

05/12/2025

New 40 V GaN Power Transistor from EPC Targets Low-Voltage Silicon Strongholds

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors and ICs, announces the availability of the EPC2366, a 40 V, 0.8 mΩ device designed to displace legacy low-voltage silicon MOSFETs in demanding applications such as high-performance DC-DC converters and sy

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Date:

05/07/2025

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

The Increasing Demands of Powering AI

Kevin Parmenter, Director, Applications Engineering. TSC, America

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global artificial intelligence (AI) market size, valued at $233.46 billion in 2024, is projected to grow from $294.16 billion in 2025 to $11,771.62 billion by 2032, which is a CAGR of 29.2%. As AI systems grow in complexity and scale, so do their energy requireme

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: 80 PLUS requirements for 277 V / 480 V internal redundant PSUs (Source: CLEAResult)

80 PLUS Ruby – The New Efficiency Target for Data Centers

Llew Vaughan-Edmunds, Senior Director Product Management and Marketing, Navitas

The 80 PLUS standard has now entered its third decade, and the 80% efficiency requirement is a dim and distant memory. However, the announcement of the new ‘Ruby’ level within the 80 PLUS framework is the first step forward in 14 years and will be critical in reducing data center power consumption. This ar

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Near field communication (NFC) and I2C can work together to overcome limitation to current approaches to device configuration and security

Bridging the Communication Gap to the MCU on an IIoT Device

Neeraj Kumar Product Marketing Manager, and Hema Deepak, Senior product marketing manager, Infineon

Secured communication with industrial devices such as sensors, actuators, and remote controllers is paramount for smart factory managers who wish to leverage machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance production efficiency. It is equally important for them to verify that their equipment an

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Modern computing demands more power, efficiency, and scalability, creating a shift toward higher voltage IT and power infrastructure in data centers

Rethinking Power for AI Processors

Vito Savino, Data Center and Wireline Segment Leader at OmniOn Power

The continued evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and large language models (LLMs) is fueling a global demand for more sophisticated and power-optimized data centers. Research by Goldman Sachs estimates that data center power demand will grow by 160% by 2030, driven largely by th

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: With tester voltage references VSS Sense and VDD Sense on the tester side of the socket, parasitic losses can decrease voltage control

Enabling Near-DUT Voltage Sense and Control

James Hastings, Pathfinding R&D Manager, Advantest

The arrival of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) is having significant effects on the semiconductor devices developed to serve these applications. AI and HPC chips do have some differences. AI chips are optimized for deep learning and neural-network processing and can tolerate re

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Date:

05/01/2025

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Artificial Intelligence Requires Real Power

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Welcome to the May edition of Power Systems Design Europe. May is the month that the whole industry turns to Nuremberg for its show-piece PCIM exhibition and conference. This year, the organizers claim that the event will be bigger than ever, covering around 40,000 square meters of exhibition space, with over 65

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Date:

05/01/2025

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

The Colossal Power Demands and Implicit Danger of AI

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Welcome to the May issue! Lately, it seems like my “Final Thought” (the editorial bookending each issue) has become an unofficial AI column, with 3 of the last 5 features having to do with artificial intelligence. And for good reason – AI is far more than simply the latest topic du jour. For bet

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Date:

05/01/2025

Powering AI

Gate Driver Choices for High Power Density Intermediate Bus Converters in AI Servers

Renesas Gen 3 MRDIMM Chipset Solutions Advance DDR5 Memory Performance to 16,000 MT/s for Next-Gen AI and HPC Applications

SandboxAQ to Bring Large Quantitative Models to Google Cloud's Marketplace

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