Technical Features

October 2010

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Figure 1: Fast, consistent switching—under 110ns across temps—enables multi-MHz operation with minimal derating and reduced switching losses

Advancing EV Charging Infrastructure with 1700V SiC MOSFET Technology

Urfa Ajmal, Product Development Engineer, Central Semiconductor

With accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, the performance and scalability of charging infrastructure have become critical engineering priorities. Onboard chargers and off-board fast charging systems require components that deliver high efficiency, reliability, and thermal stability under demanding conditi

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Date:

07/31/2025

Lattice Launches Platform Manager

Reported by Cliff Keys, Editorial Director, Editor-in-Chief, Power Systems Design Magazine

At the company's press launch in Munich, Germany, Gordon Hands, Director of Strategic Marketing for Lattice's Low Density and Mixed Signal Solutions, presented Lattice's next-generation programmable

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10/27/2010

A Quality Management System for the Delivery of Products or Services (Source: International Organization for Standardization)

Medical Compliance

By Cochise Mapa, Director of Business Development, Embedded Power, Emerson Network Power

When companies are certified by international standards or qualified by a regulatory body, it signals to customers that these companies are dedicated to producing a quality product consistently

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Date:

10/22/2010

Solar Energy Harvesting

By Jeff Gruetter, Sr. Product Marketing Engineer, Power Products, Linear Technology

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Date:

10/18/2010

Powering Medical Applications

Peter Blyth, Medical Industry Director, XP Power

Safety is paramount wherever power supplies are used, but nowhere more so than in medical applications where even small parasitic leakage currents may compromise safety. First published in 1977,

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10/01/2010

Smart Battery Management in Medical Devices

Shadi Hawawini, Senior Applications Engineer; and George Paparrizos, Product Marketing Director, Summit Microelectronics

Technology advancements over the past few years have generated many new developments that have specifically benefitted the portable medical device market. The focus of such efforts has centered

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Date:

10/01/2010

Lowest Cost Medical and Beyond

Rick Murphy, as reported by Cliff Keys, Editor-in-Chief, Power Systems Design

Analog Devices products and technologies have made a significant contribution in healthcare designs - helping shape the future of diagnostics and monitoring equipment, as well as health and wellness

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10/01/2010

Portable Ultrasound System Design

Suresh Ram, as reported by Cliff Keys, Editor-in-Chief, Power Systems Design

I had the great pleasure to talk with Suresh Ram, Director, Medical Key Market Segment at National Semiconductor Corporation. Suresh is responsible for driving the strategy and development of innovative

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Date:

10/01/2010

Designing High Performance 4-Channel Audio

By Yasushi Nishinura, Liz Zheng and Jun Honda, International Rectifier, El Segundo, California

Whether it is automotive entertainment or home theater systems, consumers have been asking for more channels and speakers with the ability to handle higher audio power levels per channel. In addition

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Date:

10/01/2010

Medical Equipment Design

By John Di Cristina, Director of Strategic Marketing, Maxim Integrated Products Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA

A stethoscope, whether acoustic or digital, is used mainly to listen to heart and lung sounds in the body as an aid to diagnosis. Listening, or auscultation, has been done with acoustic stethoscopes

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Date:

10/01/2010