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    May 2011
    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

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    Figure 1: Gate driver circuit diagram with a Bourns transformer

    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits
    Matthew Russell, Master’s student at University College Cork, and a student engineer at Bourns Electronics Ireland

    While gate driver-based converters deliver improved efficiency, speed and signal integrity, their high frequency switching features can produce elevated levels of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI), posing challenges to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and overall system reliability. To solve this
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    03/29/2026
    Digital POL Improves Key Metrics

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    Digital POL Improves Key Metrics
    Patrick Le Fèvre, Marketing and Communications Director, Ericsson Power Modules

    Digital power conversion has moved on from being a novelty to widespread acceptance. Ericsson launched its BMR453 quarter-brick intermediate-bus converter in 2008 and followed with an eighth-brick
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    05/26/2011
    Direct Fuel Injection

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    Figure 1: Estimated junction temperature rise for a given power pulse assuming an inductive load

    Direct Fuel Injection
    Don Zaremba, Applications Engineer, MOSFET Business Unit, ON Semiconductor

    There is a pressing need within the automotive industry for realizing greater degrees of fuel economy. This is being driven by rising oil prices through ongoing political uncertainty in many oil
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    05/26/2011
    Superior Assembly Technology

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    Figure 1: Al Bondwire

    Superior Assembly Technology
    Martin Knecht, Roman Tschirbs & Roland Ott, Infineon Technologies AG

    Power module development is striving for higher power densities, not only in new but also in already established packages. Two main challenges for such kinds of upgrades are to meet the increased
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    05/26/2011
    SMD Cube Shrinks Footprint

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    SMD Cube Shrinks Footprint
    Ann-Marie Bayliss, Product Marketing Manager, Murata Power Solutions

    With their ability to drastically simplify provision of low-power isolated power rails that are commonly required in applications such as process control and industrial communications interfaces,
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    Date:
    05/26/2011
    Pain Management in Power Optimization

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    Figure 1: Benefit of In-Design Technology in IC Design

    Pain Management in Power Optimization
    Cary Chin, Director of Technical Marketing, Synopsys

    Power has always been an integral part of consumer electronics, but increasingly we can do more things with a single device. That trend, above all others, has moved power consumption from an afterthought
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    Date:
    05/26/2011
    Increasing Efficiency

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    Increasing Efficiency
    Mark Steinmetz, Field Applications Engineer, Vincotech GmbH

    The Intelligent Power Module, IPM, has been a mainstay in motor speed control designs. And with good reason: Such designs are relatively easy and cheap to implement. With onboard gate drivers,
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    Date:
    05/26/2011
    Reliability in White Goods

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    Figure 1: RX210 Block diagram

    Reliability in White Goods
    Graeme Clark, Product marketing Specialist, Industrial Business Group, Renesas Electronics Europe

    The demands being placed on designers for the next generation of domestic appliances are increasing drastically. Today we see many conflicting demands to use less power, less water and to create
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    Date:
    05/11/2011
    Automated Control

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    Figure 1 - Supplies are margined by changing the resistor connected to the Trim/FB node

    Automated Control
    Randy Skinner, Staff Product Marketing Engineer In-system programmable mixed signal products Lattice Semiconductor

    Modern appliances and equipment which utilize microprocessors, FPGAs and other complex ICs require accurate power supply voltages, often more accurate, in fact, than the tolerances provided by
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    Date:
    05/11/2011
    Cost Competitive SiC

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    Figures 1 &2: Forward conduction characteristics comparison

    Cost Competitive SiC
    Bob Callanan, Applications Manager SiC Power Products Cree

    Silicon carbide (SiC) is a compound semiconductor that is superior to silicon (Si) in several respects. These advantages stem from SiC's ~10x higher critical breakdown field, ~2.8x higher thermal
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    05/11/2011
    Integration in Embedded HMI

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    Figure 1: Thermostat with resistive- and capacitive-touch technologies

    Integration in Embedded HMI
    Rishi Vasuki, Product Marketing Manager, Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division, Microchip Technology

    HMI designs in embedded systems are evolving fast as the cost of manufacturing fashionable and more elegant interfaces continues to decrease. Some appliances are already combining touch-sensitive
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    Date:
    05/11/2011
    Circuit Protection Considerations

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    Figure 1: Typical circuit protection design for switch-mode power supplies

    Circuit Protection Considerations
    Barry Brents & Matt Williams TE - Circuit Protection

    The power supplies, relays and other electronic components found in household and professional-grade appliances can benefit from the application of resettable overcurrent protection. Polymeric
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    Date:
    05/11/2011
    White Goods Technology

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    Figure 1: Simplified Block Diagram of Washing Machine

    White Goods Technology
    Dr. Stephan Chmielus, Fairchild Semiconductor

    The rising cost of electricity will increase the consumer demand for home appliances that offer energy savings. However, this is only one consideration that consumers must consider when purchasing
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    Date:
    05/11/2011
    Archive

    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

    Mar 29,2026
    Matthew Russell, Master’s student at University College Cork, and a student engineer at Bourns Electronics Ireland

    Smart Consideration of Inductor Thermal Performance for DC-DC Converter Performance and Reliability

    Feb 28,2026
    Len Crane, Director of Technical Marketing

    1250 V/1700 V GaN HEMTs for NVIDIA 800 VDC Architecture

    Jan 31,2026
    Kamal Varadarajan & Chris Lee, Power Integrations

    Future-Proof Automotive High-Voltage-to-SELV Conversion

    Dec 30,2025
    Greg Green, Director of Automotive Marketing, Vicor

     

     

     

     

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