Technical Features

September 2018

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Figure 1: MOSFET channel punch-through showing outputs from previous SPICE simulators vs. QSPICE

QSPICE: A Mission to Get SPICE Right

Siddharth Mohan, design engineer, Qorvo

Qorvo’s QSPICE™ simulator for analog and mixed-signal simulation provides power designers with the tools to confidently evaluate their designs. Free to use, QSPICE improves SPICE basics, supports large amounts of digital logic without performance penalties, and delivers the speed and accuracy needed for rel

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Date:

11/29/2024

Figure 3: LiDAR car

The Power and Evolution of GaN - Part 1

Alex Lidow, CEO and Co-founder of EPC

Gallium nitride(GaN)-on-silicon low voltage power devices have enabled many new applications since commercial availability began in 2010. New markets, such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), envelope tracking, and wireless power, emerged due to the superior switching speed of GaN. These new applications ha

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09/29/2018

Figure1. LTM4622(A) Can Be Mounted on the Underside of a PCB

Comm Equip Makers Demand High Power Output & Small Footprint

Tony Armstrong Marketing Director, Power Products Analog Devices, Inc.

Many communications systems are powered via a 48V backplane. This voltage is normally stepped down to a lower intermediate bus voltage, typically to either 12V, 5V or even lower, in order to power the racks of boards within the system. However, most of the sub-circuits or ICs on these boards are required to op

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09/29/2018

Figure 1. Logic “0” to logic “1”, then back to logic “0”

Forward Error Correction (FEC) – Implementation and Test

Andy Cole, Anritsu EMEA

In modern communication systems, information is digitised, coded to logic levels “1” and “0” and often further encoded into complex modulation schemes such as Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) or Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM). Integrity of the information at the received end can be critical, so

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Date:

09/04/2018

Figure 1: DC/DC converter connection.

How to Easily Test a DC-DC Converter

Alessandro Sanasi, Distribution Field Engineer, Keysight Technologies Inc.

The power system technologies of modern electronic equipment are facing extreme challenges due to the need for an increase in the power efficiency of the systems, especially devices powered by a battery. The main system block involved in power conversion and delivery is the DC-DC converter, which converts DC po

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Date:

09/04/2018

Figure 1: IEC61000 Selection Descriptions

Considerations When Selecting a Power Supply for Test Equipment

Lorenzo Cividino – Director Global Applications & Support, SL Power

When choosing a power supply, if an engineer had only to consider volts and amps, cooling requirements, size, and regulatory certifications, their job would be easy as there are many available options from which to choose. However, designers of test and measurement equipment must consider other important parameters. El

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Date:

09/04/2018

End of an Era for Silicone Transformer Fluids?

Barry Menzies, Managing Director Global, MIDEL

Silicone oil has been used to cool transformers since PCBs were found to be harmful to humans and the environment, but are there better alternatives now? Glancing back to the 1970s, those of us in the power sector can remember when Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)were the cooling liquid of choice for trans

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Date:

09/04/2018