Technical Features
June 2019
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Figure 1: Gate driver circuit diagram with a Bourns transformer
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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Date:
03/29/2026
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Figure 1: IGBT cross sectional structure
Today’s Power Electronic market is driving development of compact, low-loss, and, high-reliability IGBT modules to optimize power conversion systems. In response, Fuji Electric has developed our 7th generation X-Series IGBT technology combining enhanced semiconductor chip characteristics and improved packaging str
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Date:
06/16/2019
An example of in-home patience monitoring
The pervasiveness of diabetes and obesity, as well as high cholesterol levels due to changes in lifestyle, in conjunction with the proliferation of smartphones and wearable devices, are influencing consumers to adopt various health monitoring applications to assist them to maintain their optimal health.
Accordingly, patient c
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Date:
06/10/2019
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Figure 1: Permanent Magnet Synchronous (PMS) motors are commonly used in industrial applications because they natively offer higher torque at lower speeds
Motors come in many forms. They range from stepper motors that are often used in precision positioning applications to the large Alternating Current Induction (ACI) motors often employed to deliver high torque for industrial mixing and processing.
Very often, the choice of motor is not just determined by the ap
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Date:
06/10/2019
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Figure 1. The Cat m1 vs. NB-IoT
IDC forecasts that this year, spending on the IoT will reach $754 billion, an increase of more than 15 per cent over 2018 – and the forecasters also expect that double-digit growth will continue, passing $1 trillion in 2022 [1] as interest proliferates in ways to leverage the benefits of IoT applications on
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Date:
06/07/2019
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Figure 1: Power supplies for IoT application should be designed for ultra-low power consumption in stand-by mode
The hype around IoT devices nowadays is not surprising, as IoT engineering kits and the appropriate technologies are widely available. Consequently, there are no limits for enabling ideas and possible business models based on these technologies.
In the industrial environment, there has been rapidly increasin
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Date:
06/07/2019
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Figure 1: Block diagram of a typical integrated load switch device
Power is the lifeblood of the technology that drives our modern world and, increasingly, we are reliant on high-tech products that assist us in our busy lives both in and away from the workplace. Managing and controlling power is an important topic for high tech, low-power applications. Whether it is developing a
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Date:
06/07/2019
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Figure 1: The Vg waveform under relatively heavy, resistive loading. (f=100kHz)
In response to ever evolving power supply efficiency standards, power supply manufacturers are using burst-mode operation (amongst a sea of other energy saving strategies) to decrease the standby power consumption of external power adaptors. Efficient conversion techniques do not come without some cost. Bu
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Date:
06/07/2019
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Figure 1: The Texas Instruments MSP430 MCU
IoT infrastructure can potentially be compromised in a number of ways. Firstly, there is the possibility that IoT nodes could be damaged during shipment or transport, prior to their installation. Then they might be exposed to harsh conditions, due to the application environment in which they are located - with extreme heat, high humidity or vibrational forces al
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Date:
06/07/2019
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Figure 1: The extended temperature cells remain largely unaffected by long-term storage at elevated temperatures
There is no question that the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing very rapidly, with estimates of nodes deployed in the billions. Many estimates suggest that there are now up to six IoT nodes for every person on the planet – and the growth rate is accelerating.
On the other hand, there are those who sugge
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Date:
06/07/2019
(See part 1 and part 2)
SiC Applications in Electric Vehicle (EV) Power Conversion
Electric vehicles (EVs) are seeing rapid growth in shipments, with a great deal of acceleration expected in the 2020s. All major car manufacturers have introduced or have firm plans for EV models and are actively engaged with their
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Date:
06/06/2019
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