Technical Features

    February 2020
    Molded Power Inductors

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    Figure 1: Typical components on SMCs

    In DC/DC converters with higher switching frequencies, compact molded inductors enable smaller designs but often must cope with higher voltages and are exposed to higher temperatures. Both effects can lead to an increase in magnetic core loss over time due to material degradation related to the percolation phenome
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    05/29/2026
    All Semiconductor Switch Technologies Lead to Rome

    Figure 1: Si superjunction and SiC MOSFETs have a vertical structure; GaN MOSFETs on the other hand have a lateral structure

    Much is made of wide bandgap technologies, especially since GaN and SiC often have a superior performance on paper when compared to classic Si switching devices. These improvements include lower on-resistance and higher thermal conductivity, features that enable improvements in efficiency and operation at higher te
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    Date:
    02/29/2020
    Collaborating for Success in Custom Power Magnetics Designs

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    Figure 1. Simplistic inductor equivalent circuit

    Despite its long history, the theory of magnetics component design still eludes many engineers, and with some justification; a good description of the effect of a magnetic field is the ‘relativistic correction to the force between charged particles when in motion.’ Many understand the behaviour of magnetics co
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    Date:
    02/28/2020
    Designing a PoE-PD for IoT

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    Figure 1: Waveforms during Startup Phase

    Internet-connected devices rely on two core features, communications backhaul and power. With IoT devices, three core concerns regularly crop up: power, communications and security. Wireless technologies, like WiFi, have held the spotlight in the marketplace for years, but they struggle with these three problems. Wi
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    Date:
    02/28/2020
    Archive

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    Efrain Bernal-Alzate, Design Engineer, Würth Elektronik eiSos

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    Brent McDonald, system and applications engineer, Texas Instruments

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

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