Technical Features

    June 2022
    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

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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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    03/29/2026
    Designing Interconnects for EV Battery Management Systems

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    Figure 1. Many intelligent systems are working together within the battery management system, and they all need to be connected.

    ­Electric vehicles are becoming the new norm on the road—as of Q1 2021, Americans bought more electric vehicles than ever before, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Consumers purchased more than 122,000 electric vehicles in March 2021 alone, making electric vehicles 7.6 percent of the market sh
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    06/07/2022
    BLDC Motors Put the Power in Present Day Power Tools

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    Figure 1: Windings of a three-phase brushless DC motor are driven in a set sequence

    ­The first idea that electricity could be used to produce rotary motion originates in the 1740s in experiments by a Scottish Benedictine monk, Andrew Gordon. It took nearly another century before a practical battery-operated version appeared in 1834 and then, through the work of Tesla and others, the ground wa
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    06/01/2022
    Unlocking GaN's Full Potential

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    Figure 1a: Discrete GaN FET on PCB and ‘hidden’ parasitic resonant network with switching current paths

    ­GaNFastPower ICs have enabled 10x higher switching frequencies versus Silicon and achieved unprecedented power densities (1.3 W/cc) due to their integrated and regulated gate drive technology. Discrete GaN FETs continue to have slow adoption due to ruggedness & reliability concerns, plus difficulties with des
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    06/01/2022
    Custom Voltage Transformers Extend Broad Applications

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    ­As governments and regulatory bodies strive to improve safety and reduce environmental impact, custom transformers are increasingly used to meet increasingly exacting performance and regulatory requirements. Approvals for these transformers need to run from design, development, and manufacture through to installation an
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    06/01/2022
    How to Cancel Ambient Light for LIDAR Receivers

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    Figure 1: Example of different laser outputs

    ­LIDAR works by using a laser to send out a narrow pulse of light, which hits a target, and the light reflects back. A detector measures the time the reflection takes to return. By knowing the speed of light and round trip time of the laser pulse, the distance can be calculated. Generally, the higher the amplitude of
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    06/01/2022
    Five Essential Types of Industrial Lighting Solutions

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    Figure 1: High-bay LED lighting at a Walmart fresh food distribution warehouse center in Balzac, Canada. (Photo courtesy of Walmart per CC BY 2.0.)

    ­Ample lighting is essential to productivity, product quality and employee health and safety. In industrial environments like factories and warehouses, lighting can be used for illumination, indication and even communication. Five essential types of industrial lighting are overhead lighting, assembly, inspection an
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    06/01/2022
    Gesture Recognition from Dream to Reality

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    Figure 1: Typical methods of interacting with high-tech equipment

    ­Some may remember the 2002 film Minority Report with Tom Cruise, where the main character uses special gloves to control an interface. Some years later, Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 manipulated and analyzed holographic renditions of various environments using hand gestures and voice commands. Many have dreamed ab
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    06/01/2022
    5 Ways Better Lighting Improves Steel Plant Safety & Sustainability

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    Figure 1. Dialight SafeSite LED High Bay hazardous location-certified fixture

    ­Over the past few years, we’ve seen a major push toward implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives in industrial settings that focus on providing a safer environment for people and the planet. Because of health concerns and staff shortages related to COVID-19, companies have implemented a
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    06/01/2022
    LEDs Can Become Point-Like: Why Can’t Their Drivers?

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    Figure 1: NexGen Vertical GaN. The GaN Drift Layer grows on a GaN wafer

    The lighting industry continues to push innovation in LED applications. First, more compact designs are needed without sacrificing light quality. As designs become sleeker, light sources can disappear into the background and consumers can enjoy their lighting without having to see the direct light source, or wo
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    Date:
    06/01/2022
    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

    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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