Technical Features

    June 2024
    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
    StrongIRFET™ 2 Power MOSFETs in 30 V are Ready for Future Applications

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    Figure 1: StrongIRFET™ and OptiMOS™ power MOSFET portfolio

    ­The rapidly evolving world of electronics fuels the need for more efficient, powerful, and compact components. This drive for innovation extends to silicon power MOSFETs, where substantial efforts are dedicated to enhancing capabilities for a wide range of power electronic applications, including drives, switched
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    Date:
    06/28/2024
    A Modular Fault-Tolerant Multiphase Drive

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    Figure 1: Block diagram of a Modular six-phase Fault Tolerant drive

    ­Safety and reliability can be achieved if the electrical drive can identify and manage the fault, in the fastest way possible, ensuring the safe operations. Multiphase motor drives, like the system described in this article, can sustain multiple fault events maintaining performance comparable with normal conditions. This article d
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Automatic Motor Control Tests Reduce Costs and Minimize Risk

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    Figure 1: Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality, Casper Jones, 2008

    ­Quality assurance stands as a pivotal aspect of software and hardware development, especially when it comes to embedded motor control applications. However, testing to ensure automotive quality tends to be labor-intensive and time-consuming, frequently sidelined in practice. As a result, critical errors are of
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Rise of the Cobots

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    Figure 1 - Cobots offer a vast potential to improve the efficiency of industrial processes

    Robots are nothing new. Indeed, the first industrial robot was first developed some 70 years ago in 1954 for the automotive industry. The increasing adoption of robots promises vast potential benefits to productivity and efficiency not just in manufacturing but across a wide range of industries. However, a major i
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Transitioning from Conventional AGVs to More Autonomous Alternatives

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    Figure 1: The key difference between AGVs and AMRs

    Through increased levels of automation, not only can the expense of having human operatives conduct laborious tasks be avoided, but numerous other benefits may also be derived - with facilities able to run round the clock, the elimination of costly errors, and greater safety being among them. Furthermore, staff ca
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    The Real Benefits of RTK for Engineers

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    Figure 1: Faction Delivery Vehicles rely on Point One Navigation’s RTK Correction services to know where they are and where they are going

    In today’s engineering tasks, location precision is more critical than ever — particularly when it comes to accurately measuring geospatial positioning. From construction and farming to building and operating autonomous vehicles, pinpoint accuracy is critical for safety and efficiency. Whether using drones to
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Avoiding Pitfalls in Unregulated Intermediate Bus Converters

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    Figure 1: DC-DC converter architectures

    ­The demand for data centers continues to grow at a remarkable pace – with AI the latest boom. While the energy efficiency of computing hardware is steadily improving, the electricity used by data centers is forecast to double by 2026. This means that there is increasing pressure on power supply systems to im
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Advances in Capacitors for Logic-Level to Medium-Power Applications

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    Figure 1: This graph illustrates how reduced inductance impacts capacitor performance

    ­Semiconductors aren’t the only components that made significant strides in recent years. Capacitors — including multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), tantalum polymer capacitors, and supercapacitors — have also made impressive and impactful improvements that can greatly affect power delivery and conversion as
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
    Defining the Future of Edge Computing Using Micro Data Centers

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    Figure 1. The edge data center landscape (HIRO 2023)

    ­Edge computing refers to the production and consumption of data at the edge of the internet. There, engineers are busy connecting groups of things, and even complete network environments, and equipping them with sensing, data and AI-processing capabilities. Data flows across the entire network landscape and Ed
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    Date:
    06/01/2024
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    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

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    Kamal Varadarajan & Chris Lee, Power Integrations

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

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