Technical Features

July 2025

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Figure 1: Conventional Intermediate Bus Architectures use a fixed-ratio isolated bus converter (IBC) to step down 48V to a 12V intermediate rail, which then feeds niPOL converters

Current Multipliers: The Obvious Choice for Powering AI Processors and Other Demanding Applications

Tom Curatolo, Industrial BU Apps Engineer, Vicor

AI processors can draw up to thousands of amps while operating at voltages well below 1V. This current demand is unprecedented and has turned the power delivery network (PDN) into a major system bottleneck. With every amp pushed through PCB or substrate copper power planes, conductive losses and, thermal m

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Date:

10/31/2025

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Figure 1: Fast, consistent switching—under 110ns across temps—enables multi-MHz operation with minimal derating and reduced switching losses

Advancing EV Charging Infrastructure with 1700V SiC MOSFET Technology

Urfa Ajmal, Product Development Engineer, Central Semiconductor

With accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, the performance and scalability of charging infrastructure have become critical engineering priorities. Onboard chargers and off-board fast charging systems require components that deliver high efficiency, reliability, and thermal stability under demanding conditi

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Date:

07/31/2025

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Figure 1: Electrolysis Cell vs Fuel Cell Schematic

DC/DC Converters Bring Fuel Cell Solutions to Life

RECOM Technical Marketing Team

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy from a gaseous fuel, often hydrogen, directly into electrical energy. This process occurs in a reaction chamber, or "cell" (Figure 1). When hydrogen serves as the fuel, the process resembles electrolysis in reverse. In electrolysis, el

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: The test procedure undertaken by the white paper

Why Accurate Cell Data Matters in Battery SoC and SoH Determination

Gavin McVeigh – Senior Director System Architecture at Dukosi

As SoC and SoH cannot be directly measured, various methods of computational complexity are used to determine their values. The accuracy of quantifiable metrics—temperature, voltage, and current—and the synchronization of data captured for all cells are critical inputs for the algorithms used to determine ov

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: Off-battery dual-output buck preregulator with output voltage-monitor ICs

Automotive Functional Safety and ISO 26262

Timothy Hegarty, Texas Instruments

Any influential technology emanates a set of risks, which can be especially serious in automotive safety-related systems. The purpose of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 series of standards, Road vehicles – Functional safety, is to mitigate risks in road vehicles by providing gu

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: Residential EV charger

EV Charging Levels from Residential to Commercial

Wayne Liang, senior segment manager at Microchip Technology’s E-Mobility business

At the center of our societal-wide EV transformation lies an intricate network of chargers, a critical infrastructure that defines the usability and practicality of EVs. To increase the adoption of EVs, understanding the types and nuances of chargers is important. Electric vehicle chargers come in diverse forms, ranging from

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: Method for storing electrical energy in terms of storage duration and capacity

BMS Transformers in Energy Storage Systems

Samuel Lamprecht and Gerhard Stelzer, Würth Elektronik

The conversion of electric grids to renewable energies, especially wind power and photovoltaics, which are not always available, is fueling the need for larger energy storage systems. These require a sophisticated battery management system (BMS) for reliable operation. BMS transformers can be used to insulate th

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: BAE 155 MM M109A7 self-propelled Howitzer

Emerging Electrification of Military Ground Systems

Andreas Heldwein, Marketing Director for the Defense Segment at Infineon Technologies’ HiRel business unit

While the implementation of electric components in the military will require time and intention, emerging technology in the semiconductor industry, coupled with recent strides in the commercial automotive sector, simplify such efforts. This article will explore the various options of electrification in milita

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: High accuracy LiDAR Classification excels in dense distribution network areas

Smarter Infrastructure: AI-Driven LiDAR Classification for Electric Utilities

Lisa Stannis, Director of Customer Development at Sharper Shape

Meeting today’s demands for resilience, safety, and efficiency requires accurate, timely, and scalable data about physical assets. One technology that is rapidly redefining how utilities manage infrastructure is LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). LiDAR captures millions to billions of high-resolution, three-dim

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Date:

07/01/2025

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Figure 1: Keysight AI Data Center Builder is the foundational solution for validating AI data center performance across compute, interconnect, network, and power

The Hidden Bottleneck in AI: How the Network Can Make or Break Your LLM Strategy

Allison Freedman, Product Manager at Keysight Technologies

The network infrastructure connecting GPUs, switches, and servers in modern data centers is under enormous strain. As AI models scale into the hundreds of billions of parameters, the spotlight is shifting toward one of the most critical, yet often overlooked, components of AI training performance: the network. Hi

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Date:

07/01/2025