Technical Features

    December 2025
    Silicon Carbide Semiconductors: Gaining Widespread Adoption

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    ­Silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors improve energy efficiency and switching performance in electric vehicles. Until now, the cost-benefit ratio has been particularly favorable for high-performance premium models. But the balance is shifting. Improved power density and robustness are making SiC MOSFETs increa
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    07/30/2026
    Future-Proof Automotive High-Voltage-to-SELV Conversion

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    Figure 1 A single Vicor module is a complete DC-DC converter consisting of hundreds of tiny, integrated and optimized components

    ­The legacy 12V architecture that has supported vehicles for decades is no longer capable of sustaining the rising electronic load in automotive systems. Current-generation vehicles rely on high-performance ADAS computers, multi-sensor perception stacks, electric chassis systems, zonal controllers and high-p
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    12/30/2025
    Why Automotive Qualification Still Matters in the Age of Software-Defined Vehicles

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    Figure 1: The connected nature of today’s vehicles requires efficient power chips to manage their many intelligent devices and connections

    ­Today’s vehicles can include more than 100 electronic control units and millions of lines of code, supporting a range of functions, including infotainment, navigation, driver assistance, and powertrain control. As the shift to software-defined vehicles (SDV) accelerates, electronic components face heightened expectation
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    12/03/2025
    Building Battery Traceability from the Cell Up

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    Figure 1: Dukosi’s cell-based technology helps to deliver the traceability Battery Passports demand

    ­From February 2027, the EU Battery Regulation will mandate batteries with a capacity over 2 kWh in the EU market, whether produced in the EU or imported into the EU, include a digital record of origin, composition, performance, and lifecycle data. This is not just a regulatory change, but one that reflects ri
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    12/01/2025
    Applications for Bidirectional Power Supplies

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    Figure 1: Applications for bidirectional power supplies

    ­As the world moves away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy, the electrical grid is changing to keep up. The old way of doing things — large coal, gas, or nuclear power plants supplying power to consumers in a monopolistic fashion — is giving way to a smart grid that features a combination of trad
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    Power Distribution Solutions for Automotive Zonal Architectures

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    Figure 1: Schematic configuration of a controlled bidirectional line

    ­The automotive industry is experiencing a paradigm shift fueled by the rapid adoption of electrification, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and the progression toward autonomous and connected vehicles. These innovations demand increasingly complex and reliable electrical systems capable of handling hi
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    The Road Ahead: Innovation and Electrification in Automotive Technology

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    Figure 1: The electrification of automobiles has paved the way for innovative new vehicle designs, which has led to an increased number of new EV manufacturers entering the market, offering a wide variety of makes and models

    ­Changes in the automotive industry are a hot topic. Advances in technology are driving many trends and updates in vehicles, ranging from wide-scale trends like zero-emission cars and autonomy to niche trends like miniaturization and energy storage methods. Today, vehicles are equipped with more electroni
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    Intelligent Protection for Industrial DC Power Distribution Systems

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    Figure 1: Sequential start

    ­Industrial automation systems are becoming increasingly complex. More intelligent controllers, networked sensors, and distributed subsystems demand not only a stable power supply, but also efficient, safe, and easily maintainable power distribution. Traditional power supply and protection concepts are reaching th
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    Increasing System Reliability with Redundant Power Supplies

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    ­High-reliability applications include communications systems, both voice and data types, computer systems (volatile memory systems in particular), process controls, utility, transit and municipal systems, and for security / safety alarm systems. A redundant output power supply consists of two or more compl
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    Power Density without Compromise: Designing for Next-Generation FPGAs and SoCs

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    Figure 1. MicroPOL cross section and SeSUB

    ­Every leap in compute capability, from advanced FPGAs and SoCs to custom ASICs and AI accelerators, comes with steeper demands on power delivery. The challenge is no longer just supplying enough watts. It is doing so within shrinking board space, while maintaining efficiency, reliability, and manageable design
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    Date:
    12/01/2025
    Archive

    Silicon Carbide Semiconductors: Gaining Widespread Adoption

    Jul 30,2026
    Jens Baringhaus, Chief Expert for Wideband Gap Technology and responsible for Bosch's SiC technology roadmap

    Innovation through Lean AI

    Jun 1,2026
    Crystal Chen, Product Marketing & Product Management, Infineon HiRel

    Molded Power Inductors

    May 29,2026
    Efrain Bernal-Alzate, Design Engineer, Würth Elektronik eiSos

    Powering AI Infrastructure

    Apr 29,2026
    Brent McDonald, system and applications engineer, Texas Instruments

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