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Figure 1: Clearance is the line-of-sight distance between conductors in space

Len Crane, Senior Technologist, Coilcraft

New power electronic developments are bringing the hazards of electrical energy closer to users than ever before. There are developing applications like electrified vehicles with 400 v or 800 v batteries, data centers with +/- 400 v racks, and faster switching devices with 650 v or higher ratings. These innova

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Date:

04/29/2025

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Revolutionizing Smart Homes with UWB and Matter for a Seamless Future

Qorvo Technical Team

The smart home industry has come a long way, with connected devices promising convenience, efficiency, and enhanced living environments. Yet, for all the progress, two persistent challenges have hindered widespread adoption: interoperability among devices from different manufacturers, and the need for greater in

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: One area these experts are excited about is the decarbonization of the grid, which involves transitioning away from fossil fuel power plants (like coal and oil)

Exploring How Silicon Carbide is Transforming Energy Systems

Michael Williams, director of marketing for industrial and infrastructure at Infineon Technologies AG and Shawn Luke, technical marketing engineer at DigiKey

Silicon carbide (SiC) has become a cornerstone for enhancing efficiency and supporting decarbonization across industries. It’s an enabler for advanced power systems, addressing growing global demands in renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), data centers and grid infrastructure. SiC technology has advantages ov

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Generalized IT power system

Detecting IT Power System Resistive and Capacitive Faults with Insulation Monitoring Technology

Matt Birnie, Chief Engineer - High Voltage Sensing, Sensata Technologies

While sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. have underperformed their once-lofty expectations, their continued expansion and maturity has pushed regulators toward greater specificity around the various safety standards which surround them and the corresponding charging infrastructure. One area which rem

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: EV parked outside residential home

The Daily Use of EV Chargers: Human Interface Technology

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

Automotive manufacturers are increasingly offering a wider selection of EVs to their fleet, which requires a larger quantity of easy-to-use chargers for customers. There are several types of chargers that are currently in use including Level 1, Level 2 and DC fast chargers depending upon their size and capacity. Ho

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: With tester voltage references VSS Sense and VDD Sense on the tester side of the socket, parasitic losses can decrease voltage control

Enabling Near-DUT Voltage Sense and Control

James Hastings, Pathfinding R&D Manager, Advantest

The arrival of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) is having significant effects on the semiconductor devices developed to serve these applications. AI and HPC chips do have some differences. AI chips are optimized for deep learning and neural-network processing and can tolerate re

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Modern computing demands more power, efficiency, and scalability, creating a shift toward higher voltage IT and power infrastructure in data centers

Rethinking Power for AI Processors

Vito Savino, Data Center and Wireline Segment Leader at OmniOn Power

The continued evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and large language models (LLMs) is fueling a global demand for more sophisticated and power-optimized data centers. Research by Goldman Sachs estimates that data center power demand will grow by 160% by 2030, driven largely by th

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Near field communication (NFC) and I2C can work together to overcome limitation to current approaches to device configuration and security

Bridging the Communication Gap to the MCU on an IIoT Device

Neeraj Kumar Product Marketing Manager, and Hema Deepak, Senior product marketing manager, Infineon

Secured communication with industrial devices such as sensors, actuators, and remote controllers is paramount for smart factory managers who wish to leverage machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance production efficiency. It is equally important for them to verify that their equipment an

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: Dual-phase POL converter

Monolithic Driver and DrMOS Technology Improves Power Design

Christian Cruz, Joseph Rommel Viernes, Kareem Atout, Gary Sapia, and Marvin Neil Cabuenas, Analog Devices

Through the advancement of technology, microprocessors have become denser and faster on a horizontal scale thanks to the multicore architecture. Thus, the corresponding power required by these devices has increased drastically. Such power for microprocessors is provided by a voltage regulator module (VRM). There are two m

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Date:

05/01/2025

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Figure 1: 80 PLUS requirements for 277 V / 480 V internal redundant PSUs (Source: CLEAResult)

80 PLUS Ruby – The New Efficiency Target for Data Centers

Llew Vaughan-Edmunds, Senior Director Product Management and Marketing, Navitas

The 80 PLUS standard has now entered its third decade, and the 80% efficiency requirement is a dim and distant memory. However, the announcement of the new ‘Ruby’ level within the 80 PLUS framework is the first step forward in 14 years and will be critical in reducing data center power consumption. This ar

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Date:

05/01/2025