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Microsoft and Eaton Aim to Push Back on US Power Grid Woes with Data Center UPS

Microsoft and Eaton Aim to Push Back on US Power Grid Woes with Data Center UPS

Many challenges plague the US electric grid. However, once a power strain on the grid, data centers could flip the switch and help the grid instead of drag it down.


News Sep 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Pushing the Life of Asset Tracking Tags From One to Five Years

Pushing the Life of Asset Tracking Tags From One to Five Years

While asset tags are a critical puzzle piece to Industry 4.0, these devices are plagued by short battery life. Now, onsemi has literally stretched the lifespan limits—to five years.


News Sep 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Remembering Sir Clive Sinclair: A Forerunner in Home Computer Design

Remembering Sir Clive Sinclair: A Forerunner in Home Computer Design

A forerunner to the spirit of modern “makers," Sir Clive Sinclair is remembered for over 40 years of electronics entrepreneurship.


News Sep 23, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
A Closer Look at the Stars of Apple Event 2021: The A15 Bionic and iPhone13

A Closer Look at the Stars of Apple Event 2021: The A15 Bionic and iPhone13

At this year's Apple Event 2021, the company announced details about the newest Apple A-series cellular SoC—the A15 Bionic—and the iPhone13.


News Sep 20, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
A Decade of Work: Sila Charges to Market with Silicon in Li-ion Batteries

A Decade of Work: Sila Charges to Market with Silicon in Li-ion Batteries

Sila Nanotechnologies has spent the last ten years trying to push Li-ion batteries to the next level using silicon as an anode material and has finally made it to market within the Whoop 4.0.


News Sep 10, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Full EV Charge in 5 Minutes? Israeli Startup StoreDot Makes Big Battery Claims

A Full EV Charge in 5 Minutes? Israeli Startup StoreDot Makes Big Battery Claims

StoreDot's unique battery chemistry is just the start of the company's interesting claims. It also plans to make its technology open source—and send it to space.


News Sep 03, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova
New WPT Prototype “Charging Room” Aims to Power Your Living Room Without Wires

New WPT Prototype “Charging Room” Aims to Power Your Living Room Without Wires

Research on UTokyo and U-M's "charging room" could help power your cell phone and other items from anywhere in the room using up to 50 watts of magnetoquasistatic wireless power transfer.


News Sep 02, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Confidence in EVs Wanes as GM Recalls Bolt EVs for Catching Fire

Confidence in EVs Wanes as GM Recalls Bolt EVs for Catching Fire

As EV adoption accelerates, so too are reports of battery fires on the rise. But are these fires all that more common than ICE vehicle fires?


News Aug 31, 2021 by Lianne Frith
Beyond HBM: Samsung Breaks Processing-in-memory Into AI Applications

Beyond HBM: Samsung Breaks Processing-in-memory Into AI Applications

AI applications bring with them many challenges, including data processing and memory. Samsung hopes to take on these issues by combining processing-in-memory with high bandwidth memory.


From Trolleys to e-Highways? Paving the Road to Eco-friendly Transportation

From Trolleys to e-Highways? Paving the Road to Eco-friendly Transportation

Hoping to take on long-haul trucking electrification, Siemens and Traton re-invent the cable car system and pantographs to create an e-Highway solution.


News Aug 21, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova
WiBotic Gets Creative With New Wireless Charging for Robots and Drones

WiBotic Gets Creative With New Wireless Charging for Robots and Drones

Different types of robots require different types of charging. Wibotic can keep options flexible by providing programmable onboard chargers.


News Aug 17, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
Baseless Power Modules Clear the Way for a More Electric Aircraft

Baseless Power Modules Clear the Way for a More Electric Aircraft

The push for greener technology keeps aiming higher, this time targeting avionics. Microchip and Clean Skys have teamed up to create a family of baseless power modules.


News Aug 14, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
MIT and Ericsson Set Goals for Zero-power Devices and a New Field—“Lithionics”

MIT and Ericsson Set Goals for Zero-power Devices and a New Field—“Lithionics”

MIT and Ericsson are doubling down on two projects: 1) Explore the merits of lithium for brain-inspired computing and 2) Find the key to charger-free devices.


News Aug 13, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Axial-flux Designs Rev Up the Future of Electric Motors

Axial-flux Designs Rev Up the Future of Electric Motors

While electric motors have primarily hinged on radial motor technology over the past 50 years, axial-flux designs are now surging ahead.


Can Solar, Thermal, and RF Harvesting Ever Offer a Good Energy ROI?

Can Solar, Thermal, and RF Harvesting Ever Offer a Good Energy ROI?

Some wearable manufacturers don’t consider energy harvesting (of any sort) a good return on investment. In pursuit of self-powered wearables, EE researchers are looking to change that.


News Aug 05, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Striving for Mainstream: 3 Companies Boost Na-ion Battery Technology

Striving for Mainstream: 3 Companies Boost Na-ion Battery Technology

As the rush for more eco-friendly electronics and vehicles progresses, CATL, Xtreme Power Conversion, and Natron Energy are banking on sodium-ion in their new technologies.


News Aug 03, 2021 by Jake Hertz
The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

Often overlooked, reference designs can be an EEs best friend. Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics, and Microchip aim to help design facial detecting IoT, MasterGaN devices, and for Qi 1.3.


Driving Motors in Battery-powered IoT Systems

Driving Motors in Battery-powered IoT Systems

Learn motor driver design techniques to help extend battery life in battery-powered motor systems.


EVs and Security and Heat Waves, Oh My! Facing the US’s Power Grid Issues

EVs and Security and Heat Waves, Oh My! Facing the US’s Power Grid Issues

From freezing temperatures to blazing heat, the US power grid is under a massive amount of strain. If it can't handle the weather, how will it handle EVs?


News Jul 21, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Dialog Semiconductor Shrinks PSU Size with Zero Voltage Switching

Dialog Semiconductor Shrinks PSU Size with Zero Voltage Switching

Recently, Dialog released a new chipset which is said to reduce high power density power supply design by up to 50%. How does zero voltage switching play into it?


News Jul 16, 2021 by Jake Hertz