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Switched-Capacitor Design Boosts Inverter Efficiency to 96.5%

Switched-Capacitor Design Boosts Inverter Efficiency to 96.5%

Researchers have developed a switched-capacitor-based nine-level inverter that achieves a fourfold voltage and up to 96.5% efficiency.


News Aug 07, 2025 by Luke James
Diodes Inc Reveals Ideal Diode Controllers for New 48 V Automotive Systems

Diodes Inc Reveals Ideal Diode Controllers for New 48 V Automotive Systems

Diodes Incorporated has announced two new ideal diode controllers with a wide input voltage range, low quiescent current, and overvoltage lockout protection.


News Jul 31, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Mini But Mighty! Vishay, TDK, and Murata Push the Limits of Passives

Mini But Mighty! Vishay, TDK, and Murata Push the Limits of Passives

Vishay, TDK, and Murata have debuted space-saving passives: ultra-high-frequency chip resistors, high-current inductors, and the "world’s smallest" 10 µF/50V MLCC for cars.


News Jul 11, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Rohm Adds High-Accuracy Sense Apps for High-Voltage Designs

Rohm Adds High-Accuracy Sense Apps for High-Voltage Designs

The BD1423xFVJ-C and BD1422xG-C series current sense amplifiers offer design simplicity for electric vehicle and other automotive systems.


News Jul 10, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Walter Schottky: Bridging Theory and Tech in the Age of Electronics

Walter Schottky: Bridging Theory and Tech in the Age of Electronics

Ever wonder where the Schottky diode got its name?


News Jul 07, 2025 by Luke James
SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

Announced today, the new software works with SiTime hardware to create the most accurate and reliable data center, networking, and communications timing system.


News Jun 30, 2025 by Duane Benson
Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Unveiled today, the new timing chips from Mixed-Signal Devices offer 2 GHz performance and use scalable CMOS to overcome the limits of analog alternatives.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jeff Child
New Power Components Tackle Tough Design Challenges

New Power Components Tackle Tough Design Challenges

TDK, Littelfuse, and Novosense have released components targeting scalability, thermal resilience, and EMI issues.


News Jun 02, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Nexperia Scales Down Automotive and Industrial Schottky Diodes

Nexperia Scales Down Automotive and Industrial Schottky Diodes

The company is rolling out 16 Schottky diodes in smaller Clip-bonded FlatPower packages, side-stepping some of the constraints of traditional SMX packages.


News May 21, 2025 by Charles Lee
3 New Inductors Expand Design Flexibility for DC-DC Conversion

3 New Inductors Expand Design Flexibility for DC-DC Conversion

The new inductors strike the sweet spot between performance and efficiency for DC-DC conversion.


News Apr 30, 2025 by Jake Hertz
3 Passive Devices Share Goals of Power Density, Protection, and Efficiency

3 Passive Devices Share Goals of Power Density, Protection, and Efficiency

TDK, Littelfuse, and Diodes Inc. unveil components that advance miniaturization, efficiency, and surge protection across automotive, industrial, and energy sectors.


News Apr 17, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
From Inductors to MCUs, New Parts Promise Upgrades to Automotive Systems

From Inductors to MCUs, New Parts Promise Upgrades to Automotive Systems

In this roundup, we cover four newly announced parts from Nuvoton, Nexperia, TDK, and Microchip, targeting various systems in the modern vehicle.


News Mar 28, 2025 by Duane Benson
Automotive Passives Roundup: Small Size Doesn’t Equal Small Performance

Automotive Passives Roundup: Small Size Doesn’t Equal Small Performance

The most basic components, done well, can have big performance and safety payoffs. Here are five new passives, including resistors, diodes, inductors, and capacitors, recently released for automotive designs.


News Mar 04, 2025 by Luke James
Nexperia Introduces 10BASE-T1S-Compliant ESD Protection Diodes

Nexperia Introduces 10BASE-T1S-Compliant ESD Protection Diodes

The new ESD protection diodes are the first to comply with OPEN Alliance's 10BASE-T1S automotive Ethernet.


News Feb 19, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Breakthroughs in AI Vision and Power Silicon Move Automotive Tech Forward

Breakthroughs in AI Vision and Power Silicon Move Automotive Tech Forward

From AI vision collaborations to MOSFETs and TVS diodes, innovations in the automotive electronics space continue to race ahead.


News Feb 17, 2025 by Duane Benson
Three New Passives Flex High Performance in Ever Smaller Packages

Three New Passives Flex High Performance in Ever Smaller Packages

New passive components from TDK, Kyocera, and Littelfuse push the boundaries of size, power, and functionality.


News Jan 17, 2025 by Duane Benson
2024’s Top Technical Articles and More

2024’s Top Technical Articles and More

As 2024 comes to an end, we look back on the year's most popular technical articles, industry articles, and projects.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Abby Garfinkle
Bourns Expands Products for Automotive and Industrial Needs

Bourns Expands Products for Automotive and Industrial Needs

Bourns’ new products meet next-gen needs for signal transmission, high-current sensing, and surge protection.


News Oct 11, 2024 by Mike Falter
Innovative Core Material Supports Higher Currents in TDK’s Inductive Chokes

Innovative Core Material Supports Higher Currents in TDK’s Inductive Chokes

The new high-current chokes use a novel alloy powder core material with superior saturation properties to push the boundaries of current density.


News Sep 12, 2024 by Mike Falter
Nanusens Leverages MEMS-Within-CMOS to Unlock 5G and 6G Bands

Nanusens Leverages MEMS-Within-CMOS to Unlock 5G and 6G Bands

MEMS technologist Nanusens is putting its RF digitally tunable capacitors (DTCs) to new use in RF front ends to help 5G and 6G take off.


News Jul 24, 2024 by Jake Hertz