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How New Diodes Incorporated 40 V Dual MOSFETs Stack Up to Competitors

How does the new dual 40 V MOSFET, claimed as an "industry best" for power saving and size, compare to other devices like it?

About 4 days ago by Jake Hertz

TI’s New Isolated Gate Driver Aims to Boost Efficiency in EV Powertrains

The new isolated gate driver for high-powered SiC and GaN power devices is said to reduce PCB space, eliminate external components, and increase power efficiency in EVs.

4 days ago by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

The Three Major Li-ion Battery Form Factors: Cylindrical, Prismatic, and Pouch

With lithium-ion batteries ever-rising in demand, it's important to brush up on this battery's three major form factors.

October 14, 2020 by Steve Arar

A Review of Zener Diodes, the Component Spiking in Market Value

In light of Zener diodes rising market value, let’s take a deeper look into the component to understand its strengths and common applications.

October 13, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Keeping Power Integrity a Priority With the Right Capacitor

With passives supply chains running thin, some engineers have reemphasized the importance of capacitors and power integrity in space-constrained PCB designs.

October 12, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

A New Bluetooth/BLE and Wi-Fi 6 Chip Integrates LNAs, PAs, and Switches

NXP has announced that it is sampling a new family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth/BLE chips for advanced industrial and IoT markets.

October 09, 2020 by Luke James

Just How Much of a “Breakthrough” is Tesla’s Tabless Battery Cell?

Tesla's Battery Day came with an important announcement: a tabless lithium-ion battery cell. How does this architecture compare to traditional cells?

October 07, 2020 by Steve Arar

Maxim Hopes Low-Power NN Accelerator Chip for Edge Devices Will Lead an “Embedded Revolution”

This morning, Maxim Integrated released its newest product, a low-power NN accelerator chip, with the hopes of bringing AI to the edge. We interviewed Kris Ardis, executive director of Micros, Security, and Software Business Unit at Maxim Integrated, to get the details.

October 07, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Why Comparing Low-Power MCUs Can Be So Difficult

When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for battery-powered IoT designs.

October 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Fabric-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Relies on Hot Pressing and Tape Casting

Engineers in South Korea have developed a process that could lead to the realization of embedded wearable electronics.

October 03, 2020 by Luke James

NXP Pushes 5G With New Arizona Fab Focused on GaN Power Amplifiers

NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers.

October 02, 2020 by Luke James

What is DrMOS—the IC Powering Next-Gen Processors?

Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.

September 30, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Where Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Stand in 2020?

Some of the leading players in Li-ion battery development—like Tesla—along with research universities are making notable strides in this energy-efficient technology.

September 28, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

With bigger vehicles come bigger problems with electrification.

September 25, 2020 by Steve Arar

Samsung’s Claim of “World’s Smallest Power Inductor” Has Big Design Implications

This month, Samsung released news of the "world’s smallest power inductor." What does this miniaturization mean for electronic design, even at a theoretical level?

September 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz

For Wearables, Inkjet-Printed Solar Cells Can Be an Ultra-Thin Power Source

The printed solar cells are so light, thin, and flexible that they can rest on a bubble.

September 17, 2020 by Luke James

Determining Which PoE Transformer Is Best: Flyback or Forward?

With IoT on the rise, engineers are increasingly faced with options of transformer topologies in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based designs.

September 15, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Photorelays: A More Power- and Size-Efficient Alternative to Conventional Relays?

Photorelays are gaining traction. In many cases, these devices outpace their mechanical counterparts in terms of size and power efficiency.

September 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Engineers Create Low-Power Collision Detector Inspired by Locusts

Engineers say they’re creating a low-power collision detector that mimics the way locusts avoid one another when flying in swarms.

September 09, 2020 by Luke James

A New Low-Power GNSS Solution Creates More Precise Indoor Positioning

Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices extra nap time.

September 08, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons