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Stretchable Supercapacitors for the Next Stage of Wearables

Stretchable Supercapacitors for the Next Stage of Wearables

A new discovery by researchers from Duke University and Michigan State University could lead to an excellent, stretchable source of power for wearable electronics.


News Mar 24, 2020 by Luke James
How We Source EV Batteries Is Important for the Battery Value Chain

How We Source EV Batteries Is Important for the Battery Value Chain

There is a tremendous volume of research happening in the battery field right now.


News Mar 19, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova
Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.


News Mar 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
NASA Is Dedicating a Grant to Developing Power Systems for Space Exploration

NASA Is Dedicating a Grant to Developing Power Systems for Space Exploration

Universities and research institutions play a huge role in helping NASA develop and propel its technology forward, helping it realise innovations that have included everything from unique rocket engine designs to vehicles that can interact with the surfaces on other planets.


News Mar 18, 2020 by Luke James
Fast-Charging Electric Vehicles Can Lead to Ruining Their Batteries

Fast-Charging Electric Vehicles Can Lead to Ruining Their Batteries

A new study published by engineers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) suggests that commercial fast-charging stations damage EV batteries by subjecting them to high temperatures and resistance.


News Mar 17, 2020 by Luke James
Silicon vs. Silicon Carbide: Schottky Barrier Diode Edition

Silicon vs. Silicon Carbide: Schottky Barrier Diode Edition

How does a silicon carbide Schottky barrier diode compare to its silicon counterparts? Let's look to a few examples.


News Mar 17, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Motor-Driver ICs Beg the Question, What On Earth Are FREDFETs?

New Motor-Driver ICs Beg the Question, What On Earth Are FREDFETs?

The new BridgeSwitch motor drivers from Power Integrations stand out for several reasons, like its package and system monitoring. But what do we make of their fundamental label as "FREDFETs?"


News Mar 16, 2020 by Robert Keim
Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have created a layered, low-cost solar cell technology that exhibits some of the highest levels of power-conversion efficiency to date.


News Mar 14, 2020 by Luke James
Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University researchers have built a new device that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in AI applications.


News Mar 13, 2020 by Luke James
China Will Account For Two-Thirds of the Global EV Battery Value Chain by 2030

China Will Account For Two-Thirds of the Global EV Battery Value Chain by 2030

A major priority in the global battery value chain is to eliminate linearity and promote circularity.


News Mar 12, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova
Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

There's plenty of buzz about SiC for electric vehicles. How is the wide-bandgap semiconductor pushing innovations in solar power, though?


News Mar 11, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
“Any Core, Any Cloud” : Microchip Releases a Host of Dev Tools for Fast IoT Prototyping

“Any Core, Any Cloud” : Microchip Releases a Host of Dev Tools for Fast IoT Prototyping

Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic solutions.


News Mar 11, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
New Orleans-Based APEC Canceled After First Presumptive COVID-19 Case Announced in Louisiana

New Orleans-Based APEC Canceled After First Presumptive COVID-19 Case Announced in Louisiana

Less than a week before the event was scheduled to take place, APEC organizers have chosen to cancel the power-focused conference in the interest of health and safety.


News Mar 10, 2020 by Kate Smith
With an Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Reliable IGBT Drivers Are More Important Than Ever

With an Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Reliable IGBT Drivers Are More Important Than Ever

High voltage and high reliability is king in IGBT drivers. Power Integrations is rising to the call.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
What’s the Plan Behind ST’s Recent Plunge Into Gallium Nitride?

What’s the Plan Behind ST’s Recent Plunge Into Gallium Nitride?

With an eye on electric vehicles, ST took the majority stake in GaN pioneer Exagan.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
How Do You Design an LC Low-Pass Filter for a Class D Amp?

How Do You Design an LC Low-Pass Filter for a Class D Amp?

What's the role of low-pass filters in class D amplification? We'll use ST's new class D amp to discuss this question.


News Mar 09, 2020 by Robert Keim
TI’s New Buck Converter and the Issue of Switching Regulator Conduction Modes

TI’s New Buck Converter and the Issue of Switching Regulator Conduction Modes

The buck converter operates in "forced continuous conduction mode (FCCM)." Let's break that term down.


News Mar 06, 2020 by Robert Keim
Tesla’s Expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Comes with a Price

Tesla’s Expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve Comes with a Price

The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery, built by Tesla and housed in Southern Australia, is scheduled for a 50 percent increase in capacity later this year.


News Mar 05, 2020 by Luke James
Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

The FPGA-based SmartNIC arena—including giants like Microsoft and Intel—just got more interesting. Enter the inventor of FPGAs.


News Mar 04, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

Texas Instruments has designed an automotive quad isolator providing 5,000 VRMS isolation—even up to 150°C.


News Mar 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff