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Nexperia Introduces Its First Integrated 5 V Load Switch to Portfolio

Nexperia says its latest power chip has an 85% smaller PCB footprint than alternatives with several discrete components.

August 21, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Revolutionizing Autonomy: The Latest Technologies Advancing ADAS

There's a lot at play for advanced driver assistance systems to monitor for drowsiness or connect vehicles to the grid. Here are a few recent technologies driving forward the future of autonomous vehicles.

April 28, 2023 by Darshil Patel

GaN-based Solutions Emerge To Meet Control and Charging Needs

Aiming to bring the benefits of GaN technology into play, power IC vendors are rolling out new devices for control and automotive charging applications.

April 08, 2023 by Ramsha Jawaid

Our Electronica Interview with Infineon PSS Division President Adam White

In Infineon’s booth in the vast Hall C3 at Electronica 2022, we caught up with Adam White to talk supply chain, sustainability, green energy, and more.

November 23, 2022 by Jeff Child

ST Drives Up Innovations with Three Automotive Chips

STMicroelectronics has doubled down on chip-level automotive advances. Here is a roundup of three notable products.

October 19, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

For students back in college for their Fall semester—and anyone who needs a refresher—here’s the lowdown on our top-notch textbooks, technical articles, and calculators for EE studies.

October 12, 2022 by Jeff Child

Navitas Unveils GaN Half-bridge ICs with MHz Switching

The company unlocks higher performance, and lowers component count integrating two GaN FETs onto a single IC.

September 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Power Component Innovations Enrich Supply Designs

Power supply design is a challenging task. Feeding those needs, a handful of power component companies recently rolled out devices that aim to boost the performance and efficiency of power supplies.

May 21, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Texas Instruments Debuts 3 New Products at APEC 2022

Focusing on performance and size, Texas Instruments is doubling down on EV power systems at this year's APEC.

March 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Infineon Tackles High-frequency Switching Losses With Latest OptiMOS 6 MOSFETS

With increased performance of drain-source on-state resistance, gate charge, and figures of merit, Infineon's latest 100 V MOSFET technology seeks to improve high-frequency switching applications.

November 21, 2021 by Ikimi .O

New Transceivers Illustrate the Importance of Electrical Fast Transient (EFT) Immunity

Renesas recently released a family of transceivers described as having "the industry's highest EFT immunity." How exactly does an engineer test for and mitigate EFT?

October 21, 2021 by Ikimi .O

One Charger to Charge Them All: EU Proposes USB-C Becomes the Standard

Hoping to curb e-waste and let consumers have one cord to charge their devices, the European Commission (EC) suggests USB-C should become standard. How could this affect e-waste, designs, and engineers?

October 19, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau

FET Roundup: eGaN FETs, Next-gen SiC FETs, and “RibbonFETs” Hit the Scene

This month has been a busy one in the FET space. Here are a few FETs from EPC, UnitedSiC, and Intel that depart from traditional silicon transistors in interesting ways.

October 16, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Pre-switching, a New Contrast to Hard-switching, Eliminates Switching Losses With AI

A novel "pre-switch" architecture may allow designers to break free from hard-switching constraints.

October 10, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Packing Power: New Family of Flyback Switcher ICs Integrates USB PD Controller

Power Integrations' new InnoSwitch3-PD family is said to reduce the number of the required components by about 50 percent compared to conventional solutions. 

October 05, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar

Modern Power Switches Zero In on Accurate Current Sensing

ST's new intelligent high-side drivers illustrate how accurate current sensing is a non-negotiable feature of modern power switches, especially in the automotive space.

October 02, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar

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.

September 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz

TI Hopes to Extend EV Drive Time With New DC-DC Bias Supply Module

The powertrain is the heftiest part of an EV. To target this component-heavy system in EVs, TI says it is targeting distributed power architectures for more integrated gate driver circuitry.

September 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Littelfuse’s Gate Driver Promises Fast Turn-on Speed in Solid-state Relays

Using load biasing, the new MOSFET gate driver has turn-on speeds in the order of tens of microseconds. It's also the so-called first of its kind that doesn't require an external power supply.

September 22, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

ST Expands MasterGaN Portfolio to Simplify 45W and 150W Designs

MasterGaN integrates GaN transistors and half-bridge gate drivers on a single chip. Now, the family has grown to support higher-efficiency technology.

September 04, 2021 by Ikimi .O