As Wi-Fi 6-enabled IoT devices proliferate into the billions, TI’s new Wi-Fi 6 companion chips are aimed at meeting the challenges associated with this crowded landscape.
April 18, 2023 by Jeff Child
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
Created for MEMS applications where high voltages are needed, the company’s new driver IC features an embedded charge pump.
January 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
AirFuel RF gives wirelessly powered devices a method of supplying power without creating restrictions on placement.
January 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman
On SpaceX's recent launch, Caltech sent its Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD) into orbit to harvest solar power in space and transmit it to Earth.
January 06, 2023 by Darshil Patel
With a recent funding round, Dracula plans to advance the "world's first shaped organic photovoltaic cells."
December 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
In our exclusive interview at Iceland-based Laki Power’s HQ, the company shares how its blend of sensing, data, and energy harvesting aims to revolutionize grid monitoring.
December 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Offering novel approaches to battery energy storage, a trio of research efforts are using electronic technologies and materials science to tackle energy storage challenges.
October 22, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Leveraging the electrical characteristics of silicon-carbide (SiC), the new power modules from STMicroelectronics aim to ensure high power density while simplifying assembly.
September 12, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
The company unlocks higher performance, and lowers component count integrating two GaN FETs onto a single IC.
September 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
As gallium nitride (GaN) technology gathers steam, new GaN transistor products are emerging to satisfy today’s engineering needs.
August 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
AAC spoke to Gore to learn how membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells can help decarbonize applications from drones to warehouses.
June 30, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli
Offering advances in key specs and packaging options, semiconductor vendors unveiled a variety of new SiC (silicon carbide) FET and MOSFET devices at this week’s 2022 PCIM Europe event.
May 13, 2022 by Jeff Child
One setback to fully utilizing solar energy is how to successfully store it. Aiming to tackle this issue, researchers have successfully converted stored electrical energy into usable electrical power.
April 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
As electric vehicles (EVs) carve out their place in the world, a team-up between Emporia Energy and BREK Electronics is betting on bi-directional charging. How does it work and what circuit-level challenges are there?
February 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
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
In a newly published paper, researchers from Chalmers University describe how they were able to turn cement into a medium for electrical energy storage.
May 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Pushing technological limitations to extremes can cause benefits beyond its original scope. Looking back at past space technology, it is clear the effects they have had here on Earth.
May 19, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
The February blackouts in Texas spurred hot debate on the best way to avoid infrastructural power issues. Microgrids are one such proposal.
April 23, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova
One of the prevailing issues with solar electric vehicles (sEVs) is range. What design obstacles must be overcome to make this future vehicle tech a widespread reality?
February 05, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
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