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Preventing Under and Overdamping With Optimized GaN Gate Switching Waveforms

Preventing Under and Overdamping With Optimized GaN Gate Switching Waveforms

Discover how optimizing gate resistance and adding RC snubber networks can effectively suppress gate voltage oscillations and overshoots during GaN…


Thermal Management for Optical Modules in AI Data Centers: A Q&A With Dow’s Zou Lu

Thermal Management for Optical Modules in AI Data Centers: A Q&A With Dow’s Zou Lu

Next-gen thermal gels must balance 12 W/m·K conductivity with optical cleanliness and slump resistance to address severe power-density challenges…


Bel Fuse Launches High-Density DC-DC Converters for Rail Applications

Bel Fuse Launches High-Density DC-DC Converters for Rail Applications

The second-generation XRCM series of DC-DC converters blends an ultra-wide input range with stringent railway safety compliance in a compact…


Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Bluecore Energy has installed a prototype water-cooled nuclear reactor on a barge for testing and evaluation, aiming to launch commercialized…


Briefs: Companies Push for Bigger, Faster, More Efficient Tech

Briefs: Companies Push for Bigger, Faster, More Efficient Tech

Google, Georgia Power, China Huaneng Group, Navitas Semiconductor, Magnachip, VPT, and the University of Bradford are innovating products and…


News Sep 24, 2026 by Karen Hanson
DC Anti-Backflow: Comparing Active ORing and Diode ORing for Reverse Current Protection

DC Anti-Backflow: Comparing Active ORing and Diode ORing for Reverse Current Protection

Reverse-current protection has become an integral part of overall power-system architecture. Selecting the appropriate ORing strategy requires…


Technical Articles Sep 23, 2026 by RECOM
Australian Researchers Find Natural Hydrogen in the Rocks

Australian Researchers Find Natural Hydrogen in the Rocks

Researchers from Edith Cowan University have found a source of naturally occurring hydrogen gas in Australia’s iron ore formations.


The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

A new generation of circuit breakers is becoming the future backbone of the United States’ energy transition.


Alpha and Omega Debuts 600 V Super Junction MOSFETs

Alpha and Omega Debuts 600 V Super Junction MOSFETs

AOS pairs its aMOS E2 high-voltage MOSFET platform with the top-side cooled GTPAK package, targeting power supplies, solar inverters, and…


new products Sep 22, 2026 by Luke James
Power Integrations Unveils Capacitor Discharge ICs for Standby Power Reduction

Power Integrations Unveils Capacitor Discharge ICs for Standby Power Reduction

This 4th-generation IC family minimizes no-load consumption and simplifies safety compliance for consumer and industrial AC-DC power supplies…


Sticky Solution: Mussels Inspire Lithium-Metal Battery Electrolyte

Sticky Solution: Mussels Inspire Lithium-Metal Battery Electrolyte

Researchers developed a mussel-inspired solid electrolyte that suppresses dendrites and improves safety in lithium-metal batteries.


Rethinking Inductor Sizing: The High-Gain Magnetic Illusion

Rethinking Inductor Sizing: The High-Gain Magnetic Illusion

By defining a Utilization Factor, this article debunks inductor sizing myths and presents a strategic framework for magnetic volume optimization in…


Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

A shipment read non-conforming until the inspector realized which layer he had measured. Two-layer ESD matting carries two separate resistance…


Aimtec Uwraps 2×1-Inch 80 W DC-DC Converters With 4:1 Input Voltage Range

Aimtec Uwraps 2×1-Inch 80 W DC-DC Converters With 4:1 Input Voltage Range

The new 80 W regulated converters address higher-power industrial and distributed power applications by packing a wide 4:1 input window into a…


Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower Semiconductor’s power-saving IC manages sensors and peripherals while keeping the host MCU off, with an idle current of just 200 nA.


GaN Technology: Now With 2200 V Rating

GaN Technology: Now With 2200 V Rating

The release of 2200 V PowiGaN technology marks the next major step in high-voltage GaN power conversion. Power supply engineers grappling with the…


Briefs: Advances for AI Data Centers, Fusion, and Grid Reliability

Briefs: Advances for AI Data Centers, Fusion, and Grid Reliability

Infineon, Skeleton, Vicor, the University of Birmingham, EPRI, and the Department of Energy are developing technologies for AI data centers, power…


News Sep 17, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

By embedding heterogeneous Si, SiC, and GaN die directly into 12-inch silicon wafers with precision RDLs, Onsemi's EPP replaces wire bonds and…


Recom Adds Isolated 50 W and 100 W DC-DC Converters

Recom Adds Isolated 50 W and 100 W DC-DC Converters

The RP50-AW and RP100-FW series pair ultra-wide input-voltage flexibility with compact footprints and operating temperatures up to 110°C.


new products Sep 16, 2026 by Luke James
Direct Liquid Cooling Multiplies Power-Cycling Life in Truck Drivetrains

Direct Liquid Cooling Multiplies Power-Cycling Life in Truck Drivetrains

Learn how Littelfuse, Daimler Truck AG, and the Steinbeis Institute validated a non-isolated power module architecture that cuts IGBT junction…