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Design and Sustainability Strategies for Advanced High Power IGBT Modules

Design and Sustainability Strategies for Advanced High Power IGBT Modules

IGBT modules must optimize losses and reliability to meet green energy demands, using sustainable, lead-free manufacturing and high-density…


This EV Integrates Solar Cells To Create an Energy-Positive EV

This EV Integrates Solar Cells To Create an Energy-Positive EV

Clemson University students designed an electric vehicle prototype that generates more energy than it consumes.


Modeling of Powder Core Inductors for Assessing the Accuracy of Finite Element Simulation

Modeling of Powder Core Inductors for Assessing the Accuracy of Finite Element Simulation

This article models the inductance of various powder core shapes using experimental data. It also compares inductance values obtained through…


London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

The microgrid combines wind, solar, and energy storage at the building level to provide 80% of a London college’s energy needs.


Yokogawa Unveils Power Analyzer That Skips External Divider

Yokogawa Unveils Power Analyzer That Skips External Divider

The 2,000 VDC WT1500 precision power analyzer features four power channels and a 2 HMz wideband element. A multi-unit sync is available soon.


new products Aug 14, 2026 by Luke James
Infineon Expands Solid-State Isolators for Industrial Applications

Infineon Expands Solid-State Isolators for Industrial Applications

The ISSI20BxxF solid-state isolator family targets high-volume industrial applications, housed in a compact PG-DSO-8 150-mil package.


Switching Analysis: Testing for Reliability in Power Converter Designs

Switching Analysis: Testing for Reliability in Power Converter Designs

Build more reliable power converters with practical guidance on probe selection, test setup,…


Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Learn why high-frequency SiC switching can distort EV inverter efficiency results and how a…


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Implementing Effective Hot Swap Protection for AI Datacenters

Implementing Effective Hot Swap Protection for AI Datacenters

This article discusses how to protect the hot swap stage in high-density AI datacenters by coordinating inrush current sensing, overvoltage…


Tektronix Unveils Analysis Software for Modern Power Distribution

Tektronix Unveils Analysis Software for Modern Power Distribution

The PDN Analysis Software combines power and signal integrity measurements in a single workflow, aimed at high-current power rails in AI servers…


High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

Learn how Innolot 2.0 offers a cost-optimized, highly reliable solder alloy for EV power module heatsink attachment, delivering superior creep…


Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Analytical Relationship Between Feedback Loop Properties and Load Transient Response in Voltage Converters

Here we present a generic, topology-independent loop model for voltage converters, linking frequency-domain design to time-domain performance using…


Ampera 3D-Prints First Nuclear Reactor Module

Ampera 3D-Prints First Nuclear Reactor Module

The full-scale subcritical thorium reactor module is designed for portable, container-based energy generation.


News Jul 20, 2026 by Liam Critchley
Can Underground Aquifers Provide Data Center Cooling?

Can Underground Aquifers Provide Data Center Cooling?

University of Illinois researchers examined the potential of using aquifer-based geothermal energy to cool data centers while reducing energy use…


Shell Concept EV Tackles Charging, Efficiency, and Sustainability

Shell Concept EV Tackles Charging, Efficiency, and Sustainability

The Triple 10 Challenge concept challenges conventional EVs with a lightweight, thermally efficient design


News Jul 03, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Thermomechanical Wear-Out in GaN Devices: A Focus on CSP and PQFN Packaging

Thermomechanical Wear-Out in GaN Devices: A Focus on CSP and PQFN Packaging

GaN power devices offer high efficiency, but reliability is now a package-level challenge. CTE mismatch causes solder-joint cracking, which EPC…


Gate Driver Failure in High dv/dt Converters

Gate Driver Failure in High dv/dt Converters

High dv/dt switching can make gate drivers a point of failure. Parasitic coupling and false turn-on may cause unwanted switching and put extra…


Nexperia Expands Wide-Bandgap Portfolio With SiC and GaN Updates

Nexperia Expands Wide-Bandgap Portfolio With SiC and GaN Updates

Nexperia rolled out two wide-bandgap product updates: a top-side cooled QDPAK package for its 1200 V SiC MOSFETs, and an expanded lineup of 650 V…


Rohm Releases PLECS Electronics Verification Simulator

Rohm Releases PLECS Electronics Verification Simulator

Rohm has launched a free, browser-based simulator built on the PLECS environment, enabling power electronics engineers to run loss and thermal…


Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Learn how 150 V SuperQ MOSFETs boost 204 W converter efficiency greater than 0.8%, cut heat by 2 W, and lower peak temps by 31°C. They improve…