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Stellantis and Samsung SDI to Build $2.5B Li-ion Battery Facility

Stellantis and Samsung SDI to Build $2.5B Li-ion Battery Facility

At a new plant in Indiana, Stellantis will work with Samsung SDI to produce lithium-ion battery cells and modules for its growing EV lineup.


News Jun 03, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Predicting Battery Life Using Machine Learning

Predicting Battery Life Using Machine Learning

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory used a Machine Learning tool to accurately predict the number of cycles at which a battery performs.


News Jun 02, 2022 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
Lightweight Motor Technology Helps Electric Vehicles Travel Farther

Lightweight Motor Technology Helps Electric Vehicles Travel Farther

New electric motor tech from Infinitum Electric is 50% lighter and smaller than traditional motors and can extend the range of EVs and other…


News Jun 02, 2022 by Mike Falter
Triac Universal Motor Speed Control Circuit Design Basics

Triac Universal Motor Speed Control Circuit Design Basics

Triac circuits are well-known and commonly used for universal motor speed control. This article presents a basic design for a universal motor…


Semi Leading Smart Grid Change

Semi Leading Smart Grid Change

Semiconductor manufacturers are leading the charge toward zero-emission grid solutions using the latest AI and communications technologies.


News Jun 01, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs offer improved characteristics compared to the older generation, and at lower prices. Several applications in…


Europe’s Largest EV Battery Recycling Plant Begins Operation

Europe’s Largest EV Battery Recycling Plant Begins Operation

The facility, a joint venture between the Swedish lithium-ion manufacturer Northvolt and Norwegian aluminum giant Hydro, has enough capacity to…


News May 31, 2022 by Ian Hahn
SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

The recently launched 1200 V CoolSiC™ MOSFET M1H comes with a variety of new features and improvements from which the targeted applications will…


PCB Design Tips and Challenges

PCB Design Tips and Challenges

The challenges involved in designing high-current and high-voltage circuits are quite complex. Learn more PCB design tips in this article from…


Future-Proof Power Module Package for High-Power Applications

Future-Proof Power Module Package for High-Power Applications

While the XHP 2 power module package from Infineon Technologies AG is designed for use in today’s applications, it also meets the requirements of…


Diodes Incorporated Debuts New 40 V, 460 A MOSFET Targeting EVs

Diodes Incorporated Debuts New 40 V, 460 A MOSFET Targeting EVs

Housed in a new high-current, thermally-efficient package, the unit sports a gate charge of 117 nC and a typical RDS(ON) of just 0.54 mΩ at a…


SCR Based Pulse Generator for Power Choke Measurements up to 10kA

SCR Based Pulse Generator for Power Choke Measurements up to 10kA

An SCR-based pulse generator has been developed and tested on various inductive power components by Bs&T Frankfurt am Main GmbH. The pulse…


Allegro Releases New BLDC Gate Drivers For Data Center Cooling

Allegro Releases New BLDC Gate Drivers For Data Center Cooling

The fresh gate drivers for brushless DC (BLDC) motors are three-phase and sensorless, and each incorporates a power loss brake and AC-loss features.


Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Current modern power electronics systems rely on stacked topologies which inevitably lead to the need to measure signals that ride on fast…


Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

The ChiP (converter housed in package) fabrication facility will produce power modules in the United States using process steps analogous to…


News May 26, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

The companies will look to combine Nexperia’s extensive background in gallium nitride (GaN) with Kyocera AVX’s expertise in advanced packaging…


News May 25, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Computer Power Supply Units Reach for Top 80 Plus Ratings

Computer Power Supply Units Reach for Top 80 Plus Ratings

Engineers work on new designs and with innovative materials to attain the industry’s highest energy efficiency ratings.


News May 25, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Will North America Find Enough Lithium?

Will North America Find Enough Lithium?

With 304 new gigafactories in the global pipeline, finding enough lithium to meet US demand may be cause for concern.


News May 24, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

(Performance and Reliability are Expected). Gallium nitride is still regarded as a new technology by many. Although GaN is now widely used in…


Smaller-scale Distributed Wind has Big Potential

Smaller-scale Distributed Wind has Big Potential

A US Department of Energy study shows that smaller-scale wind turbines could bring cleaner power to millions of households.


News May 23, 2022 by Kevin Clemens