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NASA Eyes Solar and Nuclear Power Options For Lunar Program

NASA Eyes Solar and Nuclear Power Options For Lunar Program

Providing the power needed for habitats on the moon will require several new technologies to be developed.


News Sep 13, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Power Management Solutions for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Power Management Solutions for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Analog Devices' portfolio of antenna-to-bits solutions makes possible today’s mission-critical and rugged advanced aircraft, space systems,…


How Buck Regulators with Integrated Capacitors Help Lower EMI and Save Board Space

How Buck Regulators with Integrated Capacitors Help Lower EMI and Save Board Space

It’s a challenge to create highly efficient and compact designs while also adhering to strict electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements…


Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Compound Materials for Radiation-Hardened Applications

For a long time, silicon-based devices have represented the baseline standard in the semiconductor landscape. Starting from 2007, due to Moore’s…


EPC Adds Another Rad-hard Gallium Nitride Power FET

EPC Adds Another Rad-hard Gallium Nitride Power FET

The new gallium nitride (GaN) FET joins EPC’s well-established line aimed at space-based applications including DC-DC power, motor drives, and…


GaN Systems, EPC Both Unveil New GaN Power Transistors

GaN Systems, EPC Both Unveil New GaN Power Transistors

EPC’s (Efficient Power Conversion) new GaN FET targets space-based applications, while GaN Systems’ new offering is aimed at terrestrial…


Atop a Volcano, Volkswagen EV Hits World Record for Altitude

Atop a Volcano, Volkswagen EV Hits World Record for Altitude

At 19,000 feet above sea level on the Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia, Volkswagen’s ID.4 GTX electric vehicle landed the Guinness World Record for EV…


News Jun 10, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
SNL Researchers Design Microgrid for Artemis Lunar Base

SNL Researchers Design Microgrid for Artemis Lunar Base

Researchers and electrical engineers from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) work with NASA to design a microgrid for the Artemis lunar base.


News Jun 03, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
US Military Relies On More Renewable Energy

US Military Relies On More Renewable Energy

Microgrids with solar arrays and battery storage are playing an increasing role in DoD sustainability efforts.


News Jun 01, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Diodes Incorporated Unveils New Space-saving Schottky Rectifiers

Diodes Incorporated Unveils New Space-saving Schottky Rectifiers

The fresh diodes “set new benchmarks” for current density in their class, the company says.


Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

The latest addition to Efficient Power Conversion’s (EPC) line of rad-hardened devices features a maximum RDS(ON) of 25 mΩ and 20 A of…


ROHM Expands its Lineup of Automotive, Space-saving PMDE Package Diodes

ROHM Expands its Lineup of Automotive, Space-saving PMDE Package Diodes

Measuring a scant 2.5 by 1.3 mm, the new diodes further miniaturization in automotive applications while maintaining high performance.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

The surface-mounted gallium nitride (GaN) device handles 95 A of continuous drain current and sports an RDS(ON) of only 4 milliohms.


LEMO Expands its M Series with High-power Connectors

LEMO Expands its M Series with High-power Connectors

Developed to satisfy the stringent requirements of high-torque applications, the new ratchet-coupling offerings can handle currents of up to 430 A.


EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

The enhancement mode power transistor features a maximum continuous drain current of 6.3 A and a maximum RDS(ON) of 80 mΩ


Researchers Design Energized Body Shell for Electric Vehicles

Researchers Design Energized Body Shell for Electric Vehicles

UCF and NASA researchers have developed a lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material that can power an electric vehicle while…


News Mar 31, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

Microchip Expands its Silicon Carbide Power Portfolio with New 3.3 kV MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes

The new MOSFETs sport RDS(ON)s of 25mΩ, while the SBDs handle an industry leading 90 amps.


STMicroelectronics Releases a Series of Nine Economical Radiation-Hardened ICs Aimed at New Space

STMicroelectronics Releases a Series of Nine Economical Radiation-Hardened ICs Aimed at New Space

The new units are designed to lower the total costs associated with today’s new generation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites.


Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

The two new transistors are tested through NASA’s Level 1 screening flow, its most stringent set, and can be qualified to NASA’s full Level 1…


The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 1: A Topology for Low Noise Negative Voltage Supplies

The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 1: A Topology for Low Noise Negative Voltage Supplies

Analog Devices offers a wide variety of solutions for producing low noise power. Most of these solutions are designed to produce positive voltage…