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National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 2

National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 2

Learn more formulas to calculate voltage drops in single-phase branch circuits and feeders.


ZapBatt and Toshiba Build Real Chemistry to Power the Micro-Mobility Movement

ZapBatt and Toshiba Build Real Chemistry to Power the Micro-Mobility Movement

ZapBatt and Toshiba combine their technological expertise to create a more intelligent, safe, and cost-effective battery system for the…


News Jul 29, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Inductors in Parallel

Inductors in Parallel

Inductances connected in parallel are analogous to resistors in parallel. Learn more about inductors in parallel here.


STMicroelectronics Debuts Dual 200 mA, High-output Amplifier

STMicroelectronics Debuts Dual 200 mA, High-output Amplifier

The new BiCMOS device contains two operational amplifiers in a single package and operates with 4-36 V voltage sources.


Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 2

Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 2

Part 1 discussed the conductive emission loop during a typical CE test. Part 2 will examine how to use this information to reduce the emission at…


National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 1

National Electrical Code Basics: Computing Voltage Drop in Branch Circuits and Feeders Part 1

Learn about voltage drops and how to calculate them in branch circuits and feeders.


Wide Bandwidth Current Transducers for Power Analysis

Wide Bandwidth Current Transducers for Power Analysis

Power conversion products based on wide bandgap semiconductor technologies such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are now…


Unlocking the Full Potential of SiC MOSFETs

Unlocking the Full Potential of SiC MOSFETs

Commercial SiC MOSFETs are derated due to issues with gate oxide reliability. Optimizing the gate oxide reliability can reduce the specific…


News Jul 13, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Marelli Unveils New 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter Platform

Marelli Unveils New 800 V Silicon Carbide Inverter Platform

Introduced July 6 at Dritev, held in Baden-Baden, Germany, the silicon carbide (SiC) inverters target enhanced efficiency in electric vehicle (EV)…


News Jul 13, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
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…


AOS Introduces its First Buck Regulator Module

AOS Introduces its First Buck Regulator Module

Aimed at industrial applications, the new device from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor delivers output voltages of up to 5.5 V.


A Century After Tesla, Wireless Power Transfer May Finally Be Delivering

A Century After Tesla, Wireless Power Transfer May Finally Be Delivering

At last week’s Sensors Converge in San Jose, Wireless Power Transfer was on display for applications from microWatt IoT to 0.5 kW 5G repeaters…


News Jul 11, 2022 by Dale Wilson
Nano Pulse Technology for Primary DC/DC Converter Design: Reducing Application PCB Size and Cost

Nano Pulse Technology for Primary DC/DC Converter Design: Reducing Application PCB Size and Cost

The industrial and consumer market is requiring increased power density for DC/DC converters that have high step-down ratios and use high…


Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

The momentum towards electrified mobility is gathering as governments commit to ending sales of petrol and diesel cars around the 2030 timeframe.…


CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

CIPS 2022 - 12th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems

The International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems (CIPS) focuses on the technological background, starting with the components…


DC/DC Converters: Devices for Supplying Negative Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Supplying Negative Voltage

Read on to learn more about the basics of inverting converters and how they work.


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…


Three Industry Powerhouses Debut BLDC Motor Control Solutions

Three Industry Powerhouses Debut BLDC Motor Control Solutions

Infineon, Power Integrations and Microchip have each introduced solutions to ease brushless DC motor (BLDC) control this month.


ST’s New Chip Could Save 15 Nuclear Plants Worth of Energy

ST’s New Chip Could Save 15 Nuclear Plants Worth of Energy

The latest controller chip from STMicroelectronics incorporates an Arm Cortex-M0+ core and is designed to boost efficiency in USB-PD 3.1 adapters.


ROHM’s New LDOs Are Stable At Nanoscale Output Capacitances

ROHM’s New LDOs Are Stable At Nanoscale Output Capacitances

Aimed at 12 V automotive applications, the tiny LDO (low-dropout) regulators are AEC-Q100 compliant, feature low magnetic field radiation, and…