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Startup Receives Funding for EV Fast-charging Storage Solution

Startup Receives Funding for EV Fast-charging Storage Solution

Electric Era, a Seattle, Washington-based startup, has received $4 million in funding for its PowerNode smart electric vehicle fast-charge energy…


Advantages and Challenges of Community Microgrids

Advantages and Challenges of Community Microgrids

Anyone who has experienced a power outage knows how frustrating and disruptive it can be. The situation can get dire for hospital workers or people…


Aeromine: An Elegantly Simple Rooftop Wind Energy Solution

Aeromine: An Elegantly Simple Rooftop Wind Energy Solution

Using aerodynamic first principles, a new type of rooftop wind energy generator matches solar power for industrial buildings.


Existing Water Infrastructure Could Maximize Hydropower Opportunities

Existing Water Infrastructure Could Maximize Hydropower Opportunities

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined that using conduit hydropower could increase…


Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power ICs: Turning Academic Dreams into an Industry Reality

Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power ICs: Turning Academic Dreams into an Industry Reality

Gallium nitride (GaN) is the key enabler for high-frequency, and simultaneously high-efficiency topologies.


Vicor Predicts how Power will Influence 2021’s Automotive, Military, Aerospace, and Computing Industries

Vicor Predicts how Power will Influence 2021’s Automotive, Military, Aerospace, and Computing Industries

This article highlights Vicor industry predictions for 2021, coveringHeading 5 4 areas: Automotive, High-Performance Computing, Aerospace &…


Could GAAFETs Replace FinFETs?

Could GAAFETs Replace FinFETs?

A look at how GAAFETs could replace FinFETs as the technology of choice to keep down size and provide extremely high density for power devices.


Universally Accessible Education in Power Electronics

Universally Accessible Education in Power Electronics

This article introduces Python Power Electronics and gives insights on the significance of free and open-source circuit simulators.


Power Electronics and Power Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power Electronics and Power Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power electronics engineering, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us —…


Power Electronics in ICT Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power Electronics in ICT Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power engineering and electronics, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us…


Power Meets Medicine: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power Meets Medicine: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power engineering and electronics, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us…


The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

Power engineering and electronics, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us and has…


Redefining Power Conversion

Redefining Power Conversion

Beyond just performance and cost improvement, the most significant opportunity for GaN technology to impact the power conversion market comes from…


tech insights May 11, 2020 by Alex Lidow
Powering the Wearables Market: An Interview with Andrew Baker of Maxim Integrated

Powering the Wearables Market: An Interview with Andrew Baker of Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated’s healthcare unit looks to make wearables more powerful and medically useful for consumers.


The Benefits of 3Level Topologies in Combination with 7th  Generation IGBT Technology

The Benefits of 3Level Topologies in Combination with 7th Generation IGBT Technology

Over the past few months, SEMIKRON has introduced 950V and 1200V Generation 7 IGBTs from two different manufacturers.


WBG Semiconductors to Take Spotlight at Power Electronics Conference

WBG Semiconductors to Take Spotlight at Power Electronics Conference

Power electronics is rapidly moving to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors as the gateways to more efficient designs for a host of high growth…


Innovative Driver Solutions for all Power Semiconductors: An interview with Rob Weber of AgileSwitch

Innovative Driver Solutions for all Power Semiconductors: An interview with Rob Weber of AgileSwitch

A VIP-Interview with Rob Weber, CEO of AgileSwitch LLC, about the company’s focus on Industrial and Transportation applications.


The Future of GaN: An Interview with Alex Lidow of EPC

The Future of GaN: An Interview with Alex Lidow of EPC

Ahead of December’s Power Conference in Munich, Bodo Arlt took the opportunity to get an insight into Dr. Alex Lidow’s thoughts on where the…


tech insights Nov 11, 2019 by Bodo Arlt
Extending the Life Cycle of Electrolytic Capacitors

Extending the Life Cycle of Electrolytic Capacitors

In September, the TDK Corporation introduced a new series of surface-mount electrolytic capacitors with an average life rating of approximately…


tech insights Nov 06, 2019 by Scott Wolf
Longer Battery Life for Tomorrows Design Challenges

Longer Battery Life for Tomorrows Design Challenges

TI Ensures Ultra-low IQ Power Management “ As we increasingly rely on smaller, smarter and more connected devices, the demand for power grows…