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Electrifying Trains One Car at a Time

Electrifying Trains One Car at a Time

A St. Louis company has developed electrified train cars that can operate independently and autonomously.


William Hunter Dammond: Railway Engineer With a History of Firsts

William Hunter Dammond: Railway Engineer With a History of Firsts

William Hunter Dammond was an American civil engineer whose inventions helped improve the safety of railroads.


Granville T. Woods: The Black Edison

Granville T. Woods: The Black Edison

A historical profile of Granville T. Woods, an African-American electrical engineer who pioneered many great advancements in transportation and…


Where Is the Best Place to Manufacture Electronics Products and Prototypes?

Where Is the Best Place to Manufacture Electronics Products and Prototypes?

The decision of where to manufacture electronics prototypes and products is no easy task. Find out what your options are here.


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 &…


Reviewing 25 Years in the Power Industry: Proton-Electrotex

Reviewing 25 Years in the Power Industry: Proton-Electrotex

This article presents an interview about Proton-Electrotex's 25 years in the power industry.


tech insights Jan 09, 2021 by Bodo Arlt
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…


65 Years of HVDC

65 Years of HVDC

This article discusses the history of HVDC and its progress being stronger, smarter, and greener grid and boosting the transition towards renewables.


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…


The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The history of the Swiss and Swedish companies that became ABB reflects the history of power electronics in both countries. In Switzerland, Charles…


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
Materials Science Changes the Electronics World: An Interview with Dr. Andy Mackie of Indium Corporation

Materials Science Changes the Electronics World: An Interview with Dr. Andy Mackie of Indium Corporation

Dr. Andy Mackie, Senior Product Manager of Semiconductor and Advanced Assembly Materials at Indium Corporation talks about the company as a premier…


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.


Optimizing Energy: An interview with Peter Kamp of EcoCircuits

Optimizing Energy: An interview with Peter Kamp of EcoCircuits

In this interview, EcoCircuits CEO Peter Kamp spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about optimizing chips for the energy management field and…


Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

In this interview, Trameto CEO Huw Davies spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about working with Silicon Catalyst as a young company in the…