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Looking Back and Forward on 10 Years with GaN Systems

Looking Back and Forward on 10 Years with GaN Systems

Back in the dark days after the internet bubble burst, Nortel had demised, and high tech in Canada’s Silicon Valley North was in the doldrums.…


Power Module with Exceptional Thermal and Efficiency Performance

Power Module with Exceptional Thermal and Efficiency Performance

Exar Corporation´s Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, James Lougheed, recently in Munich presented the latest and positive business…


IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and ExpoECCE 2016

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and ExpoECCE 2016

ECCE, the foremost IEEE conference in the field of electrical and electromechanical energy conversion provided an international audience the…


tech insights Dec 21, 2016 by Gary Dolny
Awards for Energy and Automotive Innovations Three Trade Fairs on Mobility to be Combined

Awards for Energy and Automotive Innovations Three Trade Fairs on Mobility to be Combined

Starting next year, these events will all be combined and covered by eMove 360° Europe 2017. MunichExpo, the organizer, will then present all sectors


Interview Electronics with Diamonds

Interview Electronics with Diamonds

Since quite some time, Silicon is still the workhorse of the electronics industry, but semiconductors with a broad bandgap (WBGS) are already…


Magnetics The Eternal Battle with Myths Mysteries and Black Magic  or Maybe Really all Just a Matter of Basic Principles and Physics

Magnetics The Eternal Battle with Myths Mysteries and Black Magic or Maybe Really all Just a Matter of Basic Principles and Physics

Is magnetism an esoteric science of the 18th century or perhaps even black magic? Are magnetics really a closed book for the user? Or EMC ferrites…


The Rise of Global Chinese Power Supply Manufacturers

The Rise of Global Chinese Power Supply Manufacturers

Less than a decade after Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit, American electronics companies began exporting manufacturing…


Keeping Technology Current in the Changing World of Power Electronics

Keeping Technology Current in the Changing World of Power Electronics

‘Why isn’t there a simple to use wide-band current probe for power electronics?’ was the question that two successful power electronics…


Wide Bandgap Now

Wide Bandgap Now

Five years ago, in this column, I wrote an editorial entitled, “When Wide Bandgap?”  In that piece, I predicted, “The key to success in silicon


tech insights Oct 03, 2016 by Dan Kinzer
VIP Interview with Steve Sanghi CEO Microchip

VIP Interview with Steve Sanghi CEO Microchip

Henning Wriedt: Mr. Sanghi, you are the CEO of Microchip Technology for 25 years - Congratulations! In a nutshell, what happened in the MCU market…


Intelligently Connecting Renewable Energies and Storage Systems

Intelligently Connecting Renewable Energies and Storage Systems

The Intersolar Europe exhibition and conference, celebrating its 25th anniversary, united the solar industry and its partners .


Collaborative Approach to Overhaul Motor Inverters

Collaborative Approach to Overhaul Motor Inverters

This article discusses approaches to overhaul motor inverters.


Podium Session at PCIM Europe Marks New Chapter in GaN Power Device Adoption

Podium Session at PCIM Europe Marks New Chapter in GaN Power Device Adoption

Over the years, GaN power has been sarcastically described as “the technology of the future…and always will be.”  While silicon carbide devices


tech insights Jun 06, 2016 by Greg Evans
2020 Vision: Key Trends in Power and Energy Management

2020 Vision: Key Trends in Power and Energy Management

This article discusses the key trends in power and energy management and offers a vision into 2020.


Successful 10th Battery Experts Forum

Successful 10th Battery Experts Forum

An even more comprehensive program impressed the participants of the 10th Battery Experts Forum – formerly called "Development Forum…


Is Only Full SiC the “Real“ SiC?

Is Only Full SiC the “Real“ SiC?

Whenever we talk about Silicon Carbide and its applications, our thoughts jump to Silicon Carbide MOSFET power modules, the so called “Full…


Embedded World 2016 – Ever More Successful

Embedded World 2016 – Ever More Successful

This discusses the key events in Embedded World 2016 Exhibition & Conference in Nuremberg end February.


quotHigher Faster Further How Innovations and Innovative Spirit Are Changing Our Daily Lives

quotHigher Faster Further How Innovations and Innovative Spirit Are Changing Our Daily Lives

On route to a short-notice business appointment, I yet again got caught in congested traffic. As I watched exhaust fume levels in the air rise…


International Electron Devices  MeetingI – EDM 2015

International Electron Devices MeetingI – EDM 2015

The IEEE’s premier forum for the discussion of advances in micro/nano electronics featured a special focus on advanced wide bandgap materials for…


tech insights Feb 01, 2016 by Gary Dolny
Innovative Building Technologies for the Smart Grid

Innovative Building Technologies for the Smart Grid

This article discusses the possible future of energy evolution in terms of generation, distribution and consumption.