Latest Passives Technical Articles

This article describes the BsT-Pulse software and its algorithm, allowing an evaluation of high power magnetic components…

This article describes the BsT-Pulse software and its algorithm, allowing an evaluation of high power magnetic components and is easily expandable,…

ROHM announced the availability of a new lineup of high power wide terminal thick-film chip resistors ideal for current…

ROHM announced the availability of a new lineup of high power wide terminal thick-film chip resistors ideal for current detection in a variety of…

This is the second of a three part series. In Part 1, we described a quasi-class E circuit providing variable power into…

This is the second of a three part series. In Part 1, we described a quasi-class E circuit providing variable power into inductive and resistive loads

Engineers are under time and budget pressures to complete their tasks efficiently. Designing a power supply can be a…

Engineers are under time and budget pressures to complete their tasks efficiently. Designing a power supply can be a daunting task, especially for…

Wide bandgap GaN and SiC devices are expected to experience high levels of growth in applications ranging from power…

Wide bandgap GaN and SiC devices are expected to experience high levels of growth in applications ranging from power conversion to RF transistors…

This article discusses Electrolytic Capacitors characteristic of leakage current and how it is important to allow…

This article discusses Electrolytic Capacitors characteristic of leakage current and how it is important to allow 'self-healing'

This article highlights Texas Instruments Power Stage Designer as a tool quick assessment values and waveforms for…

This article highlights Texas Instruments Power Stage Designer as a tool quick assessment values and waveforms for commonly used power-supply…

This article highlights the importance of measuring the voltage and currents in the time domain to better understand and…

This article highlights the importance of measuring the voltage and currents in the time domain to better understand and design EMI filters.

This article discusses the different methods that can be used to improve the performance of a Flybuck converter in a wide…

This article discusses the different methods that can be used to improve the performance of a Flybuck converter in a wide input voltage or power…

This article describes the advancements on the electromagnetic components' designs, analysis, simulations, cores and wires

This article describes the advancements on the electromagnetic components' designs, analysis, simulations, cores and wires

This article highlights how simulation apps can help evaluate the effects of heat in capacitors and optimize custom…

This article highlights how simulation apps can help evaluate the effects of heat in capacitors and optimize custom capacitor design.

This article discusses a simple method by which RLLCC can be cloned to meet different requirements without losing good quality.

This article discusses a simple method by which RLLCC can be cloned to meet different requirements without losing good quality.

This article discusses the benefits and advantages of CoolMOS CFD2 in terms of efficiency in motor drive applications and…

This article discusses the benefits and advantages of CoolMOS CFD2 in terms of efficiency in motor drive applications and gives recommended layouts.

This article describes different implementations of how to add the feature of adjusting the output voltage to nearly any…

This article describes different implementations of how to add the feature of adjusting the output voltage to nearly any switch-mode power supplies.

This article discusses the advantages of the 48-volt systems technology for vehicles that helps reduce fuel consumption…

This article discusses the advantages of the 48-volt systems technology for vehicles that helps reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact.

This article discusses how angular timer of a microcontroller can help implement capacitor discharge ignition in an…

This article discusses how angular timer of a microcontroller can help implement capacitor discharge ignition in an internal combustion engine.

This article discusses on microcontroller based digital control architecture of high power AC-DC converters featuring…

This article discusses on microcontroller based digital control architecture of high power AC-DC converters featuring power factor correction (PFC).

This article provides a discussion on the basic understanding of the importance of multi-layer ceramic capacitors and…

This article provides a discussion on the basic understanding of the importance of multi-layer ceramic capacitors and relevant key parameters.

This article focuses on thyristor-controlled devices for reactive power compensation that have very similar performance…

This article focuses on thyristor-controlled devices for reactive power compensation that have very similar performance to TCR and SVC are more…