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AI Datacenter Grid-to-Core Power Architecture

AI Datacenter Grid-to-Core Power Architecture

Surging AI power needs dictate a new datacenter power architecture: shifting to 800 V DC distribution, using "SideCar" racks, and…


GaN-Based Synchronous CCM PFC for Hydraulic Pump Power Supply Applications

GaN-Based Synchronous CCM PFC for Hydraulic Pump Power Supply Applications

This article details a GaN-based synchronous CCM-PFC design for hydraulic pump power supplies. It achieves 98.5% peak efficiency at 300W and…


Polycrystalline-SiC-Based Substrate Boosts Performance of SiC Power Devices

Polycrystalline-SiC-Based Substrate Boosts Performance of SiC Power Devices

Learn how SmartSiC technology using Smart Cut overcomes standard Silicon Carbide limitations, reducing CO2 emissions, boosting device efficiency…


Precision Cooling of Performance Modules

Precision Cooling of Performance Modules

High power density in electronics necessitates efficient cooling. Learn how passive (heat sinks), forced (cooling aggregates/fans), and liquid…


Powering AI in Railway Systems

Powering AI in Railway Systems

Bringing AI functionalities into trains requires very reliable power supplies that fulfill very demanding railway standards. At the same time the…


High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

Power electronics plays a crucial role in modern temperature sensor systems, enabling efficient signal conditioning, energy management, and data…


Beyond Mobility: Delivering Proven SiC Technology Where Performance and Reliability Matter the Most

Beyond Mobility: Delivering Proven SiC Technology Where Performance and Reliability Matter the Most

Learn how Mitsubishi Electric’s latest Unifull SiC modules combine advanced performance with enhanced power cycling capability enabled by…


Using Low-Voltage GaN in ISOP Converters for AI Servers With 800 V Architecture

Using Low-Voltage GaN in ISOP Converters for AI Servers With 800 V Architecture

Over the past decade, AI workloads have relied on server architectures not designed for their rapidly growing power demands. Recently, the concept…


Resilient Battery Energy Storage for Renewable-Rich Grids

Resilient Battery Energy Storage for Renewable-Rich Grids

Because their generation fluctuates, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have become essential for grid stability. Grid-supporting BESS must…


Thermal Management for SiC Semis—Top Side Cooling as an Innovative Solution

Thermal Management for SiC Semis—Top Side Cooling as an Innovative Solution

The growing demand for powerful and compact power electronics places high demands on the thermal management of modern semiconductor technologies.…


Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 4

Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 4

While the first three parts in this article series detailed military and avionic standards and front-end solutions, this last Part 4 delves into…


0.2% High-Accuracy Open-Loop Hall Current Sensor With ASIL D Functional Safety

0.2% High-Accuracy Open-Loop Hall Current Sensor With ASIL D Functional Safety

This article focuses on comparing the performance of Innosense’s Dhips+ Hall current sensor before and after error compensation, elaborating on…


On-Chip Redundancy and the Myth of Independence

On-Chip Redundancy and the Myth of Independence

Redundancy is often treated as a numbers problem: add more blocks, duplicate critical functions, and safety improves. In battery management ICs,…


Effect of Optocoupler Parameter Variations on the Control Loop of a Power Supply

Effect of Optocoupler Parameter Variations on the Control Loop of a Power Supply

Isolated power supplies with secondary-side regulation need a feedback path to the primary side across the galvanic isolation. Very common is the…


Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Learn how multiphysics-based digital twins are increasingly used to capture interactions in electrification applications, enabling more accurate…


Addressing Power Supply Systematic Failures—Part 1: Using Output Discharge

Addressing Power Supply Systematic Failures—Part 1: Using Output Discharge

In Part 1, we discuss three power supply solutions for a common systematic failure, which is related to output discharge when using LDOs.


Designing for Speed: What OEMs Need To Know When Integrating High-Speed Drives

Designing for Speed: What OEMs Need To Know When Integrating High-Speed Drives

High-speed industrial applications (120 Hz+) require specialized variable speed drives (VSDs). Learn how OEMs are upgrading technology to meet…


DC-Link Management for Regenerative Servo Drives

DC-Link Management for Regenerative Servo Drives

Learn about DC-Link management for regenerative servo drives—brake choppers, sizing, and EMI pitfalls.


Reliability Features of Power Electronics as an SOA Component in Automotive

Reliability Features of Power Electronics as an SOA Component in Automotive

The article outlines how digital twins, predictive control, neural networks and Power-HIL turn power electronics into active SOA components, adding…


Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 3

Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 3

In Part 3 of this series, we look at how embedding a boost converter within a board-mounted module reduces the required capacitor value for a given…