Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:30 AM / ET 8:30 AM PT This webinar will provide an overview and explain the latest technological innovations for various types of capacitors and magnetics intended for use with Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN).The increased switching frequency and faster switching […]
Webinar: Considerations for passive components in power electronics using wide band gap semiconductors
It’s LEAP-in time again: 2024 LEAP Awards now open for nominations
The LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This dynamic competition honors the most innovative engineered products/components across several of our flagship brands: Design World, Fluid Power World, EE World, and Engineering.com. Submissions for the 2024 LEAP Awards program are being accepted starting […]
How do 5G eMBB and FWA data services compare?
Fixed-wireless access is a special use case of enhanced mobile broadband, one of the three use cases specified for 5G. FWA brings different challenges for deployment than eMBB.
Battery and charging innovations driving electrification
The urgency of mitigating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions has prompted businesses to adopt more sustainable transportation solutions, particularly electric vehicles (EVs). Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are at the forefront of electrification. McKinsey predicted that the entire LIB chain, from mining through recycling, could grow by over 30% annually from 2022 to 2030, reaching…
Gate driver optimizes EMI and power efficiency for motor control
Infineon Technologies AG introduces the MOTIX TLE9140EQW gate driver IC for brushless DC motors targeting the demanding 24/48 V market. The TLE9140 is tailored for automotive motor control applications featuring higher voltage requirements from 24 V up to a maximum of 72 V, where higher system reliability and faster switching behavior are necessary. The IC […]
5G software stack runs on small cell PHY SoC
Integrate a 5G Open RAN L1-L3 software stack into a small-cell design.
Choose a 5G base station’s PA bias control circuit
Bias control of PAs is crucial to ensure optimum radio performance under all conditions. Current sensing and temperature sensing provides the feedback needed to control the PA bias. The choice of sensing and biasing circuits brings design trade-offs. 5G base station power amplifiers (PAs) need biasing using a separate bias controller to maintain optimum performance…
Gate driver offers programmable control and monitoring for automotive applications
The L99H92 automotive gate driver from STMicroelectronics provides an SPI port for programming and diagnostics, a charge pump, protective features, and two additional current-sense amplifiers for system monitoring. Containing two high-side and two low-side drivers, the L99H92 can control a single H bridge powering one bidirectional DC motor or two half bridges for two unidirectional […]
Intelligent industrial camera with 4K streaming
IDS expands its product line for intelligent image processing and launches a new IDS NXT malibu camera. It enables AI-based image processing, video compression, and streaming in full 4K sensor resolution at 30 fps – directly in and out of the camera. The 8 MP sensor IMX678 is part of the Starvis 2 series from […]
Inductor line supports 100 kHz to 600 kHz power switching
Vanguard Electronic announced the expansion of its CMN and SCMN series Common Mode Choke Inductors with the addition of eight new series: CMN4, CMN6, CMN7, CMN9, SCMN4, SCMN6, SCMN7, and SCMN9. These new series are the latest addition to Vanguard’s growing High-Reliability and corresponding Space Grade product lines. The expanded product line of both High […]
PSMA launches “Global Energy Efficiency Awards” to recognize impactful innovations on Earth Day 2024
To highlight the critical impact of improvements in energy efficiency on reducing global climate change, the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) has chosen today – Earth Day 2024 – to announce the call for nominations for its “Global Energy Efficiency Awards.” Nominations will be accepted from April 22 until Sept. 3, 2024. PSMA, co-sponsor of […]