BLDC Gate Drivers Elevate Efficiency in Power Tools and Industrial Instruments

Electronic Design

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29 July 2026 at 18:00

New members of STMicro's gate-driver IC family bring high energy efficiency to battery-operated equipment.

Controller Targeted at Printed Industrial Motors Slashes Power-Line Harmonics

Electronic Design

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29 July 2026 at 14:17

Infinitum’s advanced motor system improves power quality by reducing harmonics at the source, helping customers unlock additional electrical capacity while lowering energy use.

Low-Temp Method for Extracting Lithium from Abundant Rocks Could Change Battery Economics

Electronic Design

By: lgoldberg@green-electronics.com (Lee Goldberg)

27 July 2026 at 19:00

A research team from MIT demonstrated a low-temperature process that could unlock cleaner lithium from America’s abundant hard rock while minimizing waste.

Scalable GaN-Based IQ Solid-State Transformer Architecture Eyes AI Data Centers

Electronic Design

By: lgoldberg@green-electronics.com (Lee Goldberg)

27 July 2026 at 15:40

Enphase’s new SST architecture, which aligns with NVIDIA’s 800-V DC roadmap, uses a meshed array of sub-1-kV bidirectional GaN switches to provide scalability and distributed redundancy.

High‑Current Ferrite Beads Support EMI Suppression in Auto Designs

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24 July 2026 at 18:00

The AEC‑Q200‑compliant chip ferrite beads from Bourns handle up to 5 A in high‑density PCB assemblies.

SiC Power Modules Simplify Solid-State Transformer Development

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23 July 2026 at 18:26

New 3.3-kV mSiC modules from Microchip are meant to help accelerate the adoption of solid-state transformers in AI hyperscale data centers and other high-voltage power applications.

MEMS-Based Circuit-Breaker Modules Flourish in Navy Trials

Electronic Design

By: lgoldberg@green-electronics.com (Lee Goldberg)

23 July 2026 at 14:45

Successful U.S. Navy field trials of Menlo’s MEMS-based 1,000-V, 125-A smart circuit-breaker modules validate how they can improve reliability and efficiency while saving space in MW-scale power systems.

California’s Power Grid Continues to Set New Records for Fossil-Free Operation

Electronic Design

By: lgoldberg@green-electronics.com (Lee Goldberg)

22 July 2026 at 18:05

Wind, water, solar, and grid-scale battery storage enabled California’s power grid to spend 99 of the past 100 days running completely fossil-free for an average of 5.4 hours per day.

Evaluating Power Supplies with Different Compensation Settings

Electronic Design

By: (Frederik Dostal)

21 July 2026 at 21:09

Designing a power supply's compensation network is often a labor-intensive, time-consuming process. But new tools can dramatically simplify the task.

Pressure Sensors Propel Liquid Cooling in EVs and AI Data Centers

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21 July 2026 at 18:06

Melexis’ sensors can measure subtle changes in gas and liquid pressure, targeting thermal-management loops for EV batteries and low-pressure liquid cooling in AI data centers.

Stacked Power MOSFETs Bring Half-Bridge Inside the Package

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20 July 2026 at 19:30

Using its AmpStack vertical die-stacking technology, AOS can integrate high- and low-side MOSFETs into a single package.

Battery-Management IC Uses EIS to Monitor Cells Inside and Out

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16 July 2026 at 21:34

The EIS engine embedded in TI’s latest battery cell monitor could make a big difference in battery energy storage systems.

Power MOSFETs Suppress Noise in Motor-Control Circuits

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15 July 2026 at 18:14

The 40-V MOSFETs developed by Vishay are geared to prevent false triggering and reduce noise in motor-control circuits.

Diving into ESD and EOS Protection in Electronics Design

Electronic Design

By: (Andrey Solovev)

14 July 2026 at 22:21

A single invisible spark can render costly hardware useless. But there are ways to protect electronic designs against ESD and EOS, even the most unpredictable environments.

Connectors are a Major EMI Weakness

Electronic Design

By: (Evaluation Engineering)

10 July 2026 at 18:30

Mitigating EMI is critical for good system design and connectors are a good place to start.

11 Myths About Power Line Communication

Electronic Design

By: (Zeev Collin)

9 July 2026 at 15:29

Power line communication (PLC) is poised to play a central role in secure, scalable, AI-ready smart grids and industrial networks.

Low-Side 9-A Gate Driver Has Separate Source and Sink Outputs

Electronic Design

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8 July 2026 at 15:44

The right gate driver enables a SiC or IGBT device to realize its performance potential in automotive applications.

Measuring High-Frequency Noise in Buck-Regulator Output-Voltage Ripple

Electronic Design

By: (Yu Yan)

16 June 2026 at 16:09

Probe orientation and shielding can separate real buck-regulator output-voltage ripple from radiated switching noise.

Lithium-Air: The Next Technological Leap in Battery Chemistry?

Electronic Design

By: (Murray Slovick)

15 June 2026 at 14:36

Chinese battery giant CATL has indicated its next-generation battery development will focus on lithium-air batteries, mainly due to their extremely high energy storage density.

DC-Link Capacitors Cater to SiC Power Conversion

Electronic Design

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12 June 2026 at 19:00

TDK's film capacitors can handle high-frequency power converters driven by SiC while limiting parasitic losses.

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