Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation has announced that the company has unveiled a new 24V Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) for wireless earphone batteries.

TDK Corporation presents the CLT32 series power inductors with extremely compact dimensions and excellent electrical values thanks to their new design. This article shows, what other features the new series has to offer.

Our world today is populated by increasingly powerful electronic devices, which all depend on integrated circuits as their fundamental building blocks. This article explains what this all-powerful device is, how it works, how it is made, and the types available. It also looks at IC advantages and disadvantages, and concludes with a review of IC market potential.

In this article, we dive deeper into the details of optimizing power distribution networks for high speed data converters. We compare a standard PDN to an optimized PDN to see where gains can be made in space, time, and cost. Subsequent articles will explore specific optimization solutions for other signal chain devices, such as RF transceivers.

Skeleton Technologies and Siemens have agreed on a far-reaching technology partnership for the development, planning and implementation of a fully automated, digital manufacturing technology for the production of supercapacitors in Germany. The production line is to be used in a new Skeleton factory in Markranstädt, Leipzig and will help to reduce production costs by around 90 % within the five-year project.

How are companies responding to the chip shortage and what are policymakers commenting? Here we sum up the most important events related to the global shortage of microchips.

The European battery energy storage system market is expected to witness market growth of 24.6% CAGR during the forecast period from 2021-2027. This was revealed in the latest report from the market research store RESEARCH AND MARKETS.

Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs. The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15 %, offshore wind by 13 % and solar PV by 13 % compared to 2020.

MVDC grids are increasingly present in the existing AC systems regarding integration of renewable energy resources. This creates the need to master the design of medium-frequency transformers, one of the key components of modern DC transformers.

Ceramic substrate materials and adapted thick-film pastes and inks can make a significant contribution to realizing future 6G and millimeter wave radar applications. Read our latest white paper for more information.

Layout optimization of power electronic switching cells is important for the design of high-efficiency fast-switching power converters. Using the developed virtual prototype, the layout design is optimized to achieve lower switching losses.

The VCE(T)-method condenses the real temperature distribution of active devices to a single virtual temperature value. This paper reveals which information are lost due to averaging and how they should be considered for measurement interpretation.

This part of the article series focuses on RF transceivers. Here, we check the sensitivity of the device to the noise coming from each power rail to identify which ones need additional noise filtering. An optimized power solution is provided, which is further validated by comparing its SFDR and phase noise performance to the current PDN when attached to the RF transceiver.

Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with renewable wood from Nordic forests. The aim is to develop the world’s first industrialized battery featuring anode sourced entirely from European raw materials, lowering both the carbon footprint and the cost.

A flagship of semiconductor research with international reach is emerging in Dresden. Fraunhofer IPMS and Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID are bundling their competences and establishing the Center for Advanced CMOS & Heterointegration Saxony. The center will offer the complete value chain in 300 mm microelectronics, a prerequisite for high-tech research for future technologies.

This article gives an overview of how to quantify the power supply noise sensitivity of the loads in signal processing chain, and how to calculate the maximum acceptable power supply noise. Measurement setups are also discussed as well as strategies to meet power domain sensitivity with realistic power supply noise requirements.

STMicroelectronics has released two reference designs that simplify building complete industrial or home-appliance motor drives for compressors with the STSPIN32 motor-control system-in-package (SiP). Each integrates the motor controller with a three-phase inverter to power the motor, and an offline converter and auxiliary circuitry. A production-ready PCB design and motor-control firmware are also included.

Electric mobility is on the rise and different cell types such as lithium-ion battery cells, hydrogen fuel cells and other cell types must be produced safely and efficiently by manufacturers so that they can keep up with the rapid market development. The MES/MOM specialist iTAC Software AG supports the optimization of battery manufacturers' production processes with the iTAC.MOM.Suite.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that a specialized security algorithm co-authored by NXP security experts has been selected by NIST to become part of an industry global standard designed to counter quantum threats. A second algorithm co-authored by NXP will also advance to the fourth and final round for further analysis and consideration for standardization.

dSPACE has received certification from TÜV Süd for its SIMPHERA software solution according to ISO 26262, a standard for safety-related systems. SIMPHERA is a cloud-based simulation and validation solution, used to validate functions for autonomous driving.