Introduction Power electronics play a crucial role in modern electrical engineering, essential for efficiently converting, controlling, and managing electrical power within circuits. These components are designed to handle high voltages, currents, powers, and temperatures, making them vital for various industries. Within power electronics, components are broadly categorized into passive components, such as power resistors, diodes, […]
Key Things to Know: Challenges in Wearable Electronics: Wearable medical devices face significant challenges such as data security, accuracy, interoperability, regulatory compliance, and user experience, which must be addressed to enhance their effectiveness in healthcare. Advanced Material Solutions: Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed ‘super wearable’ electronics, which are lightweight, stretchable, […]
“Similar products can often struggle to obtain accurate readings due to high capacitance levels and are incapable of recording data continuously without overheating,” claimed the company. “Having to disconnect an I-V curve tracer until it cools down is disruptive. PVA-1500HE2 operates with a swift sweep-to-sweep delay of 9s at open-circuit voltage below 1,350V. This results […]
Faraday effect in a 2D semiconductor. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47294-5 It has been known for centuries that light exhibits wave-like behavior in certain situations. Some materials are able to rotate the polarization, i.e. the direction of oscillation, of the light wave when the light passes through the material. This property is utilized in […]
Both consists of a power module soldered to driver board “The companion gate driver boards are designed to be integrated with [power] modules to provide an all-in-one motor drive solution for the electrification of systems such as flight controls, braking and landing gear for drones to all-electric aircraft,” according to the company. CD-MSCSM70XM19CTYZBNMG is rated […]
Electronics Engineer of the Year sponsored by Samtec Daniela Cavallaro, STMicroelectronics Karen Craigmyle, Celestia UK Lily Petrova, ipTEST Mano Chitra, LoMaRe Technologies, London Samrudhi Inamdar, Brunel University London Tahereh Ghazaany, Slipstream Engineering Design Electronics Entrepreneur of the Year Nicola Mortimer, Tech Lancaster Sarah Gregory, Slipstream Engineering Design Shrouk El-Attar, Shrouk El-Attar Consultancy Sohini Kar-Narayan, University […]
April 5, 2024 — STMicroelectronics recently introduced 100V trench Schottky rectifier diodes that boost efficiency in power converters operated at high switching frequencies. Raising power-converter operating frequency, encouraged by the minimal switching losses of technologies like wide-bandgap semiconductors, allows designers to set new benchmarks in power density. However, at elevated frequencies, the energy losses in conventional planar diodes, […]
Researchers developed a 3D full-color display method that uses a smartphone screen, rather than a laser, to create holographic images. Shown are their experimental results, in which a continuous transition from the first layer to the second layer is observable. Credit: Ryoichi Horisaki, The University of Tokyo Researchers have developed a 3D full-color display method […]
April 3, 2024 — Sony Group recently announced that a new semiconductor factory in Thailand began operations in February to increase the production of automotive image sensors. The new factory will mainly produce image sensors for advanced driver assistance systems that detect pedestrians and obstacles. According to earlier reports, Sony invested approximately 10 billion yen […]