Coin/button-cell holders can be functional, reliable, and even elegant
Inexpensive coin- and button-cell holders of stamped metal may work for a while, but their longer electrical and mechanical integrity…
Current sensing considerations in a bridgeless totem pole PFC
Here is a description of three current-sensing methods for current-mode control bridgeless totem-pole PFC, along with their trade-offs.
TrendForce: PMIC demand forecast to be stable in 2H22
Despite a chaotic first half of the year, overall demand for power management ICs (PMIC) is still relatively good, according…
Renesas complex device driver software eases development of BMS for EVs
Renesas' AUTOSAR-compliant complex device driver software module complements its battery manager IC to enable ASIL D-Compliant designs.
Implementing load-line control for a multi-phase buck converter
A load-line control improves efficiency as well as power supply transient response while reducing minimum required bulk capacitor.
New fabs being built for analog, power semiconductors
Analog, power, and RF semiconductors ship in high volumes and are good enough to keep a 300-mm fab busy at…
Deep silicon etch technology enables next-gen power devices
Lam Research's Syndion GP allows chipmakers to develop next-gen power devices and power management ICs using deep silicon etch technology.
Wacom integrates Renesas wireless power charging technology into pen solutions
Wacom has integrated Renesas' wireless power charging technology its Active ES pen solutions.
Infineon launches complete power management solutions for next-gen Intel Xeon processors
Infineon has launched a complete power management offering for compute servers based on Intel's Sapphire Rapids CPUs.
Five trends shaping the future of power management designs
Improvements in power density, EMI, isolation, quiescent current, and noise are giving designers the capabilities to push power further.