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Opening the Door for Manufacturing Innovation: PulseForge Develops a New Form of Thermal Processing

by Amelia Dalton - May 20, 2022

What if we could revolutionize manufacturing and save energy at the same time? My guest is PulseForge CMO Stan Farnsworth and we are digging into the details of PulseForge’s new digital thermal processing. Stan and I investigate how this kind of thermal processing differs from traditional thermal processing and how it can vastly reduce the amount of energy used in manufacturing. We also take a closer look at … Read More → "Opening the Door for Manufacturing Innovation: PulseForge Develops a New Form of Thermal Processing"

Powering FPGAs is a Giant Hassle. Here’s Some Help.

AnDAPT Targets a Small Power IC Niche for its Programmable PMICs
by Steven Leibson - May 16, 2022

When I first started working for an FPGA company a decade ago, I was stunned to find out how many power supply rails these parts required. I’d never encountered chips that needed five to ten (or more) power supply rails. Even back in the old, old PMOS days, chips needed only three supply voltages and, for a few fortunate decades, 5 volts was all you ever … Read More → "Powering FPGAs is a Giant Hassle. Here’s Some Help."

Reimagining Moore’s Law – One Glass Chip at a Time

by Amelia Dalton - May 6, 2022
Let’s talk about chips! In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, Dr. Eyal Cohen (Co-founder and CEO of Cognifiber) joins me to unpack the photonic computing revolution. We investigate the details of Cognifiber’s glass-based chips, proprietary fibers, and embedded waveguides, and why the advancement of this kind of technology could revolutionize the world of edge computing. Also this week, I … Read More → "Reimagining Moore’s Law – One Glass Chip at a Time"

Guiding Light: University of Chicago Research Team Develops a Whole New Class of Integrated Photonic Circuits

by Amelia Dalton - April 22, 2022

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, we investigate a new ultra-compact integrated photonic device that could pave the way for a new class of integrated photonic circuits. University of Chicago Asst. Professor Alex High joins me to discuss how his team at University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering developed a new way to guide light in one direction on a tiny scale. We take a … Read More → "Guiding Light: University of Chicago Research Team Develops a Whole New Class of Integrated Photonic Circuits"

The Need for Chips is Inevitable: How EMD Electronics is Planning for Tomorrow

by Amelia Dalton - April 1, 2022

This week I am happy to announce that Anand Nambiar (Global head of Semiconductor Materials at EMD Electronics) is joining me to discuss technological innovation amidst a global supply chain shortage. Anand and I discuss why EMD Electronics has pledged an investment of one billion dollars to support customers in the United States and a total of 3.5 billion dollars on a global scale. We discuss how this investment supports … Read More → "The Need for Chips is Inevitable: How EMD Electronics is Planning for Tomorrow"

Eliminating the Battery Altogether: How Powercast is Opening New Avenues of Innovation with RF Wireless Power and RF Wireless Harvesting

by Amelia Dalton - January 28, 2022

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, Charlie Green (Chief Operating & Technical Officer at Powercast) joins us to discuss how Powercast is powering new avenues of innovation with their RF energy harvesting and wireless power. We are digging into the details of some super cool new designs that utilize Powercast technologies including a 3D printable discrete wearables for at-home medical monitoring, diagnosis and athletic training, a robotic autonomous … Read More → "Eliminating the Battery Altogether: How Powercast is Opening New Avenues of Innovation with RF Wireless Power and RF Wireless Harvesting"

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industry news
May 25, 2022
New eBook from ROHM Semiconductor and Mouser Explores Efficient Power Conversion in IIoT
May 24, 2022
TDK offers PhaseCap® Energy Plus PFC capacitors with significantly improved performance
May 23, 2022
Connectors for energy storage systems
May 20, 2022
Renesas to Invest and Restart Operation of Kofu Factory as 300mm Wafer Fab Dedicated for Power Semiconductors
SENS and ZincFive Bring Innovative Nickel-Zinc Battery Starter Solution to Industrial Generator Starting Market
May 19, 2022
Avnet Launches Custom Heatsink Solution for AMD-Xilinx Kria K26 SOM
May 18, 2022
PowerDI8080-Packaged MOSFET from Diodes Incorporated Increases Power Density in Modern Automotive Applications
Nidec Industrial Solutions to supply 5MW Power Supply Unit for an electrolyzer testing system
May 17, 2022
Vicor to celebrate opening of the industry’s first “ChiP” fab
May 16, 2022
Infineon expands Prime Switch family with ultra-reliable Press Pack IGBT for transmission and distribution applications and medium voltage drives
Nexperia further expands its offering of Clip-bonded FlatPower packaged diodes with new automotive CFP2-HP devices
STMicroelectronics introduces single-channel load switches for applications with high startup current
May 13, 2022
Nexperia launches new portfolio of application specific MOSFETs (ASFETs) for automotive airbags
Amphenol Partners with Melni Technologies to Create Crimpless Solar Connector
May 11, 2022
Power Integrations Launches SCALE EV: Automotive-Qualified IGBT/SiC Module Driver Family; Targets Bus, Truck and Con-Ag EVs
Innoscience and Silanna Semiconductor announce 65 W Active Clamp Flyback reference design with 30 W/in3 power density
High Efficiency Low Voltage 3A Buck Converter from Diodes Incorporated Targets High Power Density Automotive Designs
May 10, 2022
Infineon expands CoolSiC™ portfolio, 2 kV voltage class to enable simple, high-power density solutions for 1500 VDC applications
onsemi Unveils World’s First TOLL-packaged 650 V Silicon Carbide MOSFET
STMicroelectronics cooperates with Semikron to integrate silicon-carbide power technology in next-generation electric-vehicle drives
Eggtronic and Navitas Partnership Delivers Platform for Developing 35W GaN-Based ZVS Fast Chargers with Industry-Leading Power Densities
May 9, 2022
STMicroelectronics launches new MDmesh MOSFETs, raising power density and efficiency
May 6, 2022
Semtech and CITiLIGHT Transform Smart City Street Lighting With LoRaWAN®
May 5, 2022
ROHM’s New 600V Super Junction MOSFETs: Delivering Class-Leading Low ON Resistance, Along with the Industry’s Fastest Reverse Recovery Time
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chalk talks
E-Mobility: Electronic Challenges and Solutions — Würth Elektronik and Mouser Electronics  The future electrification of the world’s transportation industry depends on the infrastructure we create today. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Sven Lerche from Würth Elektronik about the electronic challenges and solutions for today’s e-mobility designs and EV charging stations. They take a closer look at the trends in these … Read More → "E-Mobility: Electronic Challenges and Solutions — Würth Elektronik and Mouser Electronics"
Energy Storage: The Key to Sector Coupling — Phoenix Contact and Mouser Electronics  Climate change is making better energy storage more important than ever before. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Dr. Rüdiger Meyer from Phoenix Contact and Amelia Dalton discuss the what, where and how of energy storage systems. We take a closer look at the structure and components included in typical energy storage systems and … Read More → "Energy Storage: The Key to Sector Coupling — Phoenix Contact and Mouser Electronics"
Improve Efficiency in Appliance and Smart Home Power Supply — Power Integrations and Mouser Electronics  Long gone are the days of mechanical buttons and knobs in our home appliances. Today’s modern appliances require a variety of different modes, voltages, and motors. Keeping all of those considerations in mind, energy efficiency must reign supreme. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Silvestro Fimaini from Power Integrations about … Read More → "Improve Efficiency in Appliance and Smart Home Power Supply — Power Integrations and Mouser Electronics"
Reduce Power System Needs with Multichannel Power Monitors — Microchip and Mouser Electronics   Power monitors can be very effective in terms of power management for a variety of designs and the use of a multichannel power monitors can not only lower your overall system power but also lower your code overhead, simplify prototyping and event detection. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with … Read More → "Reduce Power System Needs with Multichannel Power Monitors — Microchip and Mouser Electronics"
Powering Servers and AI with Ultra-Efficient IPOL Voltage Regulators – Infineon  For today’s networking, telecom, server, and enterprise storage applications, power efficiency and power density are crucial components to the success of their power management. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Dr. Davood Yazdani from Infineon chat about the details of Infineon’s ultra-efficient integrated point of load voltage regulators. Davood and Amelia … Read More → "Powering Servers and AI with Ultra-Efficient IPOL Voltage Regulators – Infineon"
Current Sense Amplifiers: What Are They Good For? — Mouser Electronics and Analog Devices  Not sure what current sense amplifiers are and why you would need them? In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Seema Venkatesh from Analog Devices about the what, why and how of current sense amplifiers. They take a closer look at why these high precision current sense amplifiers can be a … Read More → "Current Sense Amplifiers: What Are They Good For? — Mouser Electronics and Analog Devices"
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