Rethinking the Synchronous Rectifier in QR Flyback Converters
At these loads, the SuperQ device demonstrated an approximate 0.3-W reduction in total power loss, translating to a 0.2% to 0.5% e...
History Lessons from the Future: What a 70-Year-Old Sci-Fi Movie Can Tell Us About the Hazards of AI
But the movie’s greatest achievement is that it’s the first, and arguably the best, cautionary tale about the potential hazards of...
Sensors magic from the labs at UD and MSU
Work is underway at US universities on technology to improve wearable sensors.
Researchers at University of D...
How to Measure High-Frequency Noise in Buck-Regulator Output-Voltage Ripple
In many applications, a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) is the only choice because of its excellent performance, including high ef...
Inside Dukosi’s Chip-on-Cell Wireless Battery-Management System
One of the key challenges for a battery-management system (BMS) remains the ability to accurately monitor each battery down to the...
Vishay High-Sensitivity I2C Optical Proximity Sensor Detects Up to 600 mm
Proximity sensors are literally and figuratively the often-invisible elements in systems as they react to motion, position, or a n...
The quest for better chip design accelerates
Synopsys tackles some of the toughest problems in tech involving silicon design and simulation as the world see...