New Tech for Smaller, Cooler, Faster Chips Plus Power Products Aplenty

What you’ll learn:

A new graphene-based interconnect technology promises to help ICs overcome the limitations imposed by today’s copper-based processes.
Two universities release designs for onboard chargers (OBCs) for EVs that could help accelerate widespread adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.
An innovative approach to die attachment for power devices offers dramatically improved heat dissipation and reliability.
Innovative packaging can help products unlock the full potential of the devices they contain.

This edition of PowerBites offers a smorgasbord of advances and product innovation in the world of power, from graphene interconnect technology to novel onboard chargers to new twists on packaging.

Technology Advances

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Two Universities Unveil V2G-Capable OBC Designs Leveraging WBG Tech

Dec. 18, 2024

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Graphene-Based Interconnects Could Improve Density of Digital, Analog, and Power ICs

Jan. 3, 2025

ProductBites

This edition of PowerBites brings you a cornucopia of new products, including the world’s first 240-W, single-port USB-C charger chipset, advances in power management, and a couple of examples of how innovative packaging can help unleash the full potential of the devices they contain.

Powerful Packaging

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Compact Thick-Film Resistors Offer High Power Dissipation and Reliability

Bringing power ratings of up to 35 W, these rugged thick-film resistors usher in reliability and economy to industrial motor drives, AC-DC and DC-DC power converters, and battery...

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Die-Attach Process Dramatically Improves Waste-Heat Removal in Power Electronics

A new die-attach process promises to cool power devices up to 15X more efficiently while reducing failure-inducing stresses caused by conventional sintering techniques.

USB Innovations

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USB-C Charger Design First to Deliver 240 W from Single 1C Port

A flyback-based switching architecture enables USB-C chargers to generate up to 240 W from a single 1C port.

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USB EPR PD Solution Leverages Type-C Port Controller and Buck-Boost Battery Charger

The USB-C charger/port controller platform offers high efficiency and robust safety features for power tools, portable vacuums, lawn mowers, two-wheelers, and more.

Power Management & Control

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Configurable Three-Output PMIC Steers Toward Automotive MCUs

Featuring three independent outputs, automotive-grade protection and reliability, on-chip NVM, and embedded diagnostics, this device can support almost any type of control module...

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PWM Controller Tailored for AI Server and Graphics Cards Based on Blackwell GPUs

The four-phase PWM controller pairing with Alpha and Omega’s benchmark DrMOS exhibits the best system efficiency for NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU platforms.

Indispensable Devices

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Standard-Threshold 40-V MOSFETs Enhance Immunity, Design Flexibility

Automotive-qualified 40-V MOSFETs improve the efficiency and ruggedness for motor drives and DC-DC converters throughout the vehicle, as well as for cordless appliances and tools...