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    Ohm Confinement - 2020

    Dec. 22, 2020
    Dr. Ray Ridley, who has been designing and researching power supplies for over 35 years, has created a cartoon series that reflects the current climate in our industry.
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    Aeroscreen Proves Its Worth at Indy 500

    Aug. 24, 2020
    The 104th Indianapolis 500 was marred by a few spectacular but non-fatal accidents. The upshot was the effectiveness of the latest safety enhancements implemented in these vehicles...
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    SWIR Sensor Tech Promises Enhanced Driver Visibility and Safety

    Aug. 24, 2020
    With the ability to “see beyond the visible,” a mass-producible CMOS-based short-wave infrared sensing solution brings a higher level of ADAS capability to vehicles.
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    SiFive Forms Business Unit to Build Chips With RISC-V and Arm Inside

    Aug. 21, 2020
    SiFive said the business unit, called OpenFive, would work with customers to manufacture chips based on the 5-nanometer node or less advanced foundry processes as well as 2.5D...
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    Lucid Motors EV Claims Estimated EPA Range of 517 Miles

    Aug. 21, 2020
    Sporting a 900-V architecture, SiC MOSFET inverter, and 0.21 coefficient of drag, this groundbreaking luxury electric car substantially surpasses the current longest-range benchmark...

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    This Week in PowerBites: Eco-Certified Supplies, QR Charger Reference

    Aug. 19, 2020
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    Marvell Rolls Out Networking Switch Chips for Edge Computing Era

    Aug. 18, 2020
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    JESD204C: A New Fast Interface Standard for Critical Applications

    Aug. 18, 2020
    Sponsored by Texas Instruments: To meet the demands of interconnecting today’s ever-faster ADCs/DACs to the latest processors and FPGAs, JEDEC upgraded its JESD standard.
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    Defeat Data Growth with Hardware Acceleration (Part 1)

    Aug. 18, 2020
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    How to Design a Low-Energy Power Supply for Automotive Apps

    Aug. 18, 2020
    As automakers add more functionality to their vehicles, designers need to understand and consider what’s critical to make the right tradeoffs and consider devices that support...
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    Mark Your Virtual Calendar: A Sampling of Fall’s Best Power-Related Online Events

    Aug. 17, 2020
    Many top power-related conferences/shows have moved to cyberspace for the duration of the COVID pandemic. One of the few silver linings of the global lockdown is that lots of ...