Technology Advancements

Merging SiC MOSFETs & IGBTs for EV Traction Inverters
Power

New Power Module Integrates SiC MOSFETs and IGBTs to Cut EV Costs

In power electronics, silicon carbide beats silicon in most of the metrics that count, except cost. Infineon is trying to tackle the problem with the first fusion power module...
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Automotive

AI Steering Systems Deliver Safer, More Reliable Driving Experience

Companies are eager to adopt AI-driven steering. Discover the four key challenges that are crucial to unleashing the technology’s full benefits.
BMW
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Power

Turning on the Lights: GaN Power FETs for LiDAR Sensors

Learn more about the role of GaN power FETs and the gate drivers behind them in LiDAR sensors.
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Automotive

Advancing BMS Testing with Accurate Emulation for EVs

Precise emulation is transforming BMS testing by eliminating the inefficiencies of traditional methods, enabling engineers to simulate charge and discharge cycles rapidly and ...
Texas Instruments
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Automotive

Maximize EV Battery Longevity with Integrated Resistor Dividers

Monolithic ratiometric resistor dividers provide a low-drift solution for converting the high voltages in modern EV battery packs into voltages suitable for conversion and processing...
Form Energy
Low-cost iron-air cells, composed of commonly available materials, are now being manufactured in a West Virginia-based factory.
Power

Iron-Air Storage Battery Production Begins on Former WV Steel-Mill Site

As low-cost iron-air batteries enter commercial production, they promise to make utility-scale wind and solar power even more competitive with fossil-derived electricity.
Brittany Ferries
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Power

Hybrid-Electric Ferries Lead the Greening of Marine Transport

Powered by a mix of 12 MWh of batteries and clean-burning multi-fuel diesels, a new generation of high-capacity deep-water ferries is greening the environment—and their operators...
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Power

ISS Power-Density Plans: Now and into the Future

The International Space Station, which has survived for more than 20 years, will be gone in 2031. NASA looks to go the commercial route for the next station as it concentrates...
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Software

Pointers in Rust: Whacking the Mole (Part 1)

Pointer errors have plagued software developers for decades. Rust’s innovative and expressive approach helps make pointers safe and efficient.