Power supplies from phone chargers to EVs to industrial machinery rely on semiconductors, either in discrete packages or integrated into power modules, to deliver power. APEC 2024 was full of power sources and components. The roundup below highlights regulators, switches, and power semiconductors. We also highlight wireless power delivery and chargers. Be sure to see […]
APEC 2024
APEC 2024: Test equipment
Test equipment is everywhere. Every trade show has it regardless of the focus. Power is no exception. At APEC 2024, EE World visited several booths displaying test equipment: meters, oscilloscopes, source-measure units (SMUs), bench power supplies, and electronic loads. The photos and videos below highlight what we saw, presented in alphabetical order by company. In […]
APEC 2024: Power to the data center
Data centers power the world, or does the world power data centers? According to one report, datacenters currently consume 2% of the world’s electricity and that could increase to 8% by 2030. Much of that electricity arrives at the load as low voltage, high current. For example, a single IC, processor, graphics processor, AI chip, […]
Current transducer boasts large aperture for simplified integration into EV test benches
Danisense will be exhibiting at APEC 2024 at Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, USA, from 25th to 29th Feb 2024 at booth 834 of its US distribution partner GMW Associates. On display will be several highly precise and reliable current sense transducers from Danisense. Featuring a very large aperture of 41.2mm, the DN1000ID […]
Charge pump IC and dual step-down dc-dc converters enhance power system in consumer elevctronics
Murata announces a trio of products, including a new charge pump IC and two step-down DC-DC converters designed to solve power challenges for consumer devices and low-output voltage applications Murata, at the 2024 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), announced the launch of three new power product solutions designed to help solve the challenges, constraints, and […]
400 V/600 V ESD rectifiers offer both polarity protection and ESD protection
New TSD Series automotive-qualified 400 V / 600 V rectifiers target a wide range of lighting, industrial, communications, security, and many other applications requiring robust ESD protection. Taiwan Semiconductor announces its new line of automotive-qualified rectifiers featuring ESD withstand capability. The TSD Series rectifiers simultaneously provide repetitive peak reverse voltage (VRRM) of up to 600 […]
USB-C reference designs & finished modules with more than 95% average efficiency
Pulsiv Limited is set to release a series of reference designs and assembled modules for USB-C applications that will deliver an average efficiency of more than 95%. This groundbreaking achievement, which minimizes energy waste under all operating conditions, has been developed in collaboration with GaN leader, Innoscience, and magnetics expert Frenetic. Designs will be released […]
AmberSemi showcases power products with ST embedded solutions
At APEC 2024, the companies will showcase reference designs for brushless motors jointly developed using AmberSemi’s AC Direct DC Enabler Power Conversion Technology and ST’s STM32 MCU devices. Amber Semiconductor, Inc. announced a reference design for brushless motor applications using AmberSemi’s breakthrough AC-to-DC conversion semiconductor system to power ST’s STM32 microcontrollers. This reference design will […]
High-voltage SiC inverter control modules accelerate e-mobility designs and development
At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), CISSOID released its new series of SiC Inverter Control Modules (ICMs) dedicated to the E-mobility market. These software-powered SiC Inverter Control Modules are designed to help engineers create functionally safe, robust, and modular E-motor drives while dramatically shortening time-to-market. The new CXT-ICM3SA series offers optimal hardware and software […]
Compact, high-performance GaN FET boosts power density for diverse applications APEC 2024
EPC introduces the 100 V, 1 mOhm EPC2361 GaN FET in a compact 3 mm x 5 mm QFN package, offering higher power density for DC-DC conversion, fast charging, motor drives, and solar MPPTs. EPC, the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power FETs and ICs, launches the 100 V, 1 mOhm EPC2361. This […]