Gallium nitride transistors can be used to improve the efficiency of DC-DC conversion.
In this white paper we look at a new application that is being enabled by gallium nitride technology that has been difficult to implement using traditional silicon MOSFET power devices.
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Published: Jul 25, 2018
As the world continues to get smaller, and millions of pounds of chemical products are shipped between countries daily, a Global Harmonized System (GHS) is being implemented to aid in the communication of hazards and risks. The UN Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) met in 1992 and decided that global...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
As technology advances, the need to place larger numbers of electrical and electronic systems into automobiles has dramatically increased. To name a few, these systems include Control Area Networks (CAN), safety systems, communications, mobile media, infotainment systems including wireless headsets, DC motors and controllers. ...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Macro-scale energy harvesting technologies in the form of windmills, watermills and passive solar power systems have been around for centuries. Now, as designers seek to cut the cords, they turn to microenergy harvesting systems that can scavenge milliwatts from solar, vibrational, thermal and biological sources.
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Published: Jul 23, 2018
Some impressive devices and machines twenty-first century scientists are building are no bigger than a grain of sand. Many of these constructions incorporate a technology called microelectromechanical systems or MEMS, and the materials used to create them are silicon, polymers, and metals.
Now, Epson Toyocom...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Modern power distribution systems often contain multiple power sources integrated within one system. A simple variant may be the common double-ended substation, which can be further complicated by additional emergency or alternate sources. This presents significant complexity to the designer attempting to design a protection...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Functional safety actively prevents the failure of a system from causing harm to people and property. Developers often need to certify a system as compliant with a functional safety standard.
In this report, you’ll learn about functional safety and explore functional safety terms, such as dependability and availability,...
Published: Aug 27, 2020
One reason Wi-Fi technology is so popular is because WiFi products from different vendors interoperate, or work together. The Wi-Fi Alliance® , a non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies, tests how well a product implements standards in areas such as interoperability and security.
The...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
In recent years, a wide variety of equipment has been connected to the Internet. As the connectivity to the Internet is getting commonplace for any equipment, the next requirement is to connect a set of equipment mutually and orchestrate its functionalities.
This paper proposes how to realize aforementioned requests....
Published: Jul 26, 2018
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is driving investment in new technology and manufacturing methodologies as companies rush to capitalize on a predicted 14 trillion dollar economic gain. A wave of new connected devices is the result, many of which are small endpoint devices running real-time operating systems. These...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Driverless cars are virtually unique in symbolizing the power of future technologies and digitalization to alter our everyday lives. Connected, automated driving holds the promise of significantly higher road safety and convenience. However, trusting an autonomous vehicle is a big step for many people.
Every radar...
Published: Nov 06, 2020
Adapteva Epiphany Coprocessor involves new scalable many-core architecture, energy efficient platform (50 GFLOPS/Watt) and $99 for a Parallella board. Contributions inckude explored features of the Epiphany, evaluation of the performance and demonstration on how to write high performance applications on this...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Power-up control, general purpose I/O expansion, voltage level translation and interface bridging are common functions in telecom infrastructure, server and industrial applications. System designers are turning to the use of programmable logic devices (PLDs) to implement these functions in their designs due to the inherent...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Applications on many medical devices require secure and persistent network connections. Hospitals present challenges to reliable Wi-Fi connectivity.
To ensure reliable functionality, a Wi-Fi radio that is embedded in a medical device must be tested thoroughly. But where, and how?
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Published: Jul 24, 2018