The latest embedded power news and industry interview

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

The latest power newsletter is out from EETimes Europe, with $4m for a new silicon graphene battery development, 3D packaging developed for data centre power, TI cutting the size and resistance of MOSFETs by up to 80% and the exclusive Power Trends Interview with Siobhan Dolan Clancy, the general manager of the discrete products division of Microsemi.

Power news from EETimes Europe June 20, 2016 LATEST NEWS . SiNode wins $4m to jumpstart silicon graphene automotive batteries . Pi Innovo in three-way deal to create two speed electric drivetrain . ABB in top five suppliers of charging stations in China TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH . Silicon cones on perovskite boost hydrogen production for fuel cells . Solar cells with high bifaciality developed . Collaboration targets 3D packaging for voltage regulators in data centers NEW PRODUCTS . TI cuts 60 V MOSFET size by 80% with FemtoFET . Convection cooled 600 W supply boosts reliability by 25% . 650V MOSFETs provide more headroom for industrial, telecom and renewable energy POWER TRENDS INTERVIEW Power Trends: Microsemi sees integration from device to module drive innovation . NEW PRODUCTS Li-ion battery pack monitor safeguards traction battery systems Railway-certified 20W DC-DC converter has 4:1 input Regulator module reduces board area in noisy applications Ultra Compact AC-DC modules provide up to 5W for low power standby applicaitions TECHNICAL PAPERS Texas Instruments: Power conversion topology for space- constrained applications Digital Power System Management - Take Control of Your Power Supplies Intersil: Understanding USB-C Buck-Boost Battery Charging EVENTS Startups at Automatica 2016 Industrial Automation show – Munich, June 21 - 24 Visit our leading websites EETimes Europe EDN Europe Smart2zero MicrowaveEE Analog Power Management Automotive LEDlighting T&M Search Engine