The latest embedded power news this week

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Power News from EETimes Europe July 05, 2016 TOP NEWS . Is your smart grid secured? . Electric vehicles drive power electronics market . Battery life drives chip clock growth TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH . Grain boundaries show huge boost to perovskite solar cell efficiency . Researchers show 3D paper fuel cell protype . Multi-mode wireless charging demo handles all current standards NEW PRODUCTS . ST launches battery charger chip for wearables . Artesyn pushes current density for 200W non-isolated DC-DC module . Emergency LED driver delivers two-hour FEMA operation INTERVIEWS Power Trends: Small is beautiful - Exar Williams looks to use racing car batteries for home storage Power Magnetics for wireless car charging . NEW PRODUCTS Bus converter module raises the bar for high power control and delivery 1500 V DC-DC converter targets PV power systems 25W class II power supplies run up to 85ºC SMD power inductors are compact TECHNICAL PAPERS Linear Technology: Monolithic Full Bridge AutoResonant Transmitter IC Simplifies Wireless Battery Charger Design Texas Instruments: Power conversion topology for space- constrained applications Intersil: Understanding Linear Regulators and Their Key Performance Parameters