Power news this week

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk


. X-Fab, Exagan make GaN-on-Si on 200mm wafers
. Overhead power supply for trucks could be viable, study says
. IoT power calculator gives battery life predictions

TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
. Optimising molecules for thermoelectric power generation

. Large area solar panels see 24% record efficiency

NEW POWER PRODUCTS
. PIC core gives 42V digitally controlled analogue buck converter more flexibility

. Isolated 40A eighth-brick DC-DC converters deliver 95% efficiency

. 1200V silicon carbide diodes with lowest forward voltage

TECHNICAL PAPERS

. Intersil: Battery management system tutorial


. Coilcraft: Choosing Inductors for Energy Efficient Power Applications