Power News this week

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk


POWER NEWS THIS WEEK...
. £5m IP deal boosts power management monitoring

. Intel opens up Thunderbolt 3 for USB-C
. Startup plans new lithium-ion battery gigafactory


. $5 solar lamp tackles poverty in Africa

TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
. Flexible printed battery can power wearable sensors


. Washable electrical power connections open up wearable applications


. Nanoalloy slashes platinum use in fuel cell boost


NEW POWER PRODUCTS
. Gate driver design gives industry's smallest motor control system


. ATE core configuration provides power infrastructure for test systems


. Laminated magnetic shielding sheet reduced to 0.04mm thick


. Power-over-Ethernet power controller offers 99% efficiency for 71W supply


TECHNICAL PAPERS
. Intersil: Battery management system tutorial


. Intersil: Putting Safety into Li-ion Battery Packs