Highlights

Flexible PXI-Based Battery Test System Offers Effective Testing, Validation
Test & Measurement

Flexible PXI-Based Battery Test System Targets Electric Mobility

Optimum testing and validation of battery-management systems using sensor simulation on a modular and scalable platform serves applications from automotive to aerospace.
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Power

Digital Isolation Evolves to Meet the Needs of High-Voltage Applications

The rise of high-voltage systems has made the need for robust devices to withstand electrical surges of paramount importance.
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Embedded

The Do’s and Don’ts of Designing Robust and Reliable Systems

Cost-effective strategies and best practices for designing robust and reliable electronics, ensuring longevity and performance without increasing product cost.
Samsung SDI
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Power

New Long-Life Solid-State Batteries Claimed to Have Highest Energy Density

Samsung’s latest solid-state EV battery, which boasts an energy density of 500 Wh/kg, is capable of a 600-mile charge in nine minutes and a 20-year lifespan.
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Power

DC-DC Converter Draws on the Power of GaN for Passive Cooling

Vitesco leverages GaN power FETs to bring passive cooling to its DC-DC converters, eliminating the need for costly liquid cooling.
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Power

Protection Devices, Ref Designs, and the World's Gnarliest eBike

This edition of PowerBites reports on new reference designs for EV charging stations and USB-C supplies, smarter power protection devices, and a high-end eBike that’s the model...
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Test & Measurement

EMC Testing: Can It Untangle the Future of In-Car Connectivity?

As the connectivity requirements in modern cars shift up to multi-gig speeds, even more rigorous testing will be required to ensure electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
Joby Aviation
Joby’s hydrogen-electric, vertical take-off and landing demonstrator aircraft has completed a 523 mile flight above Marina, California, with water as the only by-product.
Automotive

Hydrogen-Electric VTOL Demo Shows Potential for Emissions-Free Flight

No runway required: Joby Aviation successfully flew 523 miles in a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator, with water as the only by-product.
Cambridge University, UCSD, Caltech
Sensors

Advances in Sensor Skin-Mounted Patches: Three University Projects

This roundup of diverse skin-patch research showcases different objectives and implementations in biomedical sensing technology.
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Digital ICs

eFPGAs Bring a New Level of Flexibility to SoCs

An embedded FPGA, or eFPGA, is embedded into an ASIC to provide one or more programmable logic fabrics for flexibility as well as cost/performance benefits.