Bugs in SiC MOSFETs, power modules for high-temperature automotive applications and different equalizer circuits in lithium-ion cells are the topics of this year's top three entries for the PCIM Europe Young Engineer Award. In their contributions, the three winners address future-relevant topics that provide optimization for the use of power electronics solutions in various applications.

Analog Devices, Inc. and Rohde & Schwarz are helping the automotive industry to adopt wireless battery management system (wBMS) technology which brings technical, environmental, and cost advantages compared with wired battery management systems (BMS). A new automated test solution is tailored for verification and mass production tests of wireless device tests. This development builds on existing efforts for wBMS RF robustness testing.

In the world of rotating machines, vibrations tell a silent but powerful story - especially when studied via order analysis. Order analysis gives engineers a variety of insights into the examined system based on vibration and rotation measurements.

Valens Semiconductor and Intel Foundry Services (IFS) have announced that IFS will fabricate Valens Semiconductor’s MIPI A-PHY chipsets using its advanced process nodes, aiming to address the robust demand in the market for this innovative connectivity solution. This collaboration furthers the strategic relationship between Valens and IFS that starts with the development of next generation of A-PHY in the automotive industry based on Intel technology.

Very Large Scale Integration “VLSI” is a process that lays down the foundation for producing the smallest and most operational integrated circuits. Ever wondered how companies create a single chip with trillions of transistors?

The electrification of agricultural and construction machinery currently powered by combustion engines is an essential contribution to reducing emissions. The progressive expansion of renewable energy sources means that climate-damaging emissions can be completely avoided in the future.

Empa will collaborate with Battery Consult AG, a research and development company specializing in salt battery technology, and the Swiss Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB) in the LISA project (Laser Joining of ceramic-metal in SaltBatteries), which is co-funded by the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse. The project aims to revolutionize battery manufacturing and contributes to the cost effectiveness and sustainability of new energy storage solutions.

There are different transistors available in the market to serve a variety of applications. Using a transistor’s datasheet, you can check its important parameters and choose a suitable transistor for your project/application.

Traditional chips have limited processing capabilities to support AI applications in terms of logic operations and memory allocation. Hence, AI semiconductors fill the “hardware” gap to provide faster solutions to AI-based applications. The article explains what AI semiconductors are, why are they important, and the latest news about them.

Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA claim that they have transformed the zero band gap material “Graphene” into a fully operational semiconductor. SEG: Semiconducting Epitaxial Graphene is said to be robust and faster than traditional silicon-based nanoelectronics. This article explains graphene’s original metallic properties and the advancement of band gap engineering to make it a semiconductor.