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Voices: National Semiconductor’s David Anderson 7/10/2008
EDN's Paul Rako talks with David Anderson, National Semiconductor's chief technologist for power management, about his long and distinguished engineering career, his company, and the present and future of power management.Digital power debuts for 48V-dc servers 7/2/2008
Power supplies that rely on analog-control loops may be highly efficient at full load but become less so when the load drops below its tuned “sweet spot.”Student develops attention-getting gallium-nitride MOSFET 6/26/2008
A student researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a gallium-nitride MOSFET that, thanks to its ability to operate in extreme power and temperature conditions, captured the attention of top automakers even before the student graduated in May. Weixao Huang, the son of rural Chinese farmers, developed a new process that enables the construction of the transistor.Ultralow-power real-time clock extends battery life 6/17/2008
NXP Semiconductor’s PCF2123 real-time-clock has an operating current of less than 100 μA, or 0.15 mW, on a 1.5V power supplyPower-management IC integrates seven programmable regulators 6/10/2008
Summit Microelectronics’ new SMB119 power-management IC provides all the power rails needed for a modern handheld product.In-Depth
Way, way off the grid: Powering the Phoenix Mars lander 7/10/2008
Prying Eyes: An inside look at the power-generation, -regulation, and -delivery system for the Phoenix Mars lander.Voltage-mode control and compensation: Intricacies for buck regulators 6/30/2008
Before designing with one of today's powerful buck regulator ICs, you'll want a thorough understanding of voltage mode control and compensation.Automobile electronics seek to plug power leaks 6/26/2008
Automobile accessories and control electronics benefit from power-management schemes to prevent dead batteries and gas guzzling. Low-power electronic subsystems are especially important for the next generation of electric cars and plug-in electric vehicles.Estimating junction temperature from top-surface temperature in power MOSFETs 5/30/2008
If you can determine the surface temperature of a MOSFET package with a bench probe, you can get a good idea of the device's junction temperature.The Tesla Roadster: Sporty and electric 5/14/2008
Prying Eyes: A modern electric sports car presents a unique design challenge.Experts
Voices: National Semiconductor’s David Anderson 7/10/2008
EDN's Paul Rako talks with David Anderson, National Semiconductor's chief technologist for power management, about his long and distinguished engineering career, his company, and the present and future of power management.Honest energy, part two: Readers respond on low-power-factor loads 5/29/2008
Reader response to the last installment of Analog Domain has been both strong and informative—so much so that I’d like to share some of the feedback with you.Honest energy: The danger low-power-factor loads pose for the energy grid 4/2/2008
As typical household products become more sophisticated, the power factor of the load they represent decays—a trend that is exacerbating a growing stress on our electric-power infrastructure.Voices: GreenPeak Technologies’ Cees Links: wireless-networking visionary 2/21/2008
Cees (pronounced case) Links is an engineer and the chief executive officer at GreenPeak Technologies, an international supplier of low-power wireless-system modules compatible with IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Links has been a pioneer in the wireless industry and was involved in the establishment of the IEEE 802.H1-B questions hit EDN readers' hot button 10/18/2007
Our online career-oriented survey revealed engineers' strong feelings on outsourcing, education, and the profession most would still choose if they had it to do all over again.DesignIdeas
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