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Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor
The 2012 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exhibition (APEC) kicks off this week in Orlando, Fla., and Analog/Power Editor Don Tuite is there. Check in with his reports as he looks at big announcements like Transphorm’s 600-V GaN FETs, Maxim’s three-phase power measurement SoC, and Vicor’s intermediate bus converter online power simulation tool.
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Bill Llewellyn, Fairchild Semiconductor
Class D amplification is commonly used in portable devices for its power efficiency advantages over conventional Class AB amplifiers. Its primary disadvantage is its inherent generation of EMI that can negatively impact nearby electronics. Yet three known and effective IC design techniques can substantially mitigate EMI concerns without the burden of additional external components.
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Paul Schimel, Contributing Editor
Paul Schimel explains the advantages and challenges of bringing International Rectifier’s GaN-on-silicon FETs to market and then reflects on what needs to happen to magnetic materials so it’s possible to run GaN at really high frequencies.
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Tamara Schmitz, Contributing Editor
Tamara Schmitz compares bandgap and floating-grid-array (FGA) voltage references for analog-to-digital converter (ADC) measurements in terms of temperature coefficient, noise, and drift.
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Bob Pease, Contributing Editor
We continue our look into Bob Pease’s pre-Web columns with this lost gem about one of his favorite themes: the tendency to trust computers and their results without thinking about them or working through the problems yourself.
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Sam Davis, Contributing Editor
With the growing importance of power consumption in today’s devices, dc-dc converters primarily strive for efficiency, with new technologies playing a role to achieve that goal.
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Sam Davis, Editor-in-Chief
A hybrid UPS with a fully integrated energy storage system provides power loss protection by combining flywheel and battery technologies. The VDC XEB supports connected loads with clean backup power that is predictable and seamless.
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ED News Staff
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