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Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Bluecore Energy has installed a prototype water-cooled nuclear reactor on a barge for testing and evaluation, aiming to launch commercialized floating nuclear power.


Tech Insights About 4 hours ago by Karen Hanson
Briefs: Companies Push for Bigger, Faster, More Efficient Tech

Briefs: Companies Push for Bigger, Faster, More Efficient Tech

Google, Georgia Power, China Huaneng Group, Navitas Semiconductor, Magnachip, VPT, and the University of Bradford are innovating products and techniques to increase power use and efficiency.


News About 10 hours ago by Karen Hanson
DC Anti-Backflow: Comparing Active ORing and Diode ORing for Reverse Current Protection

DC Anti-Backflow: Comparing Active ORing and Diode ORing for Reverse Current Protection

Reverse-current protection has become an integral part of overall power-system architecture. Selecting the appropriate ORing strategy requires balancing efficiency, thermal behavior, reliability, maintainability, and installation requirements. The goal is to develop redundant DC power systems that are more efficient and more robust throughout their operational lifetime.


Preventing Under and Overdamping With Optimized GaN Gate Switching Waveforms

Preventing Under and Overdamping With Optimized GaN Gate Switching Waveforms

Discover how optimizing gate resistance and adding RC snubber networks can effectively suppress gate voltage oscillations and overshoots during GaN HEMT switching.


Rethinking Inductor Sizing: The High-Gain Magnetic Illusion

Rethinking Inductor Sizing: The High-Gain Magnetic Illusion

By defining a Utilization Factor, this article debunks inductor sizing myths and presents a strategic framework for magnetic volume optimization in high-gain DC-DC converters.


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Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

Why a Conforming Two-Layer ESD Mat Can Fail Incoming Inspection

A shipment read non-conforming until the inspector realized which layer he had measured. Two-layer ESD matting carries two separate resistance specifications, not one.


Aimtec Uwraps 2×1-Inch 80 W DC-DC Converters With 4:1 Input Voltage Range

Aimtec Uwraps 2×1-Inch 80 W DC-DC Converters With 4:1 Input Voltage Range

The new 80 W regulated converters address higher-power industrial and distributed power applications by packing a wide 4:1 input window into a space-constrained, industry-standard 2×1-inch footprint.


Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower Semiconductor’s power-saving IC manages sensors and peripherals while keeping the host MCU off, with an idle current of just 200 nA.