Power supplies from phone chargers to EVs to industrial machinery rely on semiconductors, either in discrete packages or integrated into power modules, to deliver power. APEC 2024 was full of power sources and components. The roundup below highlights regulators, switches, and power semiconductors. We also highlight wireless power delivery and chargers. Be sure to see […]
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APEC 2024: Power to the data center
Data centers power the world, or does the world power data centers? According to one report, datacenters currently consume 2% of the world’s electricity and that could increase to 8% by 2030. Much of that electricity arrives at the load as low voltage, high current. For example, a single IC, processor, graphics processor, AI chip, […]
Putting the Traco Power 450 Series power supplies through their paces
In this short video, Executive Editor Lee Teschler and Senior Editor Lisa Eitel power up a couple of power supplies from Traco Power in Switzerland and watch some of the things they can do. One supply is an open frame model in a power-dense 3×5-inch footprint. The other is enclosed. We’ve powered up the open-frame […]
