Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced further enhancements and optimizations for various products within the Calibre® Platform, and Analog FastSPICE (AFS™) Platform, as well as the completion of further certifications and reference flows for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) 16FFC FinFET and 7nm FinFET processes. Moreover, the Calibre offering has been extended on additional […]
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Top power electronics threads on EDAboard.com – August
(editor’s note: Intrigued by these power electronics problems? Have a question or optional solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the forum thread.) IGBT circuit problems – I have some doubts on a result I’ve obtained. I’m using a circuit, as […]
Oztek to showcase OZip, an intelligent power module
Oztek Corp will exhibit at APEC 2016 – Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition on March 21-24, 2016, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. OZTEK’s booth number is 1652. Oztek will showcase their OZip, Intelligent Power Module, which elevates integrated power to the next level. While others claim Intelligent Power, OZip […]
Thermoelectric Module simulation software shortens design time
Global technology leader Laird has updated and enhanced the AZTEC™ thermoelectric module (TEM) simulation program algorithms to further reduce thermal design time. The AZTEC product selection tool allows design engineers to specify a given set of input variables based on application attributes and the software analysis outputs optimal TEMs for examination. The advanced program enables […]
Online tool for power quality simulations
Schaffner EMC introduces PQS, a Power Quality Simulation tool which allows planners, consultants and application engineers to accurately model and simulate low voltage 3-phase network topologies. This powerful online tool is easy to use, with drag and drop convenience, drop-down menu-driven functionality, and fill-in-the-blanks simplicity. It allows the simulation of power, current and voltage at […]
TI’s technology advances LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced that Sitara™ processors, along with TI connectivity and analog solutions, have been selected to power the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 robotics platform that is now available. The robotics tool kit contains hardware and software to create customizable and programmable robots and features a programmable brick computer powered by TI’s Sitara […]
It is better to learn electrostatic discharge (ESD) from others
From the last post “Avoid the stew getting shocked out of you”, a tremendous amount of feedback was given. In continuing with basic electric fundamentals (I say this tongue in cheek), here is a video that teaches electrostatic discharge (ESD) basic principles through interactive learning. I was going to demonstrate these fundamental principles to this […]
New Online IBC Power Simulation Tool
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) unveiled its new IBC Power Simulation tool, an industry-first online simulation capability that enables power system designers to interactively model the electrical and thermal performance of intermediate bus converters in application-specific operating conditions and thermal environments. Available to users via Vicor’s PowerBench™ online design center, the tool provides greater visibility into […]