Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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This special episode looks at two areas of the semiconductor industry that are driving massive innovations. The first is wide-bandgap semiconductors, which are changing how power converters and motor inverters are designed. It’s driving improvements in efficiency, size, reductions in heat dissipation, and making the previously impossible, possible. The other is in sensing technology. These devices are more than just a sensor in a black package. Advanced analog is coupled with digital to offer highly integrated solutions that open up new choices for design engineers in everything from industrial and automotive to consumer electronics.
This episode is sponsored by Transfer Multisort Elektronik. Known as TME, they are one of the major global distributors of electronic and electrotechnical components, workshop equipment, and industrial automation. The company employs over 1,300 people at its headquarters in Poland and has subsidiaries in 11 other countries. TME serves 230,000 customers from over 150 countries and ships 5,000 parcels a day. Among the 600,000 products they have available, customers will find solutions from over 1,400 manufacturers worldwide. If you’re looking for something for your project, drop by www.tmu.eu today!
Stuart Cording, The Electronics Reporter, spent a day at two leading trade fairs: PCIM, covering Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management; and Sensor and Test, the leading forum for sensor, measurement, and testing technology.
Contents
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0:00 - Intro to show #23.
1:15 - Carlos Castro from Nexperia introduces their new range of e-mode GaN FETs.
6:46 - Chris Boyce from Nexperia explains how they are changing component documentation with an interactive datasheet.
12:43 - Armin Derpmanns from Toshiba tells me more about the ongoing development of their SiC lineup.
15:19 - Matthias Ortmann introduces the 22kW SiC Cube demonstrator that provides insights on the challenges of tackling this type of application.
20:06 - Paul Wiener delivers an update on their GaN devices and which applications will benefit from this wide-bandgap technology next.
24:16 - Stephen Oliver explains that integration is already happening with GaN to provide high reliability despite the challenges around controlling the gate voltage of these devices.
28:44 - Wide-bandgap is changing the demands on passive components. Chris Noade from Knowles Precision Devices told me why they are prepared for the application challenges.
33:51 - Over at Sensor+Test, Enda Nicoll of Analog Devices demonstrated an innovative multiturn magnetic sensor that helps do away with mechanical gearboxes.
39:13 - Gaetan Azergui from Analog Devices showed off their OtoSense solution for electrical motor condition-based monitoring.
43:20 - Start-up Sykno is leveraging the growing range of CMOS radar chipsets. Fabian Michler took me through their vital signs system and a pending range of radar evaluation boards.
48:26 - Stuart rounds up the engineering insights from his interviewees.
If you'd like to be on Engineering Insights, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn.
#eei #elektorei #Elektor #embedded #semiconductor #electronics
elektormagazine.com/elektor-engineering-insights
Subscribe to the Elektor Engineering Insights to not miss future shows: eepurl.com/ipj3eE
Subscribe to the Elektor Engineering Insights to not miss future shows: eepurl.com/ipj3eE
This special episode looks at two areas of the semiconductor industry that are driving massive innovations. The first is wide-bandgap semiconductors, which are changing how power converters and motor inverters are designed. It’s driving improvements in efficiency, size, reductions in heat dissipation, and making the previously impossible, possible. The other is in sensing technology. These devices are more than just a sensor in a black package. Advanced analog is coupled with digital to offer highly integrated solutions that open up new choices for design engineers in everything from industrial and automotive to consumer electronics.
This episode is sponsored by Transfer Multisort Elektronik. Known as TME, they are one of the major global distributors of electronic and electrotechnical components, workshop equipment, and industrial automation. The company employs over 1,300 people at its headquarters in Poland and has subsidiaries in 11 other countries. TME serves 230,000 customers from over 150 countries and ships 5,000 parcels a day. Among the 600,000 products they have available, customers will find solutions from over 1,400 manufacturers worldwide. If you’re looking for something for your project, drop by www.tmu.eu today!
Stuart Cording, The Electronics Reporter, spent a day at two leading trade fairs: PCIM, covering Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management; and Sensor and Test, the leading forum for sensor, measurement, and testing technology.
Contents
========
0:00 - Intro to show #23.
1:15 - Carlos Castro from Nexperia introduces their new range of e-mode GaN FETs.
6:46 - Chris Boyce from Nexperia explains how they are changing component documentation with an interactive datasheet.
12:43 - Armin Derpmanns from Toshiba tells me more about the ongoing development of their SiC lineup.
15:19 - Matthias Ortmann introduces the 22kW SiC Cube demonstrator that provides insights on the challenges of tackling this type of application.
20:06 - Paul Wiener delivers an update on their GaN devices and which applications will benefit from this wide-bandgap technology next.
24:16 - Stephen Oliver explains that integration is already happening with GaN to provide high reliability despite the challenges around controlling the gate voltage of these devices.
28:44 - Wide-bandgap is changing the demands on passive components. Chris Noade from Knowles Precision Devices told me why they are prepared for the application challenges.
33:51 - Over at Sensor+Test, Enda Nicoll of Analog Devices demonstrated an innovative multiturn magnetic sensor that helps do away with mechanical gearboxes.
39:13 - Gaetan Azergui from Analog Devices showed off their OtoSense solution for electrical motor condition-based monitoring.
43:20 - Start-up Sykno is leveraging the growing range of CMOS radar chipsets. Fabian Michler took me through their vital signs system and a pending range of radar evaluation boards.
48:26 - Stuart rounds up the engineering insights from his interviewees.
If you'd like to be on Engineering Insights, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn.
#eei #elektorei #Elektor #embedded #semiconductor #electronics
elektormagazine.com/elektor-engineering-insights
Subscribe to the Elektor Engineering Insights to not miss future shows: eepurl.com/ipj3eE
