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Sarmad Abedin, Josh Mandelcorn and Seong Kim October 1, 2026 0

Power Tips #157: Reducing conducted EMI in 48V automotive USB Type-C EPR designs

This tutorial examines conducted EMI behavior using an Extended Power Range (EPR) (≥100W) USB Power Delivery (PD) reference Continue Reading...

Florian Mueller and Moritz Mueller August 31, 2026 0

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Power Tips #156: How to design a high-boost-ratio boost converter

The max boost ratio achievable with a single stage, normally 8-to-9, can be much higher if you keep key design considerations in Continue Reading...

Guangzhi Cui July 31, 2026 0

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Power Tips #155: How to choose the best topology for isolated energy storage systems

With increasing popularity of renewable energy and electric vehicles, the application of bidirectional isolated DC/DC converters is Continue Reading...

Bert Zhang June 22, 2026 1

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Power Tips #154: Finding the thermal and current limits of high-power GaN devices through simulation

Thermal resistance analysis and power-loss calculations form the theoretical foundation of thermal Continue Reading...

Bosheng Sun June 5, 2026 0

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How to design a digital-controlled PFC, Part 4

High efficiency is key in applications such as data centers, and new standards codify the now-mandatory Continue Reading...

Florian Mueller May 26, 2026 0

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Power Tips #153: How to generate a regulated negative output from a negative input using a boost controller

How to deal with the reality that a standard buck controller power stage won’t work for negative-input Continue Reading...

David Reusch April 27, 2026 0

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Power Tips #152: Design considerations and topology comparisons for 48V intermediate bus converters

Increasing power demands in data centers demand high-efficiency, high-density power-conversion Continue Reading...

Bosheng Sun April 3, 2026 0

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How to design a digital-controlled PFC, Part 3

Digital methods including oversampling, harmonic injection, and feedforward control reduce THD and improve power factor in PFC Continue Reading...

Matthew Bowers, Systems Engineer, Texas Instruments March 27, 2026 1

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Power Tips #151: Improving efficiency in 48V-input multiphase buck converters with GaN

Minor adjustments to switching frequency, thermal management, bias power, and inductor selection improves 48V buck converter Continue Reading...

Henry Naguski and Masoud Beheshti February 26, 2026 0

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Power Tips #150: Overcoming high-voltage monitoring challenges in gigawatt-scale data centers

Addressing reliable, accurate, and fast-acting voltage supervision that enables the reliable deployment of next-generation DC Continue Reading...