As integrated circuit (IC) designs continue to scale, the demand for efficient power management, performance optimization and reliable physical layout modification grows more critical. Meeting these ...

In last month’s blog, we discussed and compared various power techniques. A quick recap of these power techniques is shown in figure 1. Selecting between them is often quite challenging. These ...

WEBENCH® PCB Export, a feature in TI's online WEBENCH Power Designer, enables engineers can use to quickly create a power supply printed circuit board (PCB) layout and export it to industry-leading ...

"With great power comes great responsibility," says Spider-Man's wise Uncle Ben. Who knew he was really talking about electronic design, FETs, source nets, and switching frequencies? Power MOSFETs are ...

In this product-how to, ANSYS’ Steve Pytel explains how to use the ANSYS SIwave-DC simulation tool to predict DC power loss and voltage drop for a PCB. As supply voltages continue to decrease and ...

Redundancy in power sources, including multiple utility feeds and paralleling generators, is crucial for ensuring continuous operation during outages. Proper load assessment and equipment redundancy ...

Optimization of power consumption is one of the biggest challenges IC designers face today. Although power optimization has always been critical for battery-operated designs, the continued growth of ...

Achieving sustainability occurs by reducing the amount of energy consumed during manufacturing and throughout the lifetime of a device. Semiconductors play a key role in sustainable energy by enabling ...