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Three times you need the right 9V battery

Problematic pacemakers

Power quality in the medical sector

Compact interconnection enables low-floor technology in Vienna trams

Keeping BLOODHOUND on track for world-class speed record

The tendering process in the Ministry of Defence

- LED boost driver for low start-up voltage use (04/04/2017)
  
  This article looks at how to design different constant current DC-DC boost converters for multiple LEDs or a high-power LED using a constant current step-up regulator.
- Lifestyle changes will drive wireless charging growth (03/04/2017)
  
  Can anyone recall the last time their smart phone ran out of power? Whether it was a few days ago or a few months ago, there’s possibly nothing more frustrating in today’s world than running out of juice. Mobile devices and smart phones are increasingly power-hungry, with telephone, email, text and numerous apps draining away battery life ever more. Consumer habits and usage patterns have remained fairly similar thus far: use the phone throughout the day, plug it at night, sleep… and repeat.
- Bringing innovation to power delivery in the USB ecosystem (03/04/2017)
  
  The potential for USB 3.1 and the Type C connector/cable specification to revolutionise the electronics industry should not be underestimated. But it will require innovative, single-chip solutions to enable OEMs to meet their customers’ high expectations.
- The role of medical safety standards in power-supply design (03/11/2016)
  
  Legislation to ensure the development of safe medical systems has seen a number of changes over the past decade and impacts every part of the design down to the power supplies that lie at the heart of any electrical or electronic healthcare device.
- Automotive 4.0 – the new revolution? (05/10/2016)
  
  The automotive industry is often misunderstood as being solely associated with cars and related applications.
- Maximising safety in Li-ion battery implementations (05/09/2016)
  
  Projections from the analysts at Allied Market Research suggest that the worldwide lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery market will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 11% between now and 2022.
- The growing German battery industry offers many opportunities (01/08/2016)
  
  Germany’s medtech sector is by far the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world.
- Delivering system-wide benefits through phase shift DC/DC conversion (26/05/2016)
  
  Synchronised step-down regulation for Point-of-Load conversion offers many benefits, inducing reduced RMS current and an overall reduction in noise.
- Sussing the buck (26/05/2016)
  
  As demands for longer run time and higher efficiency escalate, electrical system design engineers are facing the difficulties of developing better and more efficient power supplies that can meet the requirements and standards in the industry.

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