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Superior Motion Sensor Using Microwave Doppler Radar

This article explains an upgraded smart solid-state AC switch system that uses microwave Doppler radar instead of traditional PIR sensors.
Electronics Weekly

All-silicon RC snubber for silicon carbide mosfets

Melexis is creating all-silicon RC snubbers for integrating within silicon carbide power modules. Currently sampling to potential customers, the parts will all be variants of the new part number ...
Hackaday

PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For a while ...
Electronics Weekly

Compact MLCC has capacitance of 15nF and rated voltage of 1.25kV

Murata announces the launch and mass production of its multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) featuring a capacitance of 15nF, a rated voltage of 1.25kV, and C0G characteristics in the compact 3225M ...
New Electronics

Murata begins mass production of latest high-voltage MLCCs

Murata Manufacturing has announced the start of mass production for its latest multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), designed to deliver stable performance under high-voltage conditions. Mass ...
IEEE

Optimization of WPT-Based Snubber Circuit via Coupled-Mode Theory to Eliminate Switching Oscillations

Abstract: This article introduces an innovative wireless power transfer (WPT) based snubber circuit designed to mitigate the switching oscillations of SiC MOSFET, caused by parasitic impedances in the ...
IEEE

A SPICE based Multi-Domain Optimization of a Quasi-Resonant Passive Snubber Circuit for GaN-based DC/DC Converter Applications

Abstract: Electrical engineers usually optimize various parameters of a synchronous GaN-based DC/DC converter, but often omit quasi-resonant snubbers due to the complexity of the synchronous converter ...