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Panasonic Industry has introduced compact surface-mount electrolytic polymer hybrid capacitors that are “one size smaller than ZC series with the same capacitance” and AEC-Q200 compliant for automotive use, it said. Called the ZL series, the parts come in five case sizes from 5mm diameter (ø) x 5.8mm high (47 or 82μF), to 10ø x10.2mm (470 or 680μF). There are two ...

The Copenhagen Wheel is a self-contained pedalling assister for cyclists. Within its profile is: a motor (350W US, 250W EU), a battery (48V Li-ion), control electronics, and a Bluetooth radio. Battery life is estimated at 1,000 cycles, and charges in four hours. Based on technology from MIT and made by Massachusetts-based company started by the inventors – Superpedestrian – a ...

APEI and GaN Systems have developed a 1MHz gallium nitride power dc-dc boost converter delivering 5kW at 98.5% efficiency. GaN power transistors are lightning fast, have low...

Linear Technology has revealed its solution to the thorny problem of active cell balancing in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. Implemented in the newly-released...

At the IEDM, Imec has presented an ultra-thin hybrid floating gate cell for future flash memory. "The results are an important enabler for further scaling of NAND flash technology towards...

A British consortium is working on a flexible converter for electric and hybrid cars using UK-made silicon carbide power transistors. "The success of a research project to develop a multi-voltage DC-DC converter has led to funding from the UK government’s...

UK firm Ricardo is behind the 'Olympics Green Messengers', a fleet of 50 hybrid vehicles co-developed with Chery Automobile Company for Beijing.