Thermal Management

Dissecting a Luxurious Car Control Board

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Dissecting a Luxurious Car Control Board

I got a car board from a friend, and the main appearance is as follows. Car controllers usually use metal housings to shield strong interference, allowing the system to operate more stably. Today, we will mainly dissect this board to see what functional parts it has. Opening the lower part of the housing, the back … Read more

Compact 36V, 4A Power Module Reduces Solution Size by 30%

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Compact 36V, 4A Power Module Reduces Solution Size by 30%

Texas Instruments (TI) today launched the industry’s smallest 36V, 4A power module using Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packaging. The TPSM53604 DC/DC buck module’s 5mm x 5.5mm footprint enables engineers to reduce power size by 30%, while cutting power loss to 50% of other similar modules. The new power module features a thermal pad to optimize … Read more