Technical Guide and Recommendations for PCB Material Selection

PCB materials serve as the carrier for interconnecting electronic components and the physical foundation for circuit functions, with their performance directly determining the signal integrity, power integrity, mechanical reliability, and long-term stability of electronic products. So how do we choose the right material?1. Selection of Substrate Types 1. Rigid Boards (FR-4) FR-4 epoxy glass fiber … Read more

Texas Instruments Launches Stackable DC/DC Buck Converter for Enhanced Power Density in High-Current FPGAs and Processors

Texas Instruments Launches Stackable DC/DC Buck Converter for Enhanced Power Density in High-Current FPGAs and Processors

Texas Instruments (TI) today launched a new stackable integrated circuit (IC) 40-A SWIFT™ DC/DC buck converter. The TPS546D24A PMBus buck converter can deliver up to 160A of output current at an ambient temperature of 85°C, which is four times higher than other power integrated circuits on the market. Among many 40A DC/DC converters, the TPS546D24A … Read more

Cooling! Cooling! Cooling! Essential Heat Sinks for Raspberry Pi 4/5 Reviewed!

Cooling! Cooling! Cooling! Essential Heat Sinks for Raspberry Pi 4/5 Reviewed!

Why You Can Trust Tom’s Hardware: Our professional review team spends extensive time testing and comparing various products and services to select the best options for you. Since the release of the Raspberry Pi 5 in 2023, maintaining the cooling of the Raspberry Pi has been a critical issue. However, the older Raspberry Pi 4 … Read more

Flex Upgrades the BMR510 2-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Upgrades the BMR510 2-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Power Modules has launched an upgraded version of its BMR510 2-phase integrated power module. The new BMR5101041/002 version not only improves efficiency and increases the peak current from 140A to 160A, but also includes a 528μF onboard output capacitor, significantly enhancing transient response. This onboard capacitance reduces the need for customers to add external … Read more

Flex Upgrades the BMR510 Dual-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Upgrades the BMR510 Dual-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Power Modules has launched an upgraded version of its BMR510 dual-phase integrated power module. The new BMR5101041/002 version not only improves efficiency and increases the peak current from 140A to 160A, but also includes a 528μF onboard output capacitor, significantly enhancing transient response. This onboard capacitance reduces the need for customers to add external … Read more

Flex Power Modules Upgrades BMR510 Dual-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Power Modules Upgrades BMR510 Dual-Phase Integrated Power Module

Flex Power Modules has launched an upgraded version of its BMR510 dual-phase integrated power module. The new BMR5101041/002 version not only improves efficiency and increases the peak current from 140A to 160A, but also includes a 528μF onboard output capacitor, significantly enhancing transient response. This onboard capacitance reduces the need for customers to add external … Read more

Four Power Challenges in ADAS Front Camera Design

Four Power Challenges in ADAS Front Camera Design

Click the blue text above Follow us! The front camera is a critical component of the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), especially considering the new car crash test requirements that standardize automatic emergency braking and frontal collision avoidance as essential functions of vehicles. The front camera assists in enabling other ADAS functions such as adaptive … Read more