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Whitepaper: Inverter reference design combines system safety concepts

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One of the indisputable facts about the automotive industry is that the overall electronic system content in vehicles is increasing. One way is by developing reference designs that combine our system know-how with our safety expertise. This means that reference designs include key safety system elements from the outset.

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Microchip releases new AEC-Q101-qualified 700 V and 1,200 V SiC SBDs

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Microchip Technology is introducing its newly-qualified 700 V and 1,200 V SiC Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) power devices, providing EV system designers with solutions that meet AEC-Q101 quality standards across a wide range of voltage, current and package options. Source: Microchip.

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Kyocera AVX’s new A-Series surface-mount antennas enable wireless BMS

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Electronics giant Kyocera AVX has released a new line of surface-mount automotive antennas. The new A-Series low-profile SMT antennas meet AEC-Q200 standards, and are designed for automotive applications, including wireless battery management systems, telematics control units and vehicle access key fobs. Source: Kyocera AVX

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QuantumScape prototype Li-metal cell retains 95% discharge energy over 1,000 cycles

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QuantumScape stated that no automotive-format lithium-metal battery has exhibited this discharge energy retention across a similar cycle count at room temperature and modest pressure. QSE-5 is designed to have ~5 amp-hours (Ah) of capacity; for reference, the 2170 battery used in several leading EV models has a typical capacity of ~4.5–5

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Wolfspeed: ready to support a booming EV industry with SiC power and charging solutions

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Through Wolfspeed SiC, automotive innovators can realize: Up to 30% lower losses Up to 50% greater power density Up to 30% fewer components, leading to lower overall system cost and reduced vehicle weight. Reference Designs to Accelerate Your Engineering Pipeline. Wolfspeed’s 6.6 Wolfspeed’s 6.6 Wolfspeed: Disruptive by Design.

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Microchip’s new integrated motor drivers include controllers, gate drivers and communications in a single device

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These devices incorporate a dsPIC33 digital signal controller (DSC), a three-phase MOSFET gate driver and optional LIN or CAN FD transceiver into one package. This integration is designed to reduce the component count of a motor control system design, and allow smaller printed circuit board (PCB) dimensions.

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Pathways to Net Zero – Circular Economy Strategies for Climate Action

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Circularity refers to a circular economy – a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops. 20x Global consumption of plastics has increased twentyfold in the last 50 years, and 40% of plastics are used for packaging.