CONTENTS www.power-mag.com Issue 2 2025 Power Electronics Europe 3 News & Features Editor Leslah Garland Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: leslah@dfamedia.co.uk Publisher Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk www.power-mag.com Production Editor Chris Davis Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: chris@dfamedia.co.uk Financial Manager Joanne Morgan Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: accounts@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries Perception Tel: +44 (0) 1825 701520 Email: dfamedia@dmags.co.uk INTERNATIONAL SALES OFFICES Mainland Europe: Victoria Hufmann Norbert Hufmann Tel: +49 911 9397 643 Fax: +49 911 9397 6459 Email: pee@hufmann.info Eastern US Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk Western US and Canada Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien@dfamedia.co.uk Japan: Yoshinori Ikeda, Pacific Business Inc Tel: 81-(0)3-3661-6138 Fax: 81-(0)3-3661-6139 Email: pbi2010@gol.com Taiwan Prisco Ind. Service Corp. Tel: 886 2 2322 5266 Fax: 886 2 2322 2205 Circulation and subscription: Power Electronics Europe is available for the following subscription charges. Power Electronics Europe: annual charge UK/NI £95, overseas $160, EUR 150. Contact: DFA Manufacturing Media, 192 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE Great Britain. Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340. Refunds on cancelled subscriptions will only be provided at the Publisher’s discretion, unless specifically guaranteed within the terms of subscription offer. Editorial information should be sent to The Editor, Power Electronics Europe, 192 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BE U.K. The contents of Power Electronics Europe are subject to reproduction in information storage and retrieval systems. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the express prior written consent of the publisher. Printed by: Warners. ISSN 1748-3530 PAGE 4 News PEE looks at the latest News and company developments PAGE 8 Rethinking the DIY Approach to Automated Test Equipment Design Developing in-house Automated Test Equipment (ATE) is costly and complex, diverting resources from core innovation. To address this, many companies outsource some or all ATE system design and development to third-party specialists. PAGE 12 Better cooling performance in a compact design Ralf Hickl, Product Sales Manager in the Automotive Business Unit (ABU) at Rutronik PAGE 14 An Accurate Active Voltage Positioning Control Reduces up to 50% Output Capacitance for Module Regulators Sin Keng Lee, Staff Engineer, and Zhijun (George) Qian, Senior Manager, Analog Devices PAGE 18 Driving innovation in power-supply designs with integrated TOLLpackaged GaN devices Srijan Ashok – Product Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments PAGE 22 Power modules accelerate the path from 800V to 48V SELV in automotive The BCM6135 DC-DC converter module enables unprecedented EV power design innovation By Patrick Wadden, Global Vice President of the Automotive Business Unit at Vicor Corporation PAGE 27 For the mobility of tomorrow Traction inverters are crucial for the performance and efficiency of modern electric and hybrid drivetrains. Especially for the increasingly popular micromobility market, they must meet special requirements in terms of their size, weight, efficiency, and costs. Rahul Naik, Field Application Engineer in the Automotive Business Unit (ABU) at Rutronik PAGE 29 Web Locator Smart Energy Grid: Precision Timing for Energy Infrastructure Resilience by Rich Kapusta, VP, Segment Marketing, SiTime More details on page 25. FEATURE STORY Subscribe for your FREE copy now
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