CONTENTS www.power-mag.com Issue 4 2025 Power Electronics Europe 3 News & Features Editor Leslah Garland Tel: +44 (0)1732 370340 Email: leslah.garland@dfamedia.co.uk Publisher Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien.oxlee@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: cs@perception-sas.com 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.oxlee@dfamedia.co.uk Western US and Canada Damien Oxlee Tel: +44 (0)1732 370342 Email: damien.oxlee@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 7 Market News PAGE 10 The importance of hardware emulation when developing a next-generation automotive BMS PAGE 12 Power modules simplify creepage and clearance design solutions for electric vehicles Why overmolding is the key to solving arcing issues in 48V automotive power systems PAGE 16 Advancing semiconductor design through wide-bandgap engineering By Chinmoy Baruah, Founder and CEO at CHIPX PAGE 18 Highlights at productronica 2025 Just a short while to go before the anniversary edition of productronica. The world’s leading trade fair for the development and production of electronics celebrates its 50th anniversary this Autumn. From November 18 to 21, Munich will once again be the meeting place for the international electronics industry. productronica 2025 will focus on advanced packaging, power electronics and trusted microelectronics. As in previous years, SEMICON Europa will be co-located with productronica at the Messe München exhibition centre. The conceptual sponsor of productronica is the industry association VDMA Productronic. PAGE 22 SPS 2025 to focus on AI and talent development PAGE 26 Protection Needs for Uninterrupted Power Supply Sub-Circuits PAGE 29 Web Locator Bringing the Cool to EV Charging Steve Drumm, Strategic Marketing Manager – Solutions in Energy, OMRON Electronic Components Europe B.V., explains how consumer, commercial and industrial AC EV chargers can get cooler, smaller, and longer lasting. More details on page 8. FEATURE STORY Subscribe for your FREE copy now
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