August 11, 2026
A German automotive Tier 1 supplier faced a critical project milestone: their 48 V to 12 V DC-DC converter for an electric vehicle platform had to pass CISPR 25 Class 5 conducted emissions. The most stringent automotive EMI standard. Initial pre-compliance testing at TPS Elektronik’s EMC laboratory revealed excessive noise across the AM and FM… Read More »
August 18, 2026
In December 2025, NXP Semiconductors confirmed it would close its ECHO wafer fab in Chandler, Arizona. A facility opened in 2020 specifically to manufacture GaN-based power amplifiers for 5G base stations. The company’s RF power business “no longer aligns with its long-term strategy,” and NXP expects to complete final GaN wafer runs in the first… Read More »
August 25, 2026
A European utility-scale energy storage developer faced a critical project milestone: their 50 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system had to achieve bidirectional power conversion efficiency above 97% while maintaining galvanic isolation between the 1500V DC battery bus and the medium-voltage AC grid. Standard off-the-shelf transformers could not meet the combined requirements of… Read More »
