integration – TechConnect Briefs

Smart Power and Power Discretes Hardware-software co-design for reliability improvement of BLDC power drivers for eMobility by key BCD Technologies running in Europe

Janczyk G., Bieniek T., Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, PL

Growing market of microcontroller driven electronic devices useful for workshop tools, household appliances, electromobility applications and functional gadgets market demand stimulates the increase of customer expectations for product functionality flexibility, reliability and price. IC fabrication [...]

European Activity for Smart Power Electronics and Power Discretes – The R3-PowerUP EU Project

Bieniek T., Janczyk G., Instytut Technologii Elektronowej, PL

Smart power ICs are key enabling components for various applications from mid-power automotive, to industrial power, battery management systems electric vehicles, domotics, indoor and outdoor lighting, computers and industrial peripherals. Power electronics serves over 30% [...]

The Multifunctional 3D Interposer Platform for HPC – Development, Measurements, Design Guidelines

Janczyk G., Bieniek T., Instytut Technologii Elektronowej, PL

This paper presents dedicated solutions developed in frame of the EU FP7 CarrICool project focused on the modular interposer system architecture providing scalable heat removal, local power delivery and optical signaling issues critical for high [...]

Renewables-source Hydrogen Systems: Alternatives to Electricity for Transmission, Storage, and Integration

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Electricity systems will be inadequate to humanity's urgent task of rebuilding its largest industry -- energy -- from ~85% fossil today to 100% renewable sources by Year 2100. To supply all energy, from all sources [...]

Low-cost Transmission, Storage, and Integration for Renewable-source Energy: Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems with Underground Pipelines, Salt Caverns, and Liquid NH3 Tanks

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Solar and wind are the lowest-cost renewable sources, but are intermittent. New, low-cost transmission and storage infrastructure will be needed as we convert the world’s largest industry -- energy -- from fossil to renewable sources, [...]

Low-cost Transmission, Storage, and Integration for Renewable-source Energy: Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems with Underground Pipelines, Salt Caverns, and Liquid NH3 Tanks

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Solar and wind are the lowest-cost renewable sources, but are intermittent. New, low-cost transmission and storage infrastructure will be needed as we convert the world's largest industry -- energy -- from fossil to renewable sources, [...]

Fully Integrated Embroidery Process for Smart Textiles

Trindade I.G., Spranger P., Martins F., Miguel R., Pereira M., Santos Silva M., Universidade da Beira Interior, PT

In this article, a compact textile system produced with a single embroidery digital machine and high design and integration versatility is presented. Clothing integrating textile electrodes made by seamless knitting has been proposed to monitor [...]

Local Synthesis of CuO Nanowires on CMOS Microhotplates for Gas Sensing Applications

Steinhauer S., Maier T., Mutinati G.C., Rohracher K., Siegert J., Schrank F., Koeck A., Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, AT

CuO nanowires are locally synthesized on CMOS microhotplates leading to the realization of functional gas sensing devices. Only approximately 20mW are needed in order to heat the CMOS microhotplates to a temperature around 350°C, which [...]

Integration of SiNWs on MOSFET Gate terminal: From device fabrication to electrical characterization

Taghinejad H., Taghinejad M., Taghinejad H., Taghinejad M., Saeedi A., Abdolahd M., Mohajerzadeh S., University of Tehran, IR

Nanostructured materials provide unique features that could not be achieved in bulk constructions. silicon nanowires (SiNWs) due to the exclusive controllable physical and electrical properties as well as established growth methods are most appealing ones. [...]

A Smarter Grid enables Communal MicroGrids

Mohn T., General MicroGrids, Inc, US

As policy makers seek to integrate a serious sociological and environmental issue into energy production, the typical utility is faced with not only technology upgrades, but also dealing with new systemic events that occur far [...]