The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Google-Tesla MagNet Challenge is an annual competition. It’s designed to accelerate innovation in magnetic modeling using artificial intelligence (AI). This article reviews some of the highlights from the first two MagNet Challenges in 2023 and 2024. The first installment ran from February to December 2023, with the winners announced […]
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800 V to 50 V DC-DC platform switches at 1 MHz
The 10 kW DC-DC power platform from Navitas Semiconductor is an all-GaN design using GaNFast™ 650 V and 100 V FETs in a three-level half-bridge with synchronous rectification, delivering 98.5% peak efficiency and 98.1% full-load efficiency at up to 1 MHz switching frequency. Housed in a 61 × 116 × 11 mm full-brick package, the […]
Test batteries, power converters, and devices with this modular DC power analyzer
The IT2705 mainframe and modules let you configure up to eight channels with modules that provide loads, sources, and SMUs. Test power supplies, batteries, IoT devices, medical devices, and so on. As powering circuits and systems get more complex, you often need to source, sink, and measure DC power for more than just DC levels. […]
From AI Data Centers to Earth Monitoring: APEC 2026 Plenary Highlights Emerging Power Electronics Challenges
The APEC 2026 Conference Committee is pleased to announce that four distinguished leaders in power electronics will headline the Plenary Session at the 2026 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), taking place March 22–26 in San Antonio, Texas. Designed to address issues of both immediate and long-term importance to practicing power electronics engineers, the Plenary Session […]
Registration now open for APEC 2026 power electronics conference
Registration is now open for the 41st Annual Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), which will return to San Antonio, Texas, for the first time since 2018. The 2026 event will take place March 22–26 at the Henry B. González Convention Center and will continue APEC’s long-standing tradition of delivering world-class technical content, professional education, and […]
Design World presents the 2025 LEAP Awards Winners: Power Electronics
In its eighth year, Design World’s LEAP Awards showcase the best engineering innovations across several design categories. This wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and support of the engineering community. The editorial team assembles OEM design engineers and academics each year to create an independent judging panel. Below is their selection for this year’s LEAP […]
APEC 2026 committee seeks plenary session topic suggestions with July 24 deadline
The APEC 2026 organizing committee is open for suggestions for Plenary Session topics and speakers for the 41st annual Applied Power Electronics Conference. Each year, the Plenary Session is held on the Monday preceding the opening of the exhibition hall. Following a tradition of featuring a series of cutting-edge, high-level talks from industry notables, the […]
APEC 2026 calls for professional education seminar proposals with August 29, 2025 submission deadline
The Organizing Committee of APEC 2026, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, March 22-26, 2026, has sent out a call to qualified experts to present a Professional Education Seminar during next year’s conference. Addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer, these seminars provide experts and professionals with a […]
APEC 2026 Conference calls for Industry Session submissions by August 15
APEC 2026, to be held in San Antonio, Texas from March 22-26, announces the call for submission of proposals for the conference’s popular Industry Session (IS) series. The Industry Session component of the conference is intended to encourage cutting-edge content from industry practitioners. Industry Session speakers are invited to make a presentation only, avoiding the […]
APEC technical session papers require acceptance notification by October 14, 2025
APEC 2026, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, from March 22-26, 2026, continues the long-standing tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer. APEC is now accepting digest submissions for the Technical Sessions. Interested authors wishing to present a paper must submit a digest for consideration by […]
