Wavlink WL-UTD58 review: this sleek Thunderbolt 5 dock upgraded my studio setup, but there’s one thing missing

Stylish Thunderbolt 5 dock with fast transfer speeds, high charging power and excellent build, but a few omissions hold it back from perfection.
Electronic Design

Infineon and Flex Assemble the Building Blocks of a Zone Controller

The development kit covers all core building blocks of a zonal controller, which typically needs to tackle everything from ...
EDN

Controllers simplify USB-C dual-role power delivery

Diodes’ AP53781 and AP53782 are USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.1 dual-role power (DRP) controllers for battery-powered systems.
Semiconductor Engineering

The Design Challenges Of Clock Integrity And Clock Jitter

Races, missed next-state values due to long paths, and metastability can result from corrupted clock signals. This post describes the challenges of clock network and clock jitter analysis in more ...
IEEE

Improved Power Transfer Efficiency Using a Dual Transmitter Receiver Design With Integrated Decoupling Coils for IPT EV Charging

Abstract: In high-power inductive power transfer (IPT) systems, multiple coils are used to enhance efficiency, but interactions between coils on the same side can reduce overall performance.
IEEE

Transfer Reinforcement Learning Controller using Gaussian Reward Function for DC-DC Switching Converters with Constant Power Load

Abstract: This paper presents a model-free neural network controller design methodology based on transfer reinforcement learning (TRL) with Gaussian reward shaping, implemented and validated on a Buck ...