There are many things I’ve not really thought about before. I don’t like to boast (I pride myself on my humility), but I bet I’ve not thought about more things than most people. One reason I say this is that I keep on being introduced to new things I’ve never even considered.
Take the power supply … Read More → "From Power Supply Block Diagram to Completed Design in 60 Seconds!"
I wish I were going to attend the forthcoming IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, which is scheduled to take place next week as I pen these words. There’s a buzz building around this year’s event like “I know not wot,” as it were.
APEC 2025 will be taking place March 16 … Read More → "Need 3,000A to Power Your Next-Gen XPU?"
Believe it or not, I have been known to waffle just a tad before getting to the point. So, suppose we flip things round. What would you say if I told you I was just introduced to AC-to-DC and DC-to-DC converters that dispense with things like bridge rectifiers, electrolytic capacitors, and inductors, and replace everything with small, cost-effective solid-state equivalents?
Now that I … Read More → "Disrupting AC-DC and DC-DC Power Delivery from Data Centers to the Edge"
As one gets older, one becomes ever more set in one’s ways, and one increasingly uses words like one to refer to oneself. One manifestation of this is that I often find myself responding to things with “canned” replies, as if flying on conversational autopilot mode.
Take, for example, when someone says, “So, that’s the … Read More → "We Haven’t Got a Plan, So Nothing Can Go Wrong!"
I learn something new every day, which can be good news or bad news depending on what that thing happens to be. Thankfully, in the case of this column, I’m happy to report that I’ve learned something that’s both interesting and useful, which (sadly) isn’t always the case.
Before we start, just to make sure we’re all tap-dancing … Read More → "Meet the SiPhOG, Its Creators, and Its Offspring"
This final installment in this 5-article series about the Heath Company takes a retrospective look at why the company succeeded in the amateur radio kit market. This article series is based on a presentation by Chas Gilmore, who worked at the Heath Company for more than two decades, eventually becoming EVP and General Manager.
Chas Gilmore: What made Heath such a … Read More → "“H” is for Heathkits and Hams: Part 5 – Reasons for Heath’s Success in Amateur Radio"
