Bob Erickson, a professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering at CU Boulder, was recently named a CU Distinguished Professor—the highest faculty rank bestowed by the university. Known for ...

For many years, power systems could be easily boiled down to a discussion of volts and amps. But for the past decade, the move to higher operating frequencies has brought another wrinkle to the power ...

Power electronics is a key enabling technology in essentially all electronic systems and is increasingly important in the grid interface of renewable energy sources and in efficient electrical loads.

The term ‘bandgap’ refers to the energy difference between a material’s insulating and conducting states, a critical factor determining its electrical conductivity. As shown in figure 1, with its wide ...

Engineers not only need knowledge of the basics but also application-specific expertise. That’s especially true for power-supply engineers. The reality is that very few are doing “blank page” designs ...

The PELS MagNet project received the 2024 Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). This is one of the two awards that was received by IEEE in 2024 ...

Solve design challenges in real-time, 24 hours a day, six days a week SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for ...

Electrical engineering remains a growing profession, as the challenges of designing advanced vehicles, power and control components, next-generation chips for AI and machine learning, and green energy ...

The laboratory involves a creation of a series of experiments to stimulate discoveries and developments that promise to sustain a wave of new technological innovations on energy and manufacturing. The ...