Magnetics/Assemblies

Bel Fuse Grows Magnetics Portfolio at Signal Transformer, Plans to Acquire Enercon Technologies for $400M  

The Bel group, known widely by its flagship company Bel Fuse, is making several growth moves that include expansion of the magnetic products portfolio at Signal Transformer, and plans to acquire electronics manufacturer Enercon Technologies in a deal valued at $400 million.  […]

Electromagnetics

EnaChip Pioneers Wafer-Level Magnetics to Power Next-Generation Microdevices 

What is EnaChip up to? That’s an important question for design engineers of power electronics systems to ask these days. By coating specialized magnetic alloys directly onto semiconductor substrates — and other innovations, the semiconductor microdevice company is bringing disruptive technology to the forefront as it works to commercialize a breakthrough wafer level magnetic technology platform capable of enabling new classes of electronic products. We asked Trifon Liakopoulos, co-founder and CEO of EnaChip, to bring us up to date.   […]

Electromagnetics

APELC to Improve Pulsed Power Components at Navy EM Test Facility 

Applied Physical Electronics (APELC) of Austin, Texas, a leading innovator in electromagnetic pulsed power, has contracted with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) to refurbish and replace the pulsed power components of the Naval Ordnance Transient Electromagnetic Simulator (NOTES). NOTES is a critical bounded wave test facility employed by NSWCDD to assess the vulnerability of U.S. infrastructure against the threat of a high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse, known as HEMP. […]