Growing pressure from society and increasing legislation for reduced CO2 emissions, is pushing industries from automotive to telecoms to invest in more efficient power conversion and increased electrification. Efficient power use is a key industrial challenge and a driver for innovation. In industrial infrastructure sectors operating high-load 24/7 systems, every bit of efficiency gain can have a significant impact on operating cost. It also means looking at and improving a whole range of power and energy applications from high-current Battery Management Systems right through to renewable power sources.

From household appliances to power tools, powerful PWM driven brushless DC motors have become the norm. With such a diverse range, different applications require different optimizations. Often small battery driven applications need to be extremely efficient in terms of power, size and noise. Alternatively, balanced current-sharing can be key for large multi-cell mobility systems where multiple MOSFETs are used in parallel.