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Advanced Energy’s Global Footprint Helps Ease Customers’ Tariff Concerns

May 02, 2025

By John Donaghey

Over the past few months, the U.S. Administration announced a range of tariffs on imports into the United States. Presently, it is hard to escape news about tariffs and the impacts of those tariffs on businesses worldwide. While customers have to navigate through uncertainties, AE is well positioned to help minimize tariff exposures.

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Are You Ready for Level VII Efficiency?

September 25, 2025

By Michael Acepcion

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Level VII efficiency standards are currently in the final stages before publication and are anticipated to come into force in about two years. The rules will impact several applications, from medical and industrial technologies to IT equipment as well as home appliances, lighting, consumer products and HVAC systems.

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Meeting Military Standards with Commercial Power Technologies

September 15, 2025

By Todd Hendrix

In recent years, there has been an increasing adoption of commercial components and subsystems within defense and aerospace sectors, encompassing land, sea, and air applications. This is as true for power conversion and delivery technologies as it is for semiconductors, passive components and electro-mechanical parts, all of which must meet the standards set by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). These standards are among the world’s most exacting and have been duplicated or referenced by many allied forces.

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Six Industry Trends Shaping Precision Power Innovation

June 18, 2025

By Edwin Mok

Advanced Energy addresses six trends influencing precision power: AI, the semiconductor industry, energy efficiency, electrification, industrial automation, and medical equipment innovation. Their solutions enhance power density, efficiency, and reliability across sectors, meeting the growing demands for advanced technology and reduction in electricity consumption.

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Dual Magnetron Sputtering (DMS): The Basics

June 11, 2014

By Dave Christie

Magnetron sputtering systems are used to deposit complex layer systems on solid substrates and flexible webs for various uses, including display, flexible electronics, packaging, lighting, decorative, architectural, and automotive applications.
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Controlling Pulsed DMS Reactive Sputtering Processes: Getting a Solid Voltage Feedback Signal

April 22, 2014

By Dave Christie

Large-area coating is used to deposit complex layer systems on glass for architectural and automotive applications, and a myriad of others, including coatings on flexible webs.
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Advanced Energy's TEGAM Awarded Patent for Advanced Thermistor Design

March 26, 2014

By Advanced Energy Editor

TEGAM a leading supplier of innovative RF power measurements, was recently awarded Patent No. 8,558,556, “Planar-axial thermistor for bolometry.”

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Choosing Between DC and RF for Sputtering Applications

March 11, 2014

By Doug Pelleymounter

I get this question a lot: “How do I know when to use DC and when to use RF for a sputtering application?” Of course, the first thing to consider is film requirements.
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Increasing Flow to Increase Power: How Voltage Control Works

February 25, 2014

By Advanced Energy Admin

Controlling reactive sputtering processes is challenging, and there are several options.
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Innovating Cathodic Arc Deposition: High-Performance Bias

February 11, 2014

By Uwe Krause

The “field” we work in (That’s why we are called “field” applications engineers.) involves an endless variety of technology and customers.
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Controlling Reactive Sputtering Processes: Why Voltage Control?

January 28, 2014

By Dave Christie

Reactive sputtering is used for a tremendous variety of industrial coating applications.
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5 Easy Steps to 5X Full Oxide Rate

January 14, 2014

By Doug Pelleymounter

Process engineers understand the benefits of achieving higher deposition rates while using less incoming power.
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Contemplating Disruption

December 31, 2013

By Dave Christie

It’s New Year’s Eve. Another year passed, whooshing by like the Shinkansen, Japan’s venerable bullet train.
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