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Improving Thin Film Quality: Advanced Pyrometry Solutions for Precise Vacuum Chamber Temperature Monitoring
10月 27, 2025
By Tim Dubbs
Depositing materials in a vacuum environment reduces contamination and enables materials to travel unimpeded to the substrate. As such, this technique is an important industrial process for creating thin films and coatings across a diverse range of applications including semiconductor manufacturing, optics or glass and beyond.
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Are You Ready for Level VII Efficiency?
9月 25, 2025
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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Reactive Sputtering Process Stability Reinforced by Advanced Energy’s Power Delivery Technology
6月 22, 2026
This blog explores how oxygen and water vapor dynamics shape plasma behavior and TiO₂ film quality in reactive sputtering. Using Advanced Energy’s Ascent AMS and Ascent DMS power supplies, AE experts demonstrate how advanced pulsed‑DC regulation stabilizes deposition despite fluctuating reactive conditions. The study introduces a unified p* parameter that correlates gas effects with deposition rate and optical properties, offering a predictive path to more uniform, high‑performance oxide coatings.
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Advanced Energy at SVC TechCon 2026: Practical Thin-Film Processing Insights
6月 08, 2026
By Craig Rappe
Advanced Energy attended SVC TechnCon 2026 and reinforced its leadership through expertise in precision power, in‑situ measurement, and data‑driven process understanding by showcasing various solutions in different product lines
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Medical Imaging Trends Impact on Advanced Power Technologies – Part 1: Ultrasound and X-Ray
5月 18, 2026
By Todd Huston
With people living longer overall, diagnoses of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other aging-related diseases are increasing. Advancements in medical imaging technologies further enable more widespread screenings, prevention and treatment of various medical conditions.
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How to Choose the Right Power Partner for Medical System Design – Free White Paper
5月 13, 2026
By Dermot Flynn
Precise and appropriate power conversion plays a crucial role in medical system development but is often considered too late in the design cycle. This can lead to significant consequences such as delays in certification time and increased development and system costs.
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EMI Management for Board-Mounted Power Modules
5月 08, 2026
By Andy Brown
Board-mounted power modules offer a convenient and compact solution to system power-supply challenges. However, any switched-mode power converter can be a source of electromagnetic interference (EMI), which needs to be correctly managed.
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Key Takeaways from APEC 2026
4月 23, 2026
By Conor Quinn
The 2026 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) recently concluded in San Antonio, Texas. This annual gathering of the power electronics community combines a technical conference, an exposition, and many formal and informal networking opportunities with customers, suppliers and industry peers.
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Trends from SEMICON® Korea 2026
3月 24, 2026
SEMICON Korea 2026 highlighted South Korea’s pivotal role in next‑generation semiconductor innovation, with industry leaders emphasizing yield, AI‑driven R&D acceleration, and expanded collaboration to address advanced memory and manufacturing challenges. Advanced Energy showcased its latest precision power, measurement, and sensing technologies—demonstrating how its solutions enable tighter process control, higher yield, and faster development for Angstrom‑era devices. The event underscored AE’s alignment with key memory, metrology, and advanced packaging trends as fabs push toward 2 nm and beyond in the AI‑driven semiconductor ramp.
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Three Medical Power Trends From MD&M West
3月 11, 2026
MD&M West 2026, which took place from February 3 to 5 in Anaheim, CA, is among the most important shows in the medical device industry. The event is used to foster relationships, solve problems and view the latest innovations that will soon underpin breakthroughs in the medical device sector.