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On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:53:06 -0400, Joe Gwinn wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:28:21 -0700, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
> 
>>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/15/biden-admin-to-
provide-750m-to-north-carolina-base/
>>
>>Silicon carbide computer chips? Do we need uPs with kilovolt logic
>>swings?
> 
> Power supplies and amplifiers, yes.  When high power-to-volume densities
> are needed, and weight must be minimized, the royal road is to higher
> voltages.
> 
> Lots of military stuff runs at 1000 Vdc (typically +/- 500 Vdc).
> 
> 
>>Well, North Carolina is an election battleground state.
> 
> Certainly explains the timing and trumpet rolls.
> 
> Joe Gwinn

Somewhat nauseating to see the Democrats cynically trying to buy support 
in swing states with voters they normally treat like filthy doormats.