Würth Elektronik gives a broad view of how a passive-component supplier moves up the stack into practical power design. The interview centers on compact DC/DC power modules that integrate the inductor, capacitors and key support circuitry, so engineers can build a regulated supply with minimal external parts and much less layout effort. That makes the story less about single components and more about power architecture, EMI behavior, thermal paths and time-to-design in embedded hardware. https://www.we-online.com/
The most interesting angle is how the portfolio connects discrete magnetics, capacitors, quartz and oscillators with module-level building blocks such as the MagI3C family. In real designs, that means one vendor can cover timing, filtering, isolation, galvanic separation and point-of-load conversion across industrial and compute boards. The video also touches wireless power, where Würth Elektronik’s coil and transformer know-how feeds transmitter and receiver designs similar to split-transformer architectures used in inductive charging, from consumer devices up to higher-power transfer.
Automotive qualification is another key theme. The company highlights parts built for stricter reliability targets, including AEC-Q200 qualified components for harsher electrical and thermal environments. That matters in body electronics, infotainment, motor control and power conversion, where low loss, stable magnetic behavior and controlled EMC can matter as much as raw current rating. The discussion around molded inductors is especially relevant here, because shielded constructions help reduce stray magnetic fields and support cleaner high-efficiency converter layouts.
Seen in the context of Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, the demo is really about breadth: passive components, power modules, optoelectronics, LED control, wireless power and application examples with partners such as STMicroelectronics and Analog Devices. The closing focus on efficiency and thermal management is the right one, because embedded systems now span everything from nanoamp energy-harvesting nodes to high-current rails for GaN-based power stages, and both ends of that range depend on better magnetics, lower losses and tighter integration today.
All my Embedded World videos are in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvjgUpdNMBkGzEWU6YVxR8Ga
