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Women in STEM—A Road Paved With the Firsts of Many Determined Women

Women in STEM—A Road Paved With the Firsts of Many Determined Women

As more women find their way into STEM-related fields, they have these women to thank for helping lay the foundation for future generations.


News Mar 30, 2023 by Kimber Wymore
ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

With its new microcontroller offering, STMicroelectronics hopes to bring 32-bit computing into 8-bit applications.


News Jan 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
An Introduction to Current Sources

An Introduction to Current Sources

Current sources are less familiar than voltage sources like batteries and AC wall power. Current sources usually are buried, unseen, inside electronic circuitry. Learn what they are and how they are designed.


H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

Learn about the role of non-overlapping or complementary pulse width modulation (PMW) in DC motor control using an h-bridge circuit, taking into consideration PWM shoot-through and dead-time PWM.


onsemi NCP51561 5kVRMS Isolated Dual-Channel Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

onsemi NCP51561 5kVRMS Isolated Dual-Channel Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Honeywell SNG-S Speed Sensor | New Product Brief

Honeywell SNG-S Speed Sensor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


From Hall Sensors to Encoders: 3 Companies Target Industrial Position Monitoring

From Hall Sensors to Encoders: 3 Companies Target Industrial Position Monitoring

Position sensors have been trending, especially with the increasing need for them in industrial settings. What new products have companies come up with and how have they advanced monitoring technology?


News Jul 15, 2021 by Rushi Patel
Simplifying Power IC Designs: 3 Companies Tackle Power Conversion Systems

Simplifying Power IC Designs: 3 Companies Tackle Power Conversion Systems

Simplifying designs are never easy, especially with power. So how did these three companies tackle simplifying power conversion systems?


Communication Protocols: Reviewing the Options for Encoder Applications

Communication Protocols: Reviewing the Options for Encoder Applications

This article discusses the use of an encoder to ensure accurate ongoing tracking of a motor's rotor shaft and the key factors that will help in the selection of the encoder based on different parameters.


Precisely Capture Servo Motor Position Using a High-Speed Simultaneous Sampling ADC

Precisely Capture Servo Motor Position Using a High-Speed Simultaneous Sampling ADC

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.


A New Programmable IC Opens Doors for Customizing Motor Drive Applications

A New Programmable IC Opens Doors for Customizing Motor Drive Applications

What happens when you combine both configurable logic and configurable analog with high-voltage outputs?


News Jun 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A Teardown of the Hitachi SJ Series P1 Variable Frequency Drives

A Teardown of the Hitachi SJ Series P1 Variable Frequency Drives

This teardown looks at the inner workings of the Hitachi SJ P1 Variable Frequency Drive, an inverter for industrial applications.


Ways to Control the Velocity of Servo Motors: ICs, MCUs, and Even Arduino

Ways to Control the Velocity of Servo Motors: ICs, MCUs, and Even Arduino

What methods of servo control can make life easier for designers?


News Mar 18, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Harwin Gecko-MT Mixed Layout Connectors | Tech Specs

Harwin Gecko-MT Mixed Layout Connectors | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Jan 21, 2020 by TTI, Inc
Silicon Labs Debuts Si834x Family of Isolated Smart Switches for Industrial Applications

Silicon Labs Debuts Si834x Family of Isolated Smart Switches for Industrial Applications

The new SiLabs units aim at the PLCs, relay drivers, and servo motor controllers employed in industrial automation.


News Aug 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Industrial Robotics Roundup: Articulated vs. SCARA vs. Cartesian Robots

Industrial Robotics Roundup: Articulated vs. SCARA vs. Cartesian Robots

From the typical pick-and-place down to the high-precision cobots, industrial robotics are changing rapidly.


News Aug 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Innovative Isolated ICs from Silicon Labs Promise Precision and Stability

Innovative Isolated ICs from Silicon Labs Promise Precision and Stability

The newly-announced Si89xx product family provides voltage, current, and package options.


News Mar 26, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Trinamic Releases New Range of “Smart” Brushless DC Motors

Trinamic Releases New Range of “Smart” Brushless DC Motors

TRINAMIC has announced their first range of brushless smart motors. Capable of precise movement, these BLDCs also integrate closed-loop feedback for quality control across a range of applications.


News Feb 19, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Measure Position and Speed Control of a DC Motor Using an Analog PID Controller

Measure Position and Speed Control of a DC Motor Using an Analog PID Controller

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor shaft, editing the design to control its speed, and tuning PID parameters for reliable performance.


High Voltage Design: A New Three-Phase Half Bridge Gate Driver from Diodes Inc.

High Voltage Design: A New Three-Phase Half Bridge Gate Driver from Diodes Inc.

Diodes Incorporated has announced a new three-phase half bridge gate driver with multiple protection features and the ability to drive N-Channel MOSFETs and IGBTs.


News Dec 06, 2017 by Nick Davis