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Understanding the Temperature Coefficient of a Voltage Reference

Understanding the Temperature Coefficient of a Voltage Reference

How does temperature affect the output of a voltage reference? What is a temperature coefficient specification?


STMicroelectronics Unveils the STM32G4 Series of Microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics Unveils the STM32G4 Series of Microcontrollers

ST's new MCUs target applications in e-mobility, digital power supplies, motor control, lighting, and building automation.


News May 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Maxim Integrated Himalaya uSLIC™ Power Modules | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated Himalaya uSLIC™ Power Modules | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated Himalaya uSLIC™ Power Modules are step-down DC-DC power modules that leverage advanced packaging technologies to shrink the power supply solution by up to 2.25 times.


ON Semiconductor NCP1342 Flyback Controller | New Product Brief

ON Semiconductor NCP1342 Flyback Controller | New Product Brief

ON Semiconductor NCP1342 is a highly integrated quasi−resonant flyback controller for that simplifies off-line power converter design.


Silanna Semiconductor Announces New Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller for Efficient Power Design

Silanna Semiconductor Announces New Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller for Efficient Power Design

Silanna Semiconductor releases new active clamp flyback PWM controller for power design.


News Apr 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

The TMC5160 SilentStepStick is a tiny breakout board that can drive motors up to 3A phase current at 35V.


News Apr 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Trinamic Introduces High-Power Gate Driver for BLDC and PMSM Motor Control Solutions

Trinamic Introduces High-Power Gate Driver for BLDC and PMSM Motor Control Solutions

The TMC6200 integrates in-line current sensing for complete Field Oriented Control solutions for servo motors.


News Apr 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
UnitedSiC Announces SiC JFET Family for Low Power AC-DC Flyback Converters

UnitedSiC Announces SiC JFET Family for Low Power AC-DC Flyback Converters

These normally-ON devices are well-suited to form the nucleus of cascode-based 20-100 Watt flyback products.


News Mar 28, 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
Silanna Touts Efficiency and Ease of Design with World’s First Active Clamp Flyback Controller

Silanna Touts Efficiency and Ease of Design with World’s First Active Clamp Flyback Controller

Silanna announces an active clamp flyback controller with built-in UHV components for AC/DC power adapters.


News Mar 20, 2019 by Baker Lawley
New Dual Simultaneous Sampling ADCs from ADI Feature On-Chip Oversampling Blocks

New Dual Simultaneous Sampling ADCs from ADI Feature On-Chip Oversampling Blocks

This article looks at two new A/D converters from Analog Devices: the AD7380 and AD7381.


News Mar 15, 2019 by Dr. Steve Arar
New STMicro BLDC Controller Takes a Highly Integrated Approach to Motor Control

New STMicro BLDC Controller Takes a Highly Integrated Approach to Motor Control

Take a closer look at the STSPIN32F0B SiP from STMicroelectronics.


News Mar 14, 2019 by Robert Keim
New Isolated IGBT Gate Driver from Analog Devices for Power Supplies and Photovoltaic Inverters

New Isolated IGBT Gate Driver from Analog Devices for Power Supplies and Photovoltaic Inverters

The ADuM4137, which incorporates fault detection and can also drive MOSFETs, is intended for photovoltaic inverters, power-supply circuitry, and motor-control applications.


News Mar 01, 2019 by Robert Keim
Diodes Incorporated Releases New Series of Hall-Effect Switches for Automotive Applications

Diodes Incorporated Releases New Series of Hall-Effect Switches for Automotive Applications

Diodes Incorporated announces the AH356xQ series of AEC-Q100 Grade 0 qualified omnipolar Hall-effect switches.


News Feb 21, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
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
Microchip dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board | Digital Datasheet

Microchip dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board | Digital Datasheet

Microchip’s dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board is a cost-effective platform to demonstrate the benefits of the dual independent cores in the dsPIC33CH family, which is optimized for high-performance digital power, motor control, and other high-end embedded applications.


Semtech SX1262 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Semtech SX1262 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Semtech SX1262 development kits provide designers with a platform to evaluate and develop the SX1262® LoRa RF Transceivers in low-power, long-range wireless communication applications.


A New Line of Fast-Recovery Power MOSFETs from STMicroelectronics

A New Line of Fast-Recovery Power MOSFETs from STMicroelectronics

These superjunction devices are rated for a drain–source voltage of 600 V and target high-performance switching applications.


News Jan 25, 2019 by Robert Keim
STMicroelectronics TSB712A Precision Amplifier | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics TSB712A Precision Amplifier | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics’ TSB712A is a 6MHz precision op-amp for use in a variety of applications, including current sensing, motor control, process control, sensors, and instrumentation.


Renesas Electronics 24V Motor Control Evaluation System | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics 24V Motor Control Evaluation System | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics 24V Motor Control Evaluation System supports the evaluation of the RX23T motor control MCU.