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EPC Gets Granular: Motor Drive Reference Design Targets Robotic Joints

EPC Gets Granular: Motor Drive Reference Design Targets Robotic Joints

EPC recently announced a new reference design for BLDC motor drives to provide intricate motor control in humanoid robots.


News Feb 04, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Wolfspeed Equips New SiC MOSFETs for High-Power, ‘Real-World Conditions’

Wolfspeed Equips New SiC MOSFETs for High-Power, ‘Real-World Conditions’

The company's fourth generation of SiC MOSFETs comes with new upgrades to reverse recovery transients and lower RDS(on).


News Jan 27, 2025 by Jake Hertz
ST’s Full-Bridge DC Motor Driver Integrates Real-Time Diagnostics

ST’s Full-Bridge DC Motor Driver Integrates Real-Time Diagnostics

With current sensing, integrated diagnostics, and high efficiency, the VNH3090AQ is built to simplify motor designs, especially in zonal architectures.


News Jan 27, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Nuvoton Supports the AI-Laden Data Center With 48-V Motor Driver IC

Nuvoton Supports the AI-Laden Data Center With 48-V Motor Driver IC

The 48-V direct drive motor driver IC promotes high efficiency, airflow, and speed rotation in fan motors.


News Jul 18, 2024 by Jake Hertz
TI Unveils GaN Device for Motor Energy Efficiency

TI Unveils GaN Device for Motor Energy Efficiency

TI showcased what it calls the industry's first GaN IPM for compact, energy-efficient motors at PCIM 2024 in Germany.


News Jun 14, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
Switching Losses in Bipolar Junction Transistors

Switching Losses in Bipolar Junction Transistors

With the help of SPICE simulations, we examine two types of power dissipation that occur when BJTs are used as switches.


Infineon XENSIV™ TLE4973-RE35D5-S0010 | Fast Facts

Infineon XENSIV™ TLE4973-RE35D5-S0010 | Fast Facts

Infineon XENSIV™ TLE4973 family: High precision current sensing for automotive and industrial applications.


Microchip’s Portfolio of Integrated Motor Drivers Grows With New Family

Microchip’s Portfolio of Integrated Motor Drivers Grows With New Family

The new systems introduce high levels of integration to reduce complexity and BOM count for motor circuitry.


News Feb 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Onsemi Intros 7th Gen IGBT-based Intelligent Power Modules

Onsemi Intros 7th Gen IGBT-based Intelligent Power Modules

Announced today at APEC 2024, the new, highly integrated family of devices, reduces package size and increases power density for designers.


News Feb 26, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Three New Gate Drivers Tailored for Wide-Bandgap Applications

Three New Gate Drivers Tailored for Wide-Bandgap Applications

New gate driver circuits address the challenges of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors to help these high-power devices harness their potential.


News Jan 04, 2024 by Darshil Patel
ST, Toshiba, and EPC Serve Up Motor Drive Support

ST, Toshiba, and EPC Serve Up Motor Drive Support

Products from ST Microelectronics, Toshiba, and EPC address the growing need for efficient, low-cost, and high-performance motor drive circuits.


News Jan 02, 2024 by Duane Benson
Editor’s Choice: Our Top 10 News Articles of 2023

Editor’s Choice: Our Top 10 News Articles of 2023

Looking back on the year, here’s a review of the most popular News articles on All About Circuits.


News Dec 31, 2023 by Jeff Child
Leveraging Advanced Microcontroller Features to Improve Industrial Fan Performance

Leveraging Advanced Microcontroller Features to Improve Industrial Fan Performance

Getting the most performance out of industrial fans can be a tricky task. In this article, learn how dedicated microcontroller features can smooth the way to implement advanced algorithms such as Field-Oriented Control (FOC).


AMD Aims Its Adaptive SoCs at Space Systems, Motor Control, and DSP

AMD Aims Its Adaptive SoCs at Space Systems, Motor Control, and DSP

For designers needing pure performance and high efficiency, AMD’s latest adaptive SoCs provide computing power for new applications.


News Sep 21, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Suite of New Gate Driver ICs Tackle SiC-based Power Applications

Suite of New Gate Driver ICs Tackle SiC-based Power Applications

Three new gate driver solutions aim to serve a wide range of applications in motor drives, electric vehicles, solar inverters, and more.


News Jun 06, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Renesas Unveils Over 35 New Motor Control MCUs

Renesas Unveils Over 35 New Motor Control MCUs

With over 35 new MCU offerings across 3 families, Renesas hopes to make motor control easier for designers.


News Jun 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz
DIODES INC. AL5887 I2C/SPI 36-Channel Linear RGB LED Driver | New Product Brief

DIODES INC. AL5887 I2C/SPI 36-Channel Linear RGB LED Driver | 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.


Infineon BTN9970LV MOTIX™ | Product Sociable

Infineon BTN9970LV MOTIX™ | Product Sociable

Part of the NovalithIC™ family, the BTN99x0LV motor driver IC provides a complete low-ohmic-protected half-bridge in a single package.


Apex Microtechnology PA107DP Power Operational Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Apex Microtechnology PA107DP Power Operational Amplifiers | 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.


Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Created for MEMS applications where high voltages are needed, the company’s new driver IC features an embedded charge pump.


News Jan 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz