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TT Electronics Announces New Gate Drive Transformers for Automotive Battery Management Applications

As the EV market grows, TT Electronics offers new small, rugged gate drive transformer options for automotive.

April 17, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

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

Take a closer look at the STSPIN32F0B SiP from STMicroelectronics.

March 14, 2019 by Robert Keim

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.

February 21, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

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...

February 19, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

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.

January 25, 2019 by Robert Keim

Microchip Technology Introduces Tiny, Low-Power MEMS Clock Generator to Save Board Space

Microchip Technology Introduces a Tiny, Versatile Clock Generator to Save Board Space and Power

November 27, 2018 by Gary Elinoff

Haptic Technologies Roundup: Piezoelectric ICs, AR/VR Gloves, and Haptic Clothing

Haptic technology has come a long way in the past few decades and continues to find innovative improvements and applications across industries. Here's a quick look at some recent haptic...

October 20, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

A New Motor Driver for Three-Phase Battery-Operated Motors from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics announces a new low-voltage three-phase and “three-sense” motor driver IC.

March 19, 2018 by Nick Davis

Breakdown on Piezo Actuators from TDK at CES 2018

TDK has just released a new line of piezo actuators with haptic feedback. The PiezoHap comes in three compact sizes - 2.5G, 7G, and 15G, with a large acceleration of 2.5 g. 7 g, and 15 g,...

January 26, 2018 by Donald Krambeck

A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

Texas Instruments has announced a new low-voltage digital-latch Hall-effect sensor with a wide operating temperature range.

January 18, 2018 by Nick Davis

STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicroelectronics offers their new microstepping motor driver that includes control logic and a power stage.

December 29, 2017 by Nick Davis

Fans Are Getting New Bearing Designs: New DC Axial Fans from CUI

An improved bearing system inside a new line of DC axial fans from CUI allows them to offer quieter operation and longer life.

October 16, 2017 by Nick Davis

Sometimes You Just Need a Transistor: A New Low-Side Driver Array from Texas Instruments

ICs such as the TPL7407LA provide convenient, high-performance switching for a variety of common applications.

June 22, 2017 by Robert Keim

GE Unimpossible Missions Series: Fighting Fire with Fire

A multi-part series on GE's Unimpossible Missions, which challenge engineers and scientists with tasks where they demonstrate what can be accomplished when experts collaborate....

May 27, 2017 by Donald Krambeck

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Sony Speaker

With everything going wireless it comes as no surprise that even speakers are using Bluetooth! In this Teardown Tuesday, we will strip down a Sony Bluetooth Speaker to see how they are put...

May 16, 2017 by Robin Mitchell

Keeping Up with the IoT: The State of MEMS Sensor Packages

Here's a sneak peek at where MEMS packaging technology stands and how it's evolving to meet the needs of new market opportunities like the IoT....

April 17, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad

“Cobot” with Deep Learning and Gesture Recognition Hits Audi Production Floor

Audi has announced that a collaborative robot is working the floor in its industrial factory.

March 29, 2017 by Kate Smith

Iorek: A Robot that Incorporates Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence into Object Interactions

The Humans to Robots Laboratory at Brown University are working on AI and algorithms to create a robot that can interact back with the user to identify and grasp objects....

March 29, 2017 by Donald Krambeck

BeagleBone Blue for Robotics Applications: The Latest BeagleBone Single Board Computer

The BeagleBone Blue is now available. You can learn more about this open source robotics computer and its BeagleBone predecessors here.

March 17, 2017 by Tim Youngblood

The Tactile Print-to-Braile Translator: The Next Step for Assistive Technology

Six ECE students at MIT are pushing the boundaries in the inkprint-to-Braille marketplace after winning a hackathon.

January 24, 2017 by Donald Krambeck