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Why use a DC motor controller?

For most applications involving a DC or BLDC (brushless DC) motor, it is advisable to use a motor controller, in…

10 years ago

New DAC Architectures Address Diverse System Design Challenges

With current market dynamics constantly driving toward shorter design cycles, enhanced system functionality, and more portable end systems, the need…

11 years ago

Why IoT? Three big reasons emerge from customer interviews

You may have read how Microsoft customers such as ThyssenKrupp Elevator and Rockwell Automation are applying Internet of Things (IoT)…

11 years ago

Enabling Designers to See the Real Performance inside Leading-edge Systems

For decades, spectrum analyzers have been used in the development and characterization of radar and electronic-warfare (EW) systems. However, traditional…

11 years ago

Power Modules Underpin Smart Grid Adoption

The century-old U.S. electricity grid is said to be the largest interconnected machine on Earth. The grid comprises more than…

11 years ago

Power Management Tips for Energy Harvesting Systems

Designing a power management system for a source that harvests energy from the environment can be challenging. These sources, from…

11 years ago

Why should you consider commissioning a custom or semi-custom standard power supply?

On the face of it, a power supply is a basic component. An input, at some value in V AC…

11 years ago

71 Megapixel Cameras for Book Scanning, Industrial inspec-tion and Surveillance Applications

Digitizing analog documents, books and works of art has developed into a broad-based professional activity with the aim of saving…

11 years ago

4th generation Field Stop (FS) IGBT with high performance and enhanced latch up immunity

Thanks to their low conduction and switching energy loss, IGBTs are widely used in high power applications such as power…

11 years ago

The secret to a secure phone: Teach it to think

If I were asked to design a truly secure smartphone, it would be really easy. The phone would have one…

11 years ago