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STMicroelectronics' extends its family of miniature, low-voltage, energy-efficient drivers for battery-powered portable…

STMicroelectronics' extends its family of miniature, low-voltage, energy-efficient drivers for battery-powered portable and wearable…

Toshiba Electronics Europe has extended its range of high-efficiency U-MOS IX-H MOSFETs with an N-channel device in a…

Toshiba Electronics Europe has extended its range of high-efficiency U-MOS IX-H MOSFETs with an N-channel device in a ‘DSOP Advance’ SMD package

For standard low voltage (≤690Vac) motor drives the IGBT based voltage source 2 level topology dominates the landscape.…

For standard low voltage (≤690Vac) motor drives the IGBT based voltage source 2 level topology dominates the landscape. However at higher…

Renesas Electronics announced the development of a circuit technology dedicated for motor control that realizes green…

Renesas Electronics announced the development of a circuit technology dedicated for motor control that realizes green vehicles satisfying stricter…

At SPS in Nuremberg ROHM Semiconductor presented its Arduino-based evaluation kit (EVK) to support the evaluation of its…

At SPS in Nuremberg ROHM Semiconductor presented its Arduino-based evaluation kit (EVK) to support the evaluation of its motor driver devices as…

This article features the MiniSKiip series as the power density master for compact motor drives in reducing cost by…

This article features the MiniSKiip series as the power density master for compact motor drives in reducing cost by maximizing output power density.

This article discusses the importance of variable frequency drive (VFD) and its implementation in motor drive…

This article discusses the importance of variable frequency drive (VFD) and its implementation in motor drive applications and induction motors.

This article introduces a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters easily and with a high degree of precision using a…

This article introduces a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters easily and with a high degree of precision using a power analyzer.

Allegro MicroSystems Europe announces a integrated bipolar stepper motor driver IC with built-in translator for easy…

Allegro MicroSystems Europe announces a integrated bipolar stepper motor driver IC with built-in translator for easy operation.  Allegro’s A5985 is

This article introduces STMicroelectronics' new line-up of tiny single-chip motor drivers that meet the needs of the most…

This article introduces STMicroelectronics' new line-up of tiny single-chip motor drivers that meet the needs of the most demanding portable…

This article discusses approaches to overhaul motor inverters.

This article discusses approaches to overhaul motor inverters.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced an addition to its range of H-bridge [1] driver ICs for brushed DC and stepper motors

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced an addition to its range of H-bridge [1] driver ICs for brushed DC and stepper motors

Texas Instruments introduces two new automotive motor drivers that support high-performance powertrain applications.

Texas Instruments introduces two new automotive motor drivers that support high-performance powertrain applications.

This article offers a solution to improve motor drive's package density to reduce the production costs and better design…

This article offers a solution to improve motor drive's package density to reduce the production costs and better design and flexibility.

This article discusses how Monolithic Power Systems' SpinAxis Technology approaches angle sensing with no A/D conversion…

This article discusses how Monolithic Power Systems' SpinAxis Technology approaches angle sensing with no A/D conversion or trigonometric…

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new family of full-bridge gate-driver ICs designed to drive a wide range of…

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new family of full-bridge gate-driver ICs designed to drive a wide range of DC brushed motors

This article discusses the advantages of Silicon Carbide for industrial motor drive inverters over the silicon…

This article discusses the advantages of Silicon Carbide for industrial motor drive inverters over the silicon counter-part of such devices.

This article discusses the flux-based PMSM models incorporating saturation using analytical functions and look-up tables…

This article discusses the flux-based PMSM models incorporating saturation using analytical functions and look-up tables and offers tips on the…

This article offers a method of How to use a low-cost microcontroller as a driver for a single-winding, single-phase…

This article offers a method of How to use a low-cost microcontroller as a driver for a single-winding, single-phase brushless DC motor.