Motor Control Reference Design | BLDC Motor Controller

July 24, 2015

STMicro Results up 3.2% in Q2 down 5.6% Year-to-Year

STMicroelectronics (ST) reported financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 27, 2015.Second quarter net revenues totaled $1.76 billion, gross margin was 33.8% and net income was $35 million. ST’s second quarter net revenues increased 3.2% on a sequential basis to $1.76 billion. Most of the product groups posted sequential growth with […]

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Motion Control

July 23, 2015

Stepper Motors in Wider Range of Frame Sizes

Kollmorgen has introduced the next generation of stepper motors, the PMX series, adding smaller 08, 11, and 14 frame sizes to the...

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Communications Power

July 21, 2015

8-Bit MCUs integrate ADC with Computation

Microchip has announced the first 10 members of the PIC16F18877 family. These 8-bit MCUs are available in 8 to 40-pin packages with...

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Components

July 20, 2015

8-Bit MCUs feature Four 16-Bit PWMs

Microchip Technology Inc. today announced from ESC Silicon Valley new 8-bit devices that expand its growing portfolio of innovative PIC® MCUs with...

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Components

July 16, 2015

PTC Thermistors Provide Small and Accurate Over-Temperature Sensing

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of mini radial-leaded positive temperature coefficient (PTC) sensing thermistors. Featuring tiny <4.0 mm body...

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Components

July 15, 2015

650V IGBTs Boost Efficiency in 20kHz Power-Switching

The new M-series 650V IGBTs from STMicroelectronics offer designers a fast and affordable way to increase the efficiency of HVAC motor drives,...

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Automotive Electronics

July 14, 2015

Automotive Hall-Effect Latch with Range of Sensitivity Options

The AH376xQ family of AECQ100-qualified Hall-effect latches introduced by Diodes Incorporated offers eight magnetic sensitivity options to cover the requirements of numerous...

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Energy Efficiency

July 10, 2015

Cree aims to Disrupt SiC Market with APEI Acquisition

Cree, Inc. announced the acquisition of Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. (APEI) Combining two highly complementary innovators, the acquisition enables Cree’s Power...

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Automotive Electronics

July 9, 2015

Dual Die Hall-Effect Angle Sensor ICs for Motor Position Applications

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC introduces a new family of contactless, Hall-effect based magnetic sensor ICs for high-speed motor position sensing applications. Allegro’s dual-die...

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European Power News

July 8, 2015

Richardson and StarPower sign Distribution Agreement

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. announced today a new distribution agreement with StarPower Europe AG, a power module company headquartered in Jiaxing, China. This...

Motion Control

July 7, 2015

Toshiba adds IC Processes for Motor and Power Supply Controllers

Toshiba Corporation has developed a flash memory embedded process based on 65nm logic process that uses less power than current mainstream technology, and a single-poly non-volatile memory (NVM) process based on 130nm logic and analog power process. Applying the optimal process to diverse applications will allow Toshiba to expand its product line-up in such areas […]

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Energy Efficiency

July 1, 2015

All-SiC Power Modules on Shinkansen Bullet Trains

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has completed the installation of, and begun testing, railcar traction converter/inverter systems with all-silicon carbide (SiC)...

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Energy Efficiency

July 1, 2015

Precision Power Analyzer has 0.01% Measurement Accuracy

Yokogawa Meters & Instruments announces its latest Precision Power Analyzer, the Model WT3000E, claiming the world’s highest power measurement accuracy of 0.01%...