Motor Control Reference Design | BLDC Motor Controller

May 1, 2017

Cree Reports Impact of Wolfspeed / Infineon Agreement Termination

Cree, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2017, ended March 26, 2017, which results include the Company’s Wolfspeed segment being reported as part of the Company’s continuing operations. While the sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon Technologies AG was targeted to close during the quarter, the agreement was formally terminated on March […]

Automotive Electronics

April 28, 2017

STMicroelectronics Reports Positive Momentum

STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2017. Net revenues were $1.82 billion, up 12.9% year-over-year on growth across all product groups. Gross margin was 37.6%, up 420 basis points year-over-year. Net income of $108 million was a year-over-year improvement of $149 million. And a cash dividend of $0.24 per common […]

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Digital Power

April 27, 2017

Virginia Tech and UTC Team on Power Electronics and More

Virginia Tech and UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) have established a comprehensive research and education agreement that will focus on two areas of...

Automotive Electronics

April 27, 2017

Analog Growth Drives TI’s First Quarter Results

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) reported first-quarter revenue of $3.40 billion, net income of $997 million and earnings per share of 97 cents. Earnings per share include an 8-cent discrete tax benefit not in the company’s original guidance. Regarding the company’s performance and returns to shareholders, Rich Templeton, TI’s chairman, president and CEO, made the following […]

Components

April 26, 2017

32-Bit Cost Effective MCUs Target Motor Control

Zilog, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation, announced the Z32F0642 – a new Cortex-M0 32-bit MCU. A cost effective and high performance microcontroller that is ideal for motor control applications, this product family expands Zilog’s portfolio of ZNEO32! 32-bit products. The Z32F0642 MCU features 64KB of Flash memory, 4KB of SRAM, and operating frequencies up […]

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Automotive Electronics

April 25, 2017

AEC-Q100 Low-Voltage Precision Hall-Effect Latch ICs

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has announced a low voltage family of AEC-Q100 qualified three-wire Hall-effect latches. The APS12205, APS12215, and APS12235 are produced...

Automotive Electronics

April 25, 2017

Autos and Industrials Driving Growth at Maxim

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. reported net revenue of $581 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2017 ended March 25, 2017, a 5% increase from the $551 million revenue recorded in the prior quarter, and a 5% increase from the same quarter of last year. Tunc Doluca, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our strong […]

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European Power News

April 24, 2017

TU Wien Presents the Planet Motor at Hannover Messe

An innovation from TU Wien brings significant advantages for electric vehicles and many other uses: The electric planet motor integrates motor and...

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Energy Efficiency

April 24, 2017

‘Voice of the Machine’ IIoT Platform at Hannover Messe

Parker Hannifin Corporation today unveiled the Voice of the Machine® IoT platform, an open, interoperable and scalable ecosystem of connected products and...

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Automotive Electronics

April 21, 2017

ROHM Expands its Range of SiC and Si Power Devices

ROHM Semiconductor will debut its latest power product designs at PCIM, the leading trade fair for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion and Energy...

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Automotive Electronics

April 20, 2017

Transphorm’s 900V GaN Switch Assisted by PowerAmerica Money

In part due to funding assistance from PowerAmerica, California-based Transphorm has developed what may be the first offerings of their kind in...

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Components

April 20, 2017

Stepping Motor Driver IC with Anti-Stall Feedback Architecture

Toshiba Corporation‘s Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company announced the launch of the TB67S289FTG, a stepping motor driver with a Toshiba developed...