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| 2012-05-07 | 16mm spindle drive has integrated axial bearing Maxon Motor releases the GP 16 S, a 16mm diameter spindle drive that is a fully configurable system with integrated axial bearing for high loads. |
| 2012-05-04 | Stepper motor drive targets multi-axis apps Stepper motor drive targets multi-axis apps |
| 2012-05-03 | 60mm diameter motor delivers up to 319mNm 60mm diameter motor delivers up to 319mNm |
| 2012-05-02 | TI's stepper motor driver boosts thermal efficiency TI's stepper motor driver boosts thermal efficiency |
| 2012-04-16 | TI's low-voltage motor drivers target battery-powered apps TI's low-voltage motor drivers target battery-powered apps |
| 2012-03-20 | Mitsubishi develops EV motor with SiC inverter Mitsubishi develops EV motor with SiC inverter |
| 2012-02-06 | Dual motor control kit lowers development cost Dual motor control kit lowers development cost |
| 2011-12-20 | AMR angle sensor packs amplifier IC NXP's KMZ60 analogue AMR angle sensor claims to be the first magnetoresistive angle sensor with an integrated amplifier IC targeted at BLDC motor-based applications. |
| 2011-12-14 | Motor control kit touts fast BLDC motor spin Motor control kit touts fast BLDC motor spin |
| 2011-11-25 | Ethernet kit reduces loop times by 10x Xilinx's Ethernet protocol support and motor control building blocks for industrial targeted design platforms accelerate design cycles and lower costs for industrial networking and control systems. |
| 2011-11-16 | DSCs, MCUs offer 70MIPS of DSP performance Microchip's expands its 16bit dsPIC33 and PIC24 "E" DSC and MCU families enabling advanced features in user interface, intelligent-sensing, general purpose and motor control applications. |
| 2011-10-26 | Sensored 3-phase brushless DC motor control using MCU Sensored 3-phase brushless DC motor control using MCU |
| 2011-09-19 | Code generation tool cuts dev't time by 50% MathWorks announces that Thien eDrives used MathWorks Code Generation Tools for TI's C2000 MCU to speed progress from first prototype to final series, reducing development time by 50 per cent. |
| 2011-09-15 | Motor pre-driver boosts thermal performance Motor pre-driver boosts thermal performance |
| 2011-09-06 | Optical encoder offers up to 17bit resolution Avago releases AEAT-9000, an absolute optical encoder for high-performance servo and motor feedback applications that offers high accuracy with modular package for easy instalment and alignment. |
| 2011-09-09 | How to migrate PWM from MC56F8013 to MC568247 Learn how to set up the PWM peripheral on the MC56F8247 using the setting of the PWM on the MC56F8013. |
| 2011-08-29 | Motor control issues in MQX OS Motor control issues in MQX OS |
| 2011-08-18 | Employ MCU for sinusoidal PWM motor control Employ MCU for sinusoidal PWM motor control |
| 2011-08-03 | Digital isolators back 220Vac mains-powered systems Silicon Labs launches 3.75kV and 5kV digital isolators with 5kV isolation ratings to replace optocouplers in target applications such as industrial automation and drives, motor control and medical systems. |
| 2011-07-22 | Power supply IC targets 85W–1kW PFC apps PI reveals a design example report (DER-274) for a 900W power supply that offers a smaller, lighter, higher efficiency alternative to passive PFC solutions for white goods, motor control drives, etc. |
| 2011-07-19 | Isolated amp, modulator target green energy apps TI introduces an isolated amplifier and a delta-sigma modulator that is said to enable high precision shunt-based current measurement in motor control and green energy applications. |
| 2011-07-12 | Gate driver designed for high power IGBT Diodes unveils a 40V gate driver designed specifically for switching high power IGBTs that helps to increase power conversion efficiency in solar inverter, motor drive and power supply applications. |
| 2011-07-04 | 32bit MCUs provide efficient motor controllability 32bit MCUs provide efficient motor controllability |
| 2011-07-01 | 16bit MCUs optimised for sensor-less motor control 16bit MCUs optimised for sensor-less motor control |
| 2011-06-30 | Firmware library aids motor drive development Firmware library aids motor drive development |
| 2011-06-24 | Single-chip MCU aimed at automotive DC motor apps Single-chip MCU aimed at automotive DC motor apps |
| 2011-06-01 | TI motor drivers support up to 5A TI motor drivers support up to 5A |
| 2011-06-01 | ST's current-sense amplifier IC offers low-cost sol'n STMicroelectronics unleashes the TSC1021, a high-side current-sense amplifier IC targeted at lower-cost precision control of functions such as battery monitoring, power management and motor control. |
| 2011-05-31 | Power switch enhances auto motor control Power switch enhances auto motor control |
| 2011-05-30 | Z-FET SiC MOSFET ups energy efficiency Cree Inc. unveils its latest 1200V Z-FET device which provides silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET energy conservation to 3-10kW solar, power supply and motor drive applications. |
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