Op-amps are evolving as they now add specialized performance functions tailored to suit specific end applications. Zero drift, precision performance, and higher voltage...
Audio Amplifiers amplify input audio signals to voltage and power levels required by the speaker element of an audio system. In the 1960s, audio amplifiers were made...
The use of variable frequency drives (VFD) can increase efficiency in motors. Modern VFD algorithms monitor a motor’s load, making adjustments when required.
Electric...
Electric motors , and their associated drive controllers, are an integral part of our lives today. They come in different sizes, capacities, and are found in applications...
As technology providers or innovators search for an answer to climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising solution for reducing both greenhouse...
In a sense, electricity drives the world’s economy. With climate change becoming a major concern, many nations have committed to decarbonizing their economies, replacing...
A Digital Signal Processor, commonly known as DSP, is a specialized microcomputer designed to process digital data that represents analog signals. DSPs are engineered...
Energy Harvesting (also known as energy scavenging) is the process of capturing and converting small amounts of naturally occurring, ambient energy to power anything...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that both draws our attention and captures our imagination, but often escapes a definitive meaning. One person may say that IoT...
As the Internet-of-Things (IoT) becomes more mainstream, one of the issues to consider has been how to send tiny bits of information from miniscule sensors over long...
The demands for high efficiency, low loss, high power, and reliable safety are the major challenges in a modern power distribution system, from the power source all the...
Power is a requirement for every piece of equipment or product developed, whether it's from a large original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a maker building his next...
Climate change is a popular topic of discussion in today’s world. Human uses of fossil fuels are the main contributor to the rise in global temperatures. Despite this...
Sensors Series - Part 11 - Current Sensing
Current sensing is an essential function in many power-management circuits. It gives designers a method to monitor the power...
Smart homes have revolutionized the way we interact with our living spaces. Connected devices that can be controlled with a voice command to Alexa or simple tap on a...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most talked about topic in technology today. Autonomous cars, intelligent robots, the "lights out" automated factory were...
Zigbee is an open communication standard developed to enable low latency, low-power, secure, wireless IoT data networks.
Wireless Protocol Series - Part 6 - Essentials...
Bluetooth LE Audio is the next evolution of Bluetooth’s audio capabilities, enhancing the way we communicate and listen to music, as well as giving us new features, such...
Wireless Protocol Series - Part 4 - Bluetooth LE Features, Operation, and Dev Kits
Bluetooth is everywhere: in your speakers, wireless headphones, cars, wearables,...
Wireless Protocol Series - Part 3 - Near Field Communication (NFC)
According to the NFC Forum , the body that maintains NFC protocols and standards, "NFC technology...
