Motor Drives, Robotics & Controls

January 2019

IC Family Provides Noise, Vibration, and Heat Reduction

IC Family Provides Noise, Vibration, and Heat Reduction

WESTFORD, Mass. -- Performance Motion Devices, Inc., announced the new Juno Torque Control IC in an ultra-small 56-pin or small 64-pin package. The new Juno Torque Control IC is the latest addition to the Juno Velocity and Torque Control IC family, the industry's first family of compact ICs with full four qua

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01/31/2019

Microcontroller Lineup for Motor Control Applications

TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its RX24T and RX24U Groups of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) to include new high-temperature-tolerant models for motor-control applications that require an expanded operating temperature range. The new RX24T G Version and RX24U G Version

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01/31/2019

The Power and Evolution of GaN – Part 5

Alex Lidow, CEO and Co-founder of EPC

In this series, how the superior switching speed of gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon low voltage power devices have enabled many new applications is being discussed. These new applications are transforming industries such as light detection and ranging (lidar) for autonomous vehicles, envelope tracking for 4G and 5G communications

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01/23/2019

Screw-Terminal Capacitors Feature 500 V Rated Voltage

Screw-Terminal Capacitors Feature 500 V Rated Voltage

MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has extended the maximum voltage rating of the Vishay BC components 500 PGP-ST series of aluminum screw-terminal capacitors to 500 V while more than doubling its useful life to 5000 hours at +85 °C. As polarized aluminum electrolytic capacitors wi

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01/21/2019

Modulating Charging Current in Battery Charger Applications

Victor Khasiev, Sr. Applications Engineer, Power by Linear Analog Device, Inc.

The LTC4012 is a very popular multichemistry battery charger used in a variety of applications. This controller provides the user with gate drivers, current sense inputs, temperature qualified charging and multiple signal outputs. There is also a range of useful functions detailed in the datasheet. One of

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01/18/2019

Measuring AI's Ability to Learn is Difficult

Measuring AI's Ability to Learn is Difficult

University of Waterloo

Organizations looking to benefit from the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution should be cautious about putting all their eggs in one basket, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. In a study published in Nature Machine Intelligence, Waterloo researchers found that contrary to conventional wi

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01/17/2019

Zero-Drift Op Amp Provides Precision Plus EMI Filtering

Zero-Drift Op Amp Provides Precision Plus EMI Filtering

CHANDLER, Ariz.— The rapid expansion of wireless capabilities, such as Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled applications, is increasing high-frequency noise in our livable space and work environments. To allow designers to provide improved performance while more easily managing an increasingly difficult environment, Mi

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01/16/2019

TTI Stocking MXMag Dual Port Connectors from Molex

TTI Stocking MXMag Dual Port Connectors from Molex

Fort Worth, Texas – TTI, Inc. is now stocking MXMag RJ45 Dual Port connectors from Molex. MXMag RJ45 connectors are robust, high-reliability magnetic jacks that provide an option for automated reflow-solder assembly solution designed to meet the stringent of customer demands and cost reduction requirements. Historically RJ-45 connectors

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01/16/2019

Customizable Stepper Motors for Automation Applications

Customizable Stepper Motors for Automation Applications

Syosset, NY - ISL Products International Ltd. announces value-added hybrid, permanent magnet (PM) and variable reluctance stepper motors which meet the exact positioning, holding torque, and repeatability specifications of the broadest array of automation designs. As stepper motors employ the theory of op

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01/16/2019

Infineon Breaking Boundaries with Infineon’s New GaN Solution

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Figure 1 Cross section of a 600 V CoolGaN™ ™ power transistor [1]

Infineon Breaking Boundaries with Infineon’s New GaN Solution

Eric Persson, GaN Applications, Infineon Technologies AG

Today’s demand for high-performance, low-cost power conversion products is driven by consumer expectation for longer battery life, faster charging for their phones, electric vehicles (EVs) or power tools. And consumers want faster data communication along with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, de

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01/15/2019

Handheld Device Optimizes Operator Control

Handheld Device Optimizes Operator Control

Making it easier than ever for machine operators and maintenance personnel to monitor and control machine components, Mitsubishi Electric Automation introduces handheld models for its GOT2000 Series, a human machine interface (HMI) that optimizes operator control and monitoring of device and line status. The GT

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01/15/2019

Ready-to-Use Motor Control with Application Flexibility

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Figure 1: Growth rate of variable speed drives

Ready-to-Use Motor Control with Application Flexibility

Ingo Skuras, Product Marketing iMOTION at Infineon Technologies AG

With a further growing population, the global demand for electrical energy is continuously increasing. In terms of the generation of electrical energy, the trend is clearly towards the use of renewable energies, while on the other side there is a strong push for the increasingly efficient use of electrical energy. Th

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01/15/2019

A Boost for Artificial Intelligence

How can a computer learn to generalize the knowledge contained in a huge dataset and find solutions for complex problems on its own? This question is the focus of two new assistant professorships.

A Boost for Artificial Intelligence

University of Freiburg

How can a computer learn to generalize the knowledge contained in a huge dataset and to find solutions for complex problems on its own? This question is the focus of two new assistant professorships at the University of Freiburg: Robot Learning and Representation Learning. They are the result of a successful ap

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01/13/2019

Ethernet Connector Modules Offer Pin-in-Paste Soldering

Ethernet Connector Modules Offer Pin-in-Paste Soldering

SAN DIEGO – Pulse Electronics’ Networking Business Unit introduced its JXR8 series of 1x2 PIP tab down Ethernet Connector Modules. Designed to provide safety isolation and noise reduction in a single solution, the new JXR8 series connector modules operate with a wide range of industrial protocols. The

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01/10/2019

Resistors Meet UL94V-0 Flammability Requirements

Resistors Meet UL94V-0 Flammability Requirements

RALEIGH, NC -- The WW Series high-temperature silicone coated wirewound resistors meet UL94V-0 flammability requirements. The all welded WW is available in power ratings from 0.5W up to 11W and tolerances from 5% to 0.1%. Typical TCR for the WW series ranges from 90 ppm or better for resistance values below 1 ohm to

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01/08/2019

Research Towards More Durable Cell Phones and Power Lines

Research Towards More Durable Cell Phones and Power Lines

Binghamton University

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a way to make cell phones and power lines more durable. Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Sherry Towfighian and graduate student Mark Pallay created a new type of m

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01/03/2019

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