There was a time when building electronics and building software were two distinct activities. These days, almost any significant electronic project will use a CPU somewhere, or — at least — could.

Today's motors are increasingly driven via electronic controls, which offer better control of speed, position, and torque, as well as much greater efficiency, rather than via direct connection to ...

Electrical-mechanical controllers depend on power semiconductors. Motor controls of all sorts – robotics, switching power supplies, welding and induction heating systems – all need a ready way for ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. New industrial and appliance motor drives have become more advanced in performance and more compact in size. This is largely due to advancement in ...