LEDs find their way into applications that range from high-end video displays to low-end lighting applications. Designers often need only some of the functions of a dedicated LED driver but can’t ...

As I get more and more used to analog control of power giving way to digital control, I often look for applications where the microprocessor is controlling the entire show. I do this for several ...

auto-cpufreq 3.0.0 is here: The open-source tool automatically optimizes the CPU speed and power consumption of Linux notebooks by adjusting governors, frequencies, and other parameters based on ...

Microprocessor control lets variable-speed PMSMs save energy. Sophisticated motor control is no longer the sole province of custom hardware and proprietary control techniques. Advances in powerful, ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I have worked in the mechanical rail industry for over 20 years, as a switchman, carman, and now in sales. I have seen firsthand how existing pneumatic ...

Simple electric motors turn when you apply power. They have been used this way since their inception. Yet today, a microcontroller may be sitting between the motor and the switch, and motors can be ...

Sophisticated motor control is no longer the sole province of custom hardware and proprietary control techniques. Advances in powerful, low-cost digital-signal controllers (DSCs) let designers use ...