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Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced a new addition to its popular RL78 microcontroller (MCU) Family that includes 8- and 16-bit devices for power-sensitive applications. The RL78/G24 features the highest performance among all the devices in the RL78 family, boosting its performance with an application-specific Flexible Application Accelerator (FAA) and a…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will host its Industrial Summit 2023 at the Futian Shangri-La Hotel, in Shenzhen, China, on September 28th, 2023. In recognition of the extraordinary climate-related challenges, ST has long been guided by its unwavering commitment to sustainability. The Company is actively working to…

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has debuted three new MCU groups targeting motor-control applications. Additionally, Renesas is introducing more than 35 new products, including devices from both the RX and RA families. The new MCUs add to the industry’s top motor-control portfolio, including multiple MCU and MPU families, analog and power…

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced the industry’s first RISC-V MCU specifically optimized for advanced motor-control systems. The new solution enables customers to benefit from a ready-to-use, turnkey solution for motor-control applications, with no development cost. Customers benefit from reduced time to market and cost reductions with the delivery of…

STMicroelectronics has released two reference designs that simplify building complete industrial or home-appliance motor drives for compressors with the STSPIN32 motor-control system-in-package (SiP). Each integrates the motor controller with a three-phase inverter to power the motor, and an offline converter and auxiliary circuitry. A production-ready PCB design and motor-control firmware are also included. The STEVAL-CTM011V1 targets general…

Developers of motor-control systems are rapidly replacing Hall Effect position sensors and older magnetic resolver solutions with inductive alternatives that eliminate expensive magnets and other heavy transformer-based structures so they can be integrated onto simple, compact printed-circuit boards (PCBs). Extending the world’s broadest line of inductive position sensors into the EV motor-control market, Microchip Technology announces…

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has released its highest-performance RZ/T2M motor-control microprocessor units (MPUs) for applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M combines fast and highly precise real-time, motor-control capabilities and the latest industrial Ethernet on a single chip, which supports functional safety operation. By providing all…

Tata Elxsi, a global provider of design and technology services, and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, have announced their collaboration on a state-of-the-art design center in Bangalore that will develop targeted solutions for electric vehicles (EV). The new Next-Generation EV Innovation Center (NEVIC) was opened in January of this year. EVs…

With the MOTIX motor-control kit, Infineon Technologies presents a complete system solution for motor control. The pre-assembled kit provides everything needed to get the motor spinning in a matter of seconds: a market-proven chipset combined with pre-flashed sample software and a BLDC motor. Only a power supply needs to be connected. Therefore, the motor-control kit…