Electronic Design

Microcontroller Enables Digital Control in SMPS

While DSPs are the primary controllers in uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) with power-factor correction (PFC), ac generation and battery management, microcontrollers serve secondary functions for ...
EDN

How to design a digital-controlled PFC, Part 1

An AC/DC power supply with input power greater than 75 W requires power factor correction (PFC) to: Take the universal AC input (90 V to 264 V) and rectify that input to a DC voltage. Maintain the ...
Electronic Design

Power-Supply Architecture Fuses Digital and Analog Control

The digital control of switching power supplies is firmly established in everything from EV onboard chargers (OBCs) to power-supply units (PSUs) in AI data centers to renewable-energy systems that ...
EDN

Control digital devices with gestures from your fingers and hands

As a kid you might have imagined having the ability to move objects from across the room with simple hand gestures. Whatever you wanted, it was yours, no matter what got in the way. Whoever said that ...
ecoustics

Moshi Voice Control Digital Clock Radio

Moshi announced the Voice Control Digital Clock Radio. By simply saying “Hello Moshi”, the Digital Clock Radio allows users to activate eleven voice control commands including playing the radio, ...