Applications & Technologies
GaN Power Devices: Potential, Benefits, and Keys to Successful Use
Mouser Electronics
Viable power-switching devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) technology have turned the corner. They offer greater efficiency and power handling performance compared to their well-established, widely-available silicon MOSFET counterparts. This article examines their differences.
How Connected Vehicles Will Safely Leverage Smartphones
Mouser Electronics
Connected vehicles will build on user familiarity with the simple, intuitive interfaces and interactive paradigms that have evolved with smartphones and apps. In doing so, the connected vehicle will play multiple roles as a mobile-device platform within vehicles, leverage their accessibility, and even enhance their capabilities.
Smart Agriculture Sensors: Helping Small Farmers and Positively Impacting Global Issues, Too
Mouser Electronics
Smart agriculture sensors are integral to agribusiness, enabling farmers to understand their crops at a micro scale, conserve resources, and reduce environmental impacts. These same technologies are making their way to smaller farms, as well as positively impacting global farming and environmental issues.
Motor Gate-Drive Isolation: Go Optocoupler, Transformer, or Other
Mouser Electronics
Motor gate-drive isolation is an important issue in the real world of circuit-design topology, high voltages, and user/equipment safety. This article examines various reasons for isolation, discusses challenges of isolation, compares magnetic and optical isolation, and discusses factors for choosing an isolation approach.