For the PDF version of this article, click here. Motor controllers used to power, stop and control the speed of a variety of motors must deal with a wide variety of surges due to switching events.

As power-supply technology advances, so does the need for accurate current-sense methods. For low- and medium-power applications, low-value current-sense resistors are used almost exclusively. In ...

The most widespread culprit in false triggering of digital thresholds occurs when the signal is distorted by reflections from improperly terminated transmission lines. Transmission line termination ...