I wrote up a piece about AustriaMicrosystems’ 12 bit hall-effect rotary encoder and the ebullient and cheerful Mary Bohenek was nice enough to send me a demo board. This thing is a blast—imagine ...

When you think about highly-precise actuators, stepper motors probably aren’t the first device that comes to mind. However, ...

RF Solutions has introduced a pair of encoder/decoder ICs for radio-control applications, featuring three independent I/O lines and allowing direct connection of an RF module to simplify design.

Qualcomm has taken a 2.64% stake in Sharp by buying 30m Sharp shares for $60m. The present intention is for Qualcomm to lift its stake to 5.2% via a similar deal in March, though Sharp says this ...

Download the PDF of this issue, with ideas on how to resolve optical encoder outputs with a PSoC GPIO and interrupts, and how to enhance short-circuit protection with a high-side ...