This year at APEC 2014 I saw many interesting trends. One of the key ones was the increased use of State machine control for Digital power. I saw this begin last year at APEC and now it is in full ...

In today's quickly changing business environment, achieving visibility, agility and efficiency is paramount. For many businesses, the digital control tower has become a transformative tool that offers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last week, Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) claimed that “Outside of China,” central bank digital currencies are “largely theoretical.” If only Casten were correct. As my colleague Nick Anthony points out, 10 ...

The audio company Sonos has introduced a new digital voice assistant with a twist that could help protect consumers’ privacy. Available June 1 via a free software update, Sonos Voice Control (aka “Hey ...

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, ...

One of the hobbies that I greatly enjoy is to do home improvement projects. There is nothing fundamentally "wrong" with my home, but I like to tinker and to build and to construct new things. So ...