Hard drives work by spinning platters full of magnetized data while a read/write head very quickly harvests or changes bits as needed. Older (or perhaps cheaper) drives spin at 5400 RPM, better drives ...

With the appropriate driver IC and microcontroller, designers can exploit the brushless motor's declining price, smaller size, lighter weight, and minimal maintenance. As recently as two years ago, ...

KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched two 600V small intelligent power devices (IPD) for brushless DC motor drive applications ...

Hard drives work by spinning platters full of magnetized data while a read/write head very quickly harvests or changes bits as needed. Older (or perhaps cheaper) drives spin at 5400 RPM, better drives ...

The MTD6501D is a three-phase brushless DC sinusoidal sensorless fan motor driver in an MSOP package. This devices features 180º sinusiodal drive, high torque output, and silent drive. It is intended ...

Toshiba has introduced a brushless dc motor driver that supports ASIL-D for functional safety in vehicles. Designed in accordance with ISO 26262 (2nd edition) and AEC-Q100-qualified, TB9083FTG is ...

Toshiba has announced the launch of the TB9081FG, a brushless motor pre-driver IC enhanced to achieve functional safety, for use in electric power steering systems (EPS). More and more safety-critical ...

In this article, I’ll dig into a couple of things you need to know when it comes to using salvaged hard disc drive spindle motors. Most electronics hobbyists think that such hard disc drive spindle ...

Allegro MicroSystems has a 3-phase brushless DC motor pre-driver with outputs for the direct high-current gate drive of an all N-channel power MOSFET 3-phase bridge with a maximum supply voltage of 38 ...

Different types of motors need different types of drivers. Requirements for a variety of applications. Selecting the right motor driver is crucial to achieving the required functionality and ...