Industry 4.0 is the latest trend in automation field and big data exchange in manufacturing technologies. Automation, artificial intelligence and collaborations will be the talk of smart manufacturing, smart products/services and smart cities.

In most multi-rail systems, sequencing and relative timing of power-up or power-down for each supply rail are done by a specialized sequencer function, which can be implemented as part of a PMIC (power management IC) or a dedicated sequencer IC.

Data security is a very hot topic at the moment. It’s rare to get through a day without hearing news of a large corporation or an individual getting ‘burnt’.

Picking the right control to use for motor applications is a very important choice and the one that should be made before committing to a particular motor or vendor