Battery-charger-control designers face a fundamental choice: to use a part from the rich selection of dedicated charge-control ICs available from many vendors or to use a programmable microcontroller.

A previously-published Design Idea outlined a polarity protection circuit that provides the correct connection of the battery to a load regardless of the battery’s orientation in its holder. The ...

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, "Magnachip") today announced the launch of two new 8th-generation Ultra ...

F1 drivers and teams are preparing for a markedly different season as they become more concerned than ever with just how much charge the car’s battery has. The 50/50 split between the internal ...