Microchip is… dsPIC

Interview With Alexis Alcott, Associate Director of Marketing at Microchip Technology Inc.

Motor control, digital power, advanced sensing and control, safety-critical and high-performance embedded applications all come with an array of design challenges. Engineers may need to implement high-precision variable speed in a motor control application or high-speed control loop execution in power conversion applications. Designs may also need functional safety compliance, while industrial automation applications can require math-intensive functions. To address these design requirements in the field, a high-performance solution is typically needed to provide the processing power of a Digital Signal Controller (DSC) and the design simplicity of a microcontroller (MCU).

In this podcast episode, Alexis Alcott, associate director of marketing for the dsPIC Digital Signal Controller Business Unit at Microchip, discusses the world of Digital Signal Controllers. Topics covered include the differences between DSCs and microcontrollers, and how a DSC can operate low latency in applications including precision motor control, digital power conversion and advanced sensing.

Find out more about Microchip DSCs here: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/microcontrollers-and-microprocessors/dspic-dscs

 

Time Stamps

[01:13] – Differences between digital signal controllers and microcontrollers

[04:24] – Use categories of applications – e-mobility, automotive, sustainability & data centers

[07:09] – The quest for energy efficiency

[08:01] – How DSCs are meeting design challenges for engineers

[12:36] – The impact of AI in Machine Learning?

 

Follow Alexis

Alexis Alcott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-alcott-5b6552/ 

 

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