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Board-Mount Packages for AC-DC Power Supplies Announced by CUI Power Group

Board-Mount Packages for AC-DC Power Supplies Announced by CUI Power Group

In this News Brief, we'll take a look at CUI Power Group's new series of AC-DC power supplies.


News May 03, 2017 by Kate Smith
Analyzing and Solving Fixed Frequency Spur Issues in High Precision ADC Signal Chains

Analyzing and Solving Fixed Frequency Spur Issues in High Precision ADC Signal Chains

This article will introduce approaches for determining the root causes of spur issues in high-resolution precision ADC applications and present solutions to solve them.


Convenient, High-Efficiency Power: A New Series of DC/DC Converter Modules from Murata

Convenient, High-Efficiency Power: A New Series of DC/DC Converter Modules from Murata

You can’t beat the efficiency of switch-mode power supplies, and you can avoid the design-complexity issue by using DC/DC modules such as those in the OKDx-T/90 series.


Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in Power Systems

Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in Power Systems

This article describes the cause and effect of total harmonic distortion (THD) in power systems. Some means of improving THD are also discussed.


FET vs. BJT vs. IGBT: What’s the Right Choice for Your Power Stage Design?

FET vs. BJT vs. IGBT: What’s the Right Choice for Your Power Stage Design?

This article will help the reader understand the different types of power semiconductors: how they work, their key parameters, and trade-offs.


Circuits Need Protection, Too: An IC Solution for Overvoltage, Undervoltage, and Reverse Polarity

Circuits Need Protection, Too: An IC Solution for Overvoltage, Undervoltage, and Reverse Polarity

A new power-supply IC from Linear Tech, the LTC4368, is a highly integrated device that can help you protect your circuits from problematic voltage and current conditions.


Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Out of all device properties, noise can be an especially challenging topic to grasp and design for.


Interpreting Current-Voltage Curves of Different Materials

Interpreting Current-Voltage Curves of Different Materials

This article discusses the ideas involved in measuring and interpreting the current-voltage curves of solar cells, batteries, and unknown materials.


Improper Power Sequencing in Op Amps: Analyzing the Risks

Improper Power Sequencing in Op Amps: Analyzing the Risks

This article takes a look at the activity of op amps in different power sequence situations, analyzes possible issues, and presents some suggestions.


Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

In this article, we’ll take a look at three new power-management ICs—two linear regulators and one power supply monitor.


News Feb 09, 2017 by Robert Keim
New Doping Process for Organic Photo-Voltaic Cells Could Change the Solar Energy Industry

New Doping Process for Organic Photo-Voltaic Cells Could Change the Solar Energy Industry

A new processing technique allows for the doping of organic PV cells at room temperature.


News Jan 23, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Building an Infrared Tracker with a PICAXE 14M2 and a Stepper Motor

Building an Infrared Tracker with a PICAXE 14M2 and a Stepper Motor

Tracking an infrared light source is not as difficult as you might think; a 14-pin PICAXE, a stepper motor with a driver IC, three phototransistors, and a few other components will do the trick.


How to Make a Timed Air Ventilator

How to Make a Timed Air Ventilator

Need to ventilate a room? This article will show you how I made a relay-operated, GPS-timed fan to vent out the moist air in my boat's cabin. It is controlled with a PIC16F628A and has an LCD.


Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding these artifacts allows designers to successfully integrate switching regulators in a wider range of high-performance, noise-sensitive applications.


Changes in Electricity Generation and Use Strengthen the Case for DC Power Distribution

Changes in Electricity Generation and Use Strengthen the Case for DC Power Distribution

The growing need to create electricity from a wider variety of energy sources including renewables is driving growing interest in DC power distribution over long distances and within buildings.


Understanding Current-Voltage Curves

Understanding Current-Voltage Curves

This article discusses I-V curves for passive components, voltage sources, and current sources.


Ferrite Beads Demystified

Ferrite Beads Demystified

Learn how to get the most out of ferrite beads in your designs.


How the Boost PFC Converter Circuit Improves Power Quality

How the Boost PFC Converter Circuit Improves Power Quality

A boost power factor correction (PFC) converter can significantly improve both the power factor and the harmonic distortion.


Power Factor, THD, and Why Linear Power Supplies Fail to Meet Power Standards

Power Factor, THD, and Why Linear Power Supplies Fail to Meet Power Standards

A discussion of international electrical quality standards and why basic linear power supplies fail to meet them.


Practical Filter Design Challenges and Considerations for Precision ADCs

Practical Filter Design Challenges and Considerations for Precision ADCs

Precision analog-to-digital converters can be tricky. Here are some pointers to get the most out of them.