Low drop out (LDO) regulators are useful in noise-sensitive situations but, when used with DC-DC converters, their PSRR performance is often lacking. ON…
Low drop out (LDO) regulators are useful in noise-sensitive situations but, when used with DC-DC converters, their PSRR performance is often lacking. ON Semiconductor has announced the NCP16x series of LDOs that aim to improve PSRR performance.
This project demonstrates and discusses the performance and functionality of an inductorless ±5 V power-supply circuit.
This project demonstrates and discusses the performance and functionality of an inductorless ±5 V power-supply circuit.
This article looks at how appliance design is utilizing three-phase brushless DC motors to reduce system power…
This article looks at how appliance design is utilizing three-phase brushless DC motors to reduce system power consumption to meet Energy Star's requirements.
This article discusses some details—efficiency, noise, etc.—that influence the choice of operational frequencies for…
This article discusses some details—efficiency, noise, etc.—that influence the choice of operational frequencies for switch-mode power supplies.
This article reviews the fundamental features of an effective protection scheme, highlights the shortcoming of a typical…
This article reviews the fundamental features of an effective protection scheme, highlights the shortcoming of a typical protection implementation—such as a high bill of materials and PC board size occupation—and introduces a new family of integrated, highly flexible protection ICs that address these concerns.
In this article we’ll look at the PCB design for a low-noise ±5 V inductorless power supply.
In this article we’ll look at the PCB design for a low-noise ±5 V inductorless power supply.
This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially…
This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in many popular MCUs.
This article presents and discusses a schematic design for a ±5 V inductorless power supply.
This article presents and discusses a schematic design for a ±5 V inductorless power supply.
This article discusses charge-pump DC/DC converters and introduces a design for an inductorless bipolar power-supply circuit.
This article discusses charge-pump DC/DC converters and introduces a design for an inductorless bipolar power-supply circuit.
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new Himalaya uSLIC power modules: the MAXM17532 and the MAXM15462.
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new Himalaya uSLIC power modules: the MAXM17532 and the MAXM15462.
In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.
In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.
This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.
This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.
The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register…
The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter.
Texas Instruments recently released their new voltage boost converter (step-up converter) that offers high efficiencies…
Texas Instruments recently released their new voltage boost converter (step-up converter) that offers high efficiencies at light load conditions.
Diodes Incorporated announced a new adjustable constant-current LED step-down (buck) DC/DC converter that accepts an…
Diodes Incorporated announced a new adjustable constant-current LED step-down (buck) DC/DC converter that accepts an input voltage ranging from 5V to 60V.
Analog Device’s LDO+ family of regulators add monitoring and control functions unavailable in standard LDOs.
Analog Device’s LDO+ family of regulators add monitoring and control functions unavailable in standard LDOs.
Does the addition of a feedback divider affect PLL transient response? We’ll look at this question and other…
Does the addition of a feedback divider affect PLL transient response? We’ll look at this question and other frequency-multiplication topics in this article.
This triple-output DC/DC controller offers two buck converters, each with an output voltage range of 0.8 to 24 V, and a…
This triple-output DC/DC controller offers two buck converters, each with an output voltage range of 0.8 to 24 V, and a boost converter that can produce up to 60 V.
A research team with members globally has created what seems to be the first working atomically thin memristor.
A research team with members globally has created what seems to be the first working atomically thin memristor.
A four-switch DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below, or equal to the regulated output voltage.
A four-switch DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below, or equal to the regulated output voltage.