Latest Power Technical Articles

Learn about various types of filters, including common terminology and important characteristics.

Learn about various types of filters, including common terminology and important characteristics.

Using a pulse-frequency-modulated buck converter as an example, this article describes techniques for incorporating PFM…

Using a pulse-frequency-modulated buck converter as an example, this article describes techniques for incorporating PFM into switching regulator design and simulations.

What’s the difference between PFM and PWM? We explore pulse-frequency modulation as a technique for controlling the…

What’s the difference between PFM and PWM? We explore pulse-frequency modulation as a technique for controlling the output voltage of a switch-mode voltage regulator.

This technical brief attempts to dispel some of the fog surrounding the three-character naming convention used to…

This technical brief attempts to dispel some of the fog surrounding the three-character naming convention used to describe ceramic caps.

Learn how to simulate a switching voltage regulator with a voltage-controlled PWM waveform in LTspice.

Learn how to simulate a switching voltage regulator with a voltage-controlled PWM waveform in LTspice.

Learn about the inverting buck-boost converter, a switching voltage regulator designed to handle unstable input voltages.

Learn about the inverting buck-boost converter, a switching voltage regulator designed to handle unstable input voltages.

Learn how output voltage and diode current affect the behavior of a step-up switching regulator.

Learn how output voltage and diode current affect the behavior of a step-up switching regulator.

With the help of LTspice, we examine how inductor current affects the functioning of a boost converter.

With the help of LTspice, we examine how inductor current affects the functioning of a boost converter.

Learn how a step-up switching regulator generates an output voltage higher than its input voltage.

Learn how a step-up switching regulator generates an output voltage higher than its input voltage.

What is a boost converter? This article discusses key initial design tasks for a step-up voltage regulator and describes…

What is a boost converter? This article discusses key initial design tasks for a step-up voltage regulator and describes its structure.

Designing a buck converter? Read this article for practical guidance on selecting an output capacitance value.

Designing a buck converter? Read this article for practical guidance on selecting an output capacitance value.

Capacitors are a crucial component of step-down switching regulators. Learn about the different capacitor types and how…

Capacitors are a crucial component of step-down switching regulators. Learn about the different capacitor types and how each one affects regulator performance.

Are you picking out components for a step-down switching regulator? Learn how to think about inductance values and…

Are you picking out components for a step-down switching regulator? Learn how to think about inductance values and inductor current when choosing an inductor.

Proper inductor selection is one key to the successful design and implementation of a switching regulator. This article…

Proper inductor selection is one key to the successful design and implementation of a switching regulator. This article will help you understand the relationship between the inductor value and circuit performance.

Improve your understanding of switch-mode voltage regulators by examining the electrical characteristics of a step-down…

Improve your understanding of switch-mode voltage regulators by examining the electrical characteristics of a step-down converter during the on and off portions of its switching cycle.

This article will analyze in detail the operation of a step-down DC/DC voltage converter. Using SPICE simulations, we…

This article will analyze in detail the operation of a step-down DC/DC voltage converter. Using SPICE simulations, we will investigate the output voltage settling, voltage ripple, and inductor and load currents.

Switching regulators are an essential circuit for efficiently generating stable supply voltages and for translating…

Switching regulators are an essential circuit for efficiently generating stable supply voltages and for translating voltages up or down.

In this article, we’ll use LTspice simulations to more thoroughly understand output-voltage ripple and consider…

In this article, we’ll use LTspice simulations to more thoroughly understand output-voltage ripple and consider techniques for mitigating it within a charge pump circuit.

Continuing our in-depth look at a simple SPICE circuit that can generate a negative supply voltage, we’ll consider the…

Continuing our in-depth look at a simple SPICE circuit that can generate a negative supply voltage, we’ll consider the effect of oscillator frequency on the system’s performance parameters.