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ESD Fundamentals Part 2: IEC 61000-4-2 Rating
In the previous post, I introduced the ESD Fundamentals blog series and in case you haven’t seen it, I’ve attached a link here. In the following posts, we will go over the different factors to consider...
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A wiser choice for automotive lighting
The evolution of automotive lighting has spanned decades. In the age of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, expectations for complete lamp designs have never been higher; these expectations are...
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A bite-size gate drive: replacing BJTs with an integrated solution
Sushi is wonderful. It packs a fresh, satisfying flavor into a small package that melds the subtleties of just a few ingredients to make something special. It reminds me of the ideal power supply: a...
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The future of wearable biosensors and linear chargers
Biosensors are devices that monitor various biological processes and convert the results into an electrical signal to be processed and interpreted by doctors and researchers. There are a wide range of...
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ESD fundamentals, part 3: clamping voltage
In the second installment of this series, I went over the basics of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61000-4-2 rating for electrostatic discharge (ESD) diodes.One comment that I...
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The top trends in high-voltage power, from isolation to wide-bandgap...
What do you, me and your second cousin twice removed have in common? Together, we are directly and indirectly influencing technology. More specifically, together we are creating a need for high...
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Converters or controllers – taking a look at the bigger picture
I’m the type of person who can’t imagine reading books on an e-reader. New technologies just can’t replace the feeling of flipping pages and physically putting in a bookmark. Even though I know that...
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When and how to supply an external bias for buck controllers – part 1
In multi-rail systems system designers often have to make the choice of where to tap into for the input rail for the buck controllers. Often it is from 12V or 24V rails, however in some cases it’s from...
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When and how to supply an external bias for buck controllers – part 2
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the need for external bias and under what conditions you need to consider it. In this installment, I will look at whether you can apply external bias to any...
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Power a RS-485 transceiver with a high efficiency flyback converter
RS-485 is a standard defining the electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers for use in serial communication systems. It defines not only a single device-to-device interface, but also a...
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Power Tips: How to protect a USB Type-C™ controller from legacy adapters
In the last couple of years, more and more portal devices such as notebooks and smartphones have employed USB Type-C™ as the interface port. The USB Type-C connector is a totally new USB connector. It...
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When and how to supply an external bias for buck controllers – part 3
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the need for an external bias and under what conditions you need to consider one. In part 2, I discussed whether you can apply an external bias to any controller....
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Power solution selection for a Xilinx Ultrascale/Ultrascale + FPGA made easy
Given their high performance and integration capabilities, several data center and industrial applications use Xilinx® Ultrascale™ and Ultrascale+ field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), including...
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Design a 3A power supply smaller than a 1608-size resistor
Is it easy for you to physically see all of your integrated circuits (ICs) on your printed circuit boards (PCBs), or do you need a magnifying glass to see the small bits of black plastic sprinkled in...
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How to Select a MOSFET – Part 1
In complicated power designs, metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) selection has a tendency to be somewhat of an afterthought. After all, it’s just a three-pin device. How...
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Design a second-stage filter for sensitive applications
Certain applications, such as test and measurement, are sensitive to voltage ripple and routinely require very low output voltage ripple. For example, 10µV/V of ripple ratio translates to 100dB of...
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Batteries and the changing landscape of medical monitoring
As healthcare coverage expands to cover emerging technologies, batteries shrink and interconnectivity improves, the medical field is close to a paradigm shift in treatment options. In the next decade,...
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TurboTrans™ technology: one resistor dramatically improves transient...
Ever-evolving technology demands smaller, modular, performance-driven solutions. Power modules contribute to very small solution sizes and smaller board-space requirements, but can come at the cost of...
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How to Select a MOSFET – Part 2
In part one of this series, we looked at how to suggest an appropriate cross reference for a FET when the end application is unknown. In this blog and those upcoming entries in this series, we’ll start...
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Powering FPGAs - What to consider with Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGAs
Have you ever driven across a one-lane bridge or been in traffic with cars on either side? In such instances, there may only be a few feet of margin of error when steering. If your car was wider, the...
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