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Is there a universal tool for DC/DC voltage conversion?
Most applications or subcircuits require a constant voltage supply within a certain voltage tolerance window in order to operate properly. Battery-driven applications such as wireless sensors and...
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When to use rechargeable batteries in small battery applications
From starting a car to powering a television remote, batteries provide the power that makes everyday objects possible. Yet not all batteries are made equal. Some are rated for lower temperatures, while...
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Designing a headlight ECU with a high-power-density constant-on-time DC/DC...
Advanced automotive headlights require dynamic lighting functionality to achieve road-safety-enhancing features like adaptive driving beam and adaptive front lighting systems. These features use LED...
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New LED drivers enhance your automotive lighting solutions
Automotive rear lighting systems have evolved from a signal that simply indicates a braking automobile to a symbol of an automotive brand.Automotive rear lighting systems need to accommodate custom...
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Selecting the right power MOSFET/power block package for your application
When starting a new design, engineers are often overwhelmed by the number of package options for power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) and power blocks. For example, TI...
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Address thermal performance in small applications with the power WCSP technology
When it comes to cost-effectively powering space-constrained, high-power-density applications, such as solid-state drive (SSD) or wearable equipment, wafer chip-scale package (WCSP) DC/DC converter...
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Powering tiny industrial automation control equipment with high-voltage...
It’s not unusual to find industrial automation control equipment like field sensors (for proximity, pressure, flow or temperature, for example) housed in increasingly inconspicuous packages. Figure 1...
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Get more out of your power supply with port power management
With the publication of the new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.3bt standard, the power range of Power over Ethernet (PoE) loads continues to expand. If you are designing systems...
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Sequencing and powering FPGAs in radar and other defense applications
Aerospace and defense applications, from ruggedized communications to radar to avionics equipment, require intelligent power with accurate voltage regulation, high power density, high efficiency and...
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3 tips when designing a power stage for servo and AC drives
The Industry 4.0 revolution enables the capture and analysis of data about various machines, resulting in faster, more flexible, more reliable and more efficient processes to produce higher-quality...
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How to flexibly configure an LED driver for automotive headlights
Electronic technology has advanced so that an electronic control unit (ECU) is required to control the functions of full LED automotive headlights. An ECU consists of mainly LED drivers for headlight...
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Selecting TVS diodes in hot-swap and ORing applications
Designers will often use a transient voltage suppression (TVS) diode to clamp large surge currents to a safe voltage level in order to protect nearby components from damage. In many ways, a TVS diode...
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How to design more noise-tolerant industrial systems
Modern factories and other industrial settings consist of a rich mesh of interconnected machines that themselves include devices such as networked computers, programmable logic controllers,...
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Optimizing flip-chip IC thermal performance in automotive designs
Significant decreases in the size of power integrated circuits (ICs) have enabled system designers to achieve reductions in power-supply solution size and cost, which is imperative to furthering the...
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How to choose the right battery-charger IC for ultrasound point-of-care products
Other Parts Discussed in Post: BQ24610, BQ25713, BQ25790, BQ25792, BQ25892, BQ25895Advancements in ultrasound imaging technology, along with rising demand for minimally invasive diagnostics and...
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Monitoring 12-V automotive battery systems: Load-dump, cold-crank and...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM5060-Q1The 12-V lead-acid battery is a staple in automotive electronic systems such as automotive cockpits, clusters, head units and infotainment. Monitoring the...
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How to reduce EMI and shrink power-supply size with an integrated active EMI...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM25149-Q1 This technical article is co-authored by Tim Hegarty Design engineers working on low-electromagnetic interference (EMI) applications typically face two major...
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How to choose the right LDO for your satellite application
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS7H1101A-SPRadiation-hardened low-dropout regulators (LDOs) are vital power components of many space-grade subsystems, including field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs),...
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Introduction to EMI: Standards, causes and mitigation techniques
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM5156-Q1, LM62440-Q1, LM25149-Q1Electronic systems in industrial, automotive and personal computing applications are becoming increasingly dense and interconnected. To...
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Improving industrial radar RF performance with low-noise, thermal-optimized...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: IWR1843, IWR6843, LP87702, LP87702-Q1For years, passive infrared sensors and lasers have sensed remote objects or measured range in applications such as robotics, level...
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