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Bulk up your 24-VDC power distribution with industrial high-side switches
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS272C45, TPS274160For athletes to perform at their highest level – to run a mile in less than five minutes or leap into the air and dunk a basketball – they need strong...
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1 PWM controller, 3 unique challenges – solved for string inverters, motor...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC28C44If you’re designing with controllers for industrial equipment, you’ve likely asked yourself such questions as:“What voltage levels do I need?”“Do I care about the...
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Increasing power density with dual-channel power modules
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPSM5D1806The constant push for more component integration and greater power density, on top of demanding project schedules, can leave engineers in difficult situations...
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Three reasons to add a voltage supervisor to your next wearable power design
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TLV841Within the last decade, manufacturers of wearable technologies such as smartwatches have made significant advancements in enabling users to track their personal...
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Which pinout is best? How individual, multifunctional and trimmed pinouts...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS54620, TPS566231, TPS62903, TPS543620The features of a modern buck converter are simply tools to get a job done – and much like the utility belt of a certain Gotham...
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What’s not in the power MOSFET data sheet part 2: voltage-dependent leakage...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: CSD15380F3In part 1 of this series, I reviewed power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) data sheets and explained what’s in the data sheet and...
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Driving next-generation EV systems with a distributed architecture
Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC14240-Q1Electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid EVs (HEVs) are changing, as are the electronics inside them. The increasing amount of electronics plays a significant role...
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Effective ways to implement backup power from supercapacitors
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS61094, TPS61022, TPS63802(Co-authored by Wenhao Wu)Effective ways to implement backup power from supercapacitorsMany modern, smart Internet-of-things (IoT) devices...
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3 benefits of using a low-Iq buck/boost converter to extend battery life in...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS61094(Co-authored by Alex Pakosta)Lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCI2) batteries are popular in smart flow meters because they provide higher energy density and a better...
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3 quiescent-current (Iq) specifications you need to understand
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS62840, BQ21061, BQ25120, TPS61094, TPS61099A common definition of quiescent current (IQ) is the current drawn by an integrated circuit (IC) in a no-load and...
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3 ways to design a low quiescent-current (Iq) automotive reverse battery...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM74722-Q1, LM74721-Q1, LM74720-Q1The increasing number of electronic circuits in vehicles is placing greater demand on the amount of power consumed from the battery. The...
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Managing power-supply noise with a 30-V gate driver
Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC27624, UCC27614The world is a noisy place – and power supplies are no exception. In the pursuit of higher efficiency, power converters switching at faster and faster...
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How innovative packaging can drive higher power density in load switches
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS22992, TPS22964C, TPS22975, TPS22998From smartphones to cars, consumers are demanding more features packed into increasingly smaller products. To help with this trend,...
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Increasing power density with an integrated GaN solution
Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC5350-Q1, LMG3522R030-Q1, UCC25800-Q1, UCC14240-Q1Gallium nitride (GaN) is a popular topic in the power electronics industry, as it enables designs such as 80 Plus...
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How buck regulators with integrated capacitors help lower EMI and save board...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LMQ61460-Q1, LMQ66430-Q1It’s a challenge to create highly efficient and compact designs while also adhering to strict electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements...
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Is GaN reliable, or is that the right question?
The adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) is rapidly increasing, given its ability to improve efficiency and shrink the size of power supplies. But before investing in the...
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How to achieve higher-reliability isolation and a smaller solution size with...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPSI3050-Q1, TPSI2140-Q1Relays have been used as switches since before the transistor was invented. The ability to safely control high-voltage systems from lower-voltage...
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How to design high-voltage systems with higher reliability while reducing...
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPSI3050, TPSI2140-Q1High-voltage industrial and automotive systems such as factory automation equipment, grid infrastructure applications, motor drives and electric...
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How a fully-stackable eFuse can help meet ever-increasing power needs of servers
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS25985, TPS25990As demand for data increases, so does demand for servers and data centers, and thus higher demand for power. Industry trends suggest that power per...
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Managing thermals: 3 ways to break through power-density barriers
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPS566242, TPS25985, TLVM13660The number of semiconductors in nearly every application is multiplying, and many of the design challenges facing electronics engineers all...
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