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Driving AC-DC power supply efficiency even higher
Reducing the size and improving the efficiency of AC-DC power supplies are constant pressures. In addition...

MachXO PLDs in System Control Designs
Temperature measurement, current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging are...

DC Power Supplies –Design in House or Buy off-the-Shelf?
There are four options for their DC/DC converters when determining the power needs for their end product....

Next Generation Power Modules Further Simplify Power Design
A sound discrete power supply design requires a high level of expertise and is timeconsuming to design....

IMPLEMENTING PCI EXPRESS BRIDGING SOLUTIONS IN AN FPGA
Like its predecessor, the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI Express is becoming a ubiquitous...

Understanding Polymer and Hybrid Capacitors
Advanced capacitors based on conductive polymers maximize performance and reliability. Capacitors may...

Verification Methods of Snubber Circuits in Flyback Converters
Beside the common advantages of a flyback converter, it has inherently parasitic components, which typically...

Considerations for Building Safety into Metal Forming Machines
To help prevent injuries and increase productivity for end users, machine builders are incorporating...

A Novel ESD Super-Clamp Structure for TVS Applications
This paper presents a new ESD clamp structure for Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) applications that...

Well rounded Fiber-Optic M12 Data Connectors
Fiber-optic circular connectors optimize data transmission from the field to the control level. As the...

Synchronous Rectification for Forward Converters
In many switching power converters, rectifier diodes are used to obtain the DC output voltage. The conduction...

Gate Drive Measurement Considerations
One of the primary purposes of a gate driver is to enable power switches to turn on and off faster, improving...
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