Posts tagged as switching

Inductorless versus Inductor-Based Integrated Switching Regulators: Bill Of Material, Efficiency, Noise, and Reliability Comparisons

Inductor-based Switching Regulators (SR) have historically represented the preferred architecture for power supplies. Nowadays, for low-power and high...

Diode-turn-on-time-induced failures in switching regulators

Never have so many had so much trouble with so few terminals. ...

RF switching options: The right fit might come with a loss

Manufacturers are offering SOI and MEMS alternatives to PIN-diode, GaAs, and electromechanical switches for a variety of RF applications, but you need...

Tame Switching Supply Noise While Maintaining Efficiency

A number of situations could benefit from the high efficiency of a switched power supply, save for the supply’s intrinsically high noise level....

1-A Switching Regulators Operate With 96% Efficiency To Replace Linear Regulators

The TSR-1 series switching regulators from Tracopower can be used as drop-in replacements for 78XX series linear regulators. The nine models in the TS...

Step-Down Switching Regulator Provides 60-V Input Transient Protection

The LT3682 step-down switching regulator from Linear Technology provides input transient protection up to 60 V. Its Burst Mode operation keeps quiesce...

Solid-State Triac Devices Replace Mechanical Relays In Power Switching Applications

Mechanical relays, contactors, and switches control the flow of electricity by the mechanical action of two conducting elements. The physical contact ...

Relay Series Provides 40-A Switching Capacity

The A2 series of small, lightweight relays from CIT Relay & Switch offers both PCB pin and .250 quick-connect terminals. These devices also include a ...

Largest Cross Point Switch Has 25,600 Switching Paths At 6.5 Gbits/s

The 160-by-160 M21165 cross point switch from Mindspeed Technologies provides up to 25,600 unique switching paths, making it the largest cross point s...

Motor Control: More Than Just Switching MOSFETs

Enter “motion control” or “motor control” into your favorite search engine, and you’ll be rewarded with links to an...