Capacitors
Understanding forced air cooling in power supplies
All power supplies generate waste heat which has to be dissipated. The heating effect becomes greater...
Factorized Power Architecture and VI Chips
As electronic systems continue to trend toward lower voltages with higher currents and as the speed of...
Keep Accurate Track of Time and Temperature while Saving Power
When you think of temperature monitoring and critical components survey on a PCBA you may not think of...
Input Considerations
It is important to confirm the AC voltage, frequency, and phase when selecting a power supply as these...
Leakage Currents in the Right Perspective
Trade-off between best attenuation effectiveness and minimum leakage current. Network filters (EMC filters)...
Basics of Dual Fractional-N Synthesizers/PLLs
Over the years, a number of methods have been proposed to realize fractional-N frequency synthesis that...
Pierce-Gate Crystal Oscillator, an introduction
The most common gate oscillator in use today is by far the Pierce-Gate. Its popularity stems from the...
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....
Interfacing Microcontrollers to the Industrial World
Utilizing embedded microcontrollers for industrial applications requires special attention given the...
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