Six countermeasures to limit startup surge current of SMPS
The inrush current of the switching power supply refers to the peak current flowing into the power supply equipment at the instant the power is turned on as shown in …
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MOSFET Output Capacitance Coss and the Switching Power Loss
Power MOSFETs are widely used in switching high voltage and/or high current loads in industrial, household, telecommunication, and automotive applications. The power loss is a primary concern facing component selection …
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MOSFETs for Load Switch Applications
Today, as many electronic devices are becoming mobile and portable, low power consumption is one of the most important requirements. We need carefully select the circuits and components for efficient …
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STMicroelectronics Self-Protected Smart Power Switches for Functional Safety Applications
More and more system designers have been aware of functional safety that relies on the comprehensive diagnosis and automatic protection to handle likely system failures caused by errors, hardware defects …
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MagnaChip delivers sub 2 mohms R(on) LV MOSFET for Smartphones
Smartphones are not only personal data assistant, but also serve as personal entertainment center. According to comScore, adult smartphone users in America spend about 73.8 hours per month or nearly …
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Vishay Siliconix PowerPAIR Co-Packaged Dual MOSFETs and Applications
One of the recent trends in electronic design is low power and high density of components on PCBs. As more and more low power MCUs appear in the market to …
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Application Designs of Low VCE(sat) BJT Circuits
In portable electronics, automotive system and wireless devices, which use batteries for power, power reliability and battery life are especially important to meet the requirements for performance and added functionalities. …
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Applications and Designs with PTC Microheaters
Electronic devices manufactured today tend to have higher component density, more components with compact sizes and become more complicated than before. For many applications, such as healthcare devices and micro …
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Load Switch Fundamentals and Application Constraints
Modern electronic devices are designed based on optimization of size, power and functions. Power efficiency is one of the primary considerations of the design engineers. This is especially true for …
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Infineon Technologies Launched Multichannel SPI High-Side Controller SPOC+2
October 8, 2018, Infineon Technologies AG launched the new generation of multichannel SPI High-Speed controllers SPOC, which is leading the market for multichannel SPI high-side smart switches in automotive exterior …
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