Eighth Brick Gains Momentum, Sixteenth Gets Proposal
Mar 1, 2003
As bricks and single-in-line packages continue to evolve to deliver more juice from smaller space at lower cost with higher efficiency and reliability, suppliers of dc-dc converters are planning the next move. ...

Power Conversion Synthesis Part 1: Buck Converter Design
Mar 1, 2003
A new buck converter design with improved terminal current and common mode noise results from the synthesis of power conversion circuits with nonpulsating input and output terminal currents....

TrenchFETs Enhance DC-DC Converter Performance
Feb 1, 2003
Generation 3 TrenchFETs enhance dc-dc converter performance/size....

Modular Megawatt Control
Jan 1, 2003
The modular system of power conversion components employs a flexible design concept that consists of OEM components for thermal management, electrical, and mechanical interconnection and interfaces between power unit and control....

New Control Method Boosts Multiphase Bandwidth
Jan 1, 2003
As the dynamic and static load current increases, there's a need to increase the number of phases in the multiphase converter system to improve the transient performance for next-generation processors....

DC-DC Converters Suppress EMI: Minimizing EMI at its Source
Dec 1, 2002
Higher current demands and higher operational speeds are placing greater demands that switching power supply EMI be suppressed at its source before it is allowed to propagate into other circuits and systems....

Distributed Power Needs Distributed Cooling
Nov 1, 2002
DC-DC converters require thermal management to ensure system reliability....

Consider SEPIC Topology for New Designs
Nov 1, 2002
SEPIC topology exhibits advantages where a converter has a wide input voltage range....

Spread Spectrum, Step-Down DC-DC Converter
Nov 1, 2002
Today's portable battery-powered equipment calls for compact and highly efficient power conversion solutions. The LTC3251 from Linear Technology is an inductorless, spread spectrum step-down dc-dc converter that delivers up to 500mA of continuous output current from a tiny MSOP package....

Design DC-DC Converters with Reliability in Mind
Aug 1, 2002
For reliable operation, dc-dc converters need optimized performance, low power dissipation density, and thermal management....

Reducing Converter Stresses Part 2: Active Components
Jul 1, 2002
Part 2 covers converter stresses and plots functions for buck, boost, and buck-boost topologies. Active component losses include those related to on-resistance of the power switch and diode rectifier....

Supporting Automotive Fuel Cell Applications
May 1, 2002
DC-DC converter manages energy flow between high- and low-voltage buses in a fuel cell electric vehicle....

Reducing Converter Stresses Part 1: Passive Components
May 1, 2002
Part 1 presents the equations that identify stresses in the inductors and capacitors employed in dc-dc converter topologies....

DC-DC Converter IC Integrates On-Chip 6A MOSFET
Jan 1, 2002
With the core functionality of an entire dc-dc converter on-chip, a power IC addresses the needs of present and future lower voltage processors....

Current Ripple Ratio Simplifies Selection of Off-the-Shelf Inductors for Buck Converters
Oct 1, 2001
Specify current ripple ratio to optimize a power supply , relying on extrapolation rather than intuition to choose the right off-the-shelf inductor for your application....