New Technique for Non-Invasive Testing of Regulator Stability

Output impedance is the key to testing filter and regulator phase margin, even when the control loop is inaccessible. ...

Battery Management IC Protects High Current Loads

Intended for high power, Li-ion-based products, a battery management and protection IC can handle peak currents in tens of amps as well as monitoring the battery pack to ensure cells are balanced and faults do not harm the battery, equipment, or user. ...

A Look At Voltage Reference ICs

Voltage reference ICs provide an accurate, temperature compensated voltage source for use in a variety of applications from A/D converters to medical devices. ...

Turn Your Power Supply’s Power Limit into Current Limit

Through simple circuit modifications, designers can use peak current limiting to produce a constant current source....

Shootout Volume 5: Paralleling eGaN® FETs--Part 1

Designers may want to parallel eGaN FETs to increase a converter’s power performance. Because eGaN FETs can be switched 10 times faster than commercial MOSFETs, paralleling poses a host of new challenges. Here are the problems and recommendations for achieving optimum results....

Inverted Acoustic System Cuts IGBT Failures

Acoustic imaging of IGBTs shows the solder layer between the ceramic and the metal heat sink. The acoustic image can distinguish between voids and well-bonded regions. ...

Ultra-Fast 1200 V IGBTs Reduce Switching and Conduction Losses

With renewable energy technologies focusing on delivering the highest efficiency and reliability, 1200V Trench IGBTs are designed to meet the most demanding of system performance requirements. ...