In multiple-output power supplies in which a single supply powers circuitry of vastly different current draws, two perplexing steps are sensing the current that each output draws and deactivating the power supply in the event of an overload on that o…

Transistor Tutorial Summary Transistor Tutorial Summary Bipolar Junction Transistor Tutorial We can summarise this transistors tutorial section as follows: The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) is a three layer device constructed form two semiconduct…

LDO current regulator for power LED Challenge You've got a power LED? Great! Build a flash light! What does the spec say? "Voltage: 3.6 .. 3.8 V, power 3 W." Okay. This means that it draws some 800 mA. Three mignon cells give 4.5 V for at least…

In certain dc/dc-converter applications, on-chip, cycle-by-cycle current limit may be insufficient protection to prevent a failure during a short circuit. A nonsynchronous boost converter provides a direct path from the input to the short circuit thr…

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a PN Vt balance compensation circuit for compensating a threshold voltage difference between a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor and ca…

Radio Basics for RFID The following is excerpted from Chapter 3: Radio Basics for UHF RFID from the Book, The RF in RFID: Passive UHF RFID in Practice by Daniel M. Dobkin. Order a copy of The RF in RFID: Passive UHF RFID in Practice before December 3…

Cs5171: Tracking Boost Regulator Adding a current mirror circuit to a typical boost circuit allows the user to select the amount of boost voltage and ensure a constant difference between input and output voltage.   This is useful for high side drive…

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1824&appnote=en011794 In many applications, a DC/DC Converter is used to produce a regulated voltage or current, derived from an unregulated power supply, or from a battery. Ex…

It's a Buck; It's a Boost, No! It's a Switcher! Sanjaya Maniktala, National Semiconductor Corp., Santa Clara, CA We like to give everything a name or label very quickly. We probably feel we can then easily identify the object in the future, and also…

Targeting use in portable-system applications that require raising a battery's voltage to a higher level, IC boost regulators often include output transistors that can drive storage inductors. However, most boost regulators' absolute-maximum input-vo…