Why Low Iq is the Smart Thing to Do

Exhibiting a wide input-voltage range, this 150-mA LDO offers truly low-dropout voltage along with low, consistent quiescent current.

Quiescent, fixed-focus imaging will capture still images with no user input or control, other than having to set up the camera to record video motion or images.

Part 2 of this series brings to light eight more unique and quite useful low quiescent-current apps and designs that many of us may have never even seen.

There are myriad low-quiescent-current applications in electronics. This article series will bring to light some quite useful apps and designs that many may have never seen.

This article will stretch your mind beyond its boundaries with quiescent-current sheets, from the Sun, in space.

Previously hindered by cost, EMI/EMC issues, and poor THD+N, low-power-loss Class D amplifiers are now finding their way into today’s compact audio designs thanks to advanced ...

The QCCM, found in a number of modern high-performance vehicles, cuts power to other non-essential control modules to prevent an excessive discharge of the primary battery.

Designers of portable electronic devices, powered by batteries/power converters, need to keep the quiescent current (Iq) as low as possible to extend the battery life.

Want a high-performance audio amplifier with great quiescent-current performance numbers? The class AB amplifier improves the efficiency and lowers the distortion versus other...

Industry demand for lower-Iq battery-powered designs that extend battery lifetimes are quickly reaching a crescendo.

Equipment like jigs, shields, cables, and connectors can impact femtoampere-level current measurements. This article offers methodology on how to work around those issues.

Implantable neurostimulators are the tools used by clinicians to execute the various and diverse neuromodulation therapies with more efficient power/recharging solutions.

This article discusses one of the most important IC performance characteristics needed for energy-harvesting applications: A low standby quiescent current, typically less than...

The definition of quiescent is “a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.” In electronics, quiescent current is the current flowing into a system in standby mode with a light...

Developed by Texas Instruments, this dc-dc converter is claimed to have one-third the quiescent current of competing boost converters.

To squeeze more life out of a smaller battery, use devices with low quiescent current.

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: As the Internet of Things matures, quiescent current becomes an ever-more important specification when making design decisions. Here’s what you...

This article is part of TechXchange: Why Low Iq is the Smart Thing to DoWhen selecting an analog-to-digital (A/D) board, an external data acquisition system, or other measurement...