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Timing Decisions 102: Optimize Your Clock Tree

Oct. 4, 2023

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DC-DC Converter Design Basics (Part 3): Buck-Boost Converters

Oct. 4, 2023

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Multi-Die Systems Reshape Semiconductor Innovation

Oct. 3, 2023

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Weighing Current-Sensing Options in EV Applications

Sept. 28, 2023

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CISPR 25 Class 5: Evaluating EMI in Automotive Applications

Sept. 27, 2023

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Why Do You Need Low Iq with Power-Line Communications?

Aug. 31, 2023

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High Voltage: Dealing with Partial Discharge

Aug. 29, 2023

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More Trusted Techniques to Lower EMI

Aug. 28, 2023

EMI-mitigating methods discussed in this article include light communications, graphene film shielding, and grounded lids for package shielding.

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The Journey to Low Iq in Bandgap References

Aug. 24, 2023

This article looks at different methods applied to achieve ultra-low Iq in bandgap references, which are temperature-independent voltage references.

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Tried-and-True Techniques to Lower EMI in Power-Supply Designs

Aug. 21, 2023

Reducing power-supply electromagnetic interference can be quite challenging. This article presents some powerful tools and techniques to help achieve those EMI goals.

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How Linear Regulators, Voltage Supervisors, and LDOs Deliver Low Iq

Aug. 15, 2023

Low quiescent current is crucial to many battery-operated applications, including the vast array in the IoT, and these three devices can help make it happen.

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DC-DC Converter Design Basics (Part 2): Boost Converters

Aug. 15, 2023

In Part 2, learn how to construct a boost converter using Renesas’ SLG47105.

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An Introduction to the VNA and Vector Network Analysis

Aug. 10, 2023

This article provides a brief tutorial on the vector network analyzer, how it works, and its application.

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The Top Switching Converter Topologies for High Power Density

Aug. 8, 2023

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Designing Low-EMI Switched Capacitor ICs for the IoT (Part 2)

Aug. 2, 2023

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Applying Ceramic Tech to Achieve High Power Density (Part 2)

July 20, 2023

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Designing Low-EMI Switched-Capacitor ICs for the IoT (Part 1)

July 6, 2023

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There’s No “Magic” in Low-Quiescent-Current Designs

June 13, 2023

Designing electronic products and systems with low power/low quiescent current is a “labor of love” for dedicated electronic circuit designers.

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What’s the Difference Between EMI and EMC in Electronic Designs?

June 8, 2023

Electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility are both important considerations when designing and working with electronic components and systems.

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Optimizing Reset Quiescent Current in Charge Sensitive Amplifiers

May 23, 2023

Often utilized in detection systems, charge sensitive amplifiers offer high gain, low noise, and stability.

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What’s the Difference Between Power Density and Power Spectral Density?

May 18, 2023

One is defined as a converter’s rate output power, while the other is a measure of a signal’s power content versus frequency. This article makes further distinctions between the...