EDN

High Voltage Rectifier Diodes

IXYS announced the introduction of high voltage rectifiers with 2.2 kV ratings in a new low cost surface mount type package, the D2-HV Pak (High Voltage TO-263). IXYS announced the introduction of ...
EDN

Use a three-phase rectifier and voltage reducer for offline single-phase supplies

Some industrial applicationsrequire you to feed a low-powerdc/dc converter from a three-phasesource and possibly to deal with line-tolinevoltages of 200 or 400V rms.Further, the neutral terminal of ...
Electronic Design

Back to Basics: Voltage Regulators, Part 2

Switch-mode regulators include the buck (step-down) and the boost (step-up), forward and flyback topologies, as well as the SEPIC, hysteretic and multiphase converters. Two basic IC topologies are ...
Electronics360

Vishay Intertechnology 100 V Gen 2 TMBS rectifier modules deliver forward voltage drop down to 0.83 V in SOT-227 package

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has introduced four new 100 V Gen 2 Trench MOS Barrier Schottky (TMBS) rectifier modules in the compact, fully insulated SOT-227 package. Optimized for power conversion in ...
Embedded

Voltage references 101

Many embedded systems require a stable, low-noise DC reference. This reference can be a stable current or voltage source. These references are used in many ways. Some typical uses are listed as ...
Electronic Design

Back to Basics: Voltage Regulator ICs, Part 1

Among regulators, the simplest regulator circuit is for a low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator whose topology is shown in Fig. 1. As a linear voltage regulator, its ...