Voltage Followers Act as Near-Ideal Voltage Sources
Voltage followers are simple yet powerful circuits that provide excellent isolation with a high-input/low-output impedance.
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PDN Design
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T Network Impedance Matching for Sub-50 Impedances
T network impedance matching is necessary to maximize power transfer and minimize damage to source and load components from standing wave reflections.
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Voltage Droop Control: Safeguarding Power Performance
Voltage droop control helps ensure power networks are correctly balanced and guarded against damaging transient responses.
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Automotive Battery Pack Design
Automotive battery pack design is built on a cellular basis and integrated into control systems that monitor and respond to fluctuations during operation.
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Battery Design for Electric Vehicles
Battery design for electric vehicles requires extensive modeling to capture the electric performance across operating ranges and the service life.
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BipolarJunction Transistors
Bipolar junction transistors were once the premier active element in circuits. Today, they have carved out an extremely valuable niche in high-speed design.
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PMOS vs. NMOS
PMOS vs. NMOS FET technology is a hard comparison to make. Both have distinct advantages and disadvantages due to their charge carrier and operating modes.
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PCB Thermal Analysis Tools Improve Reliability
PCB thermal analysis tools can utilize simplified models or computationally-intensive simulations, depending on the level of accuracy needed.
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Controlling Output With a Voltage Divider Power Supply
A voltage divider power supply can be utilized to set output voltage based on resistor value ratios, a relatively simple adjustment during testing or design.
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Power Supply Design for 5V: A Historical Motivation
Learn the origins of 5V as well as the key considerations for power supply design for 5V here.
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Power Supply Design for Embedded Systems
Power supply design for embedded systems requires some knowledge of the hardware and software components that support the device.
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Exploring Topologies: DC Power Supply Design Basics
DC power supply design basics include some of the forks in topology, such as linear versus switched mode power supply and isolation versus non-isolation.
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Power Supply Design: Topologies and Theory
Power supply design begins with understanding that the different topologies available to designers depend on a variety of board and waveform constraints.
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Mixed Signal PCB Design Guidelines for Circuit Board Layout
Mixed signal PCB design guidelines are an important part of developing a well-designed PCB layout.
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Basic PCB Component Placement Guidelines
Avoid functional and manufacturing problems with your design by following these PCB component placement guidelines.
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High-Speed PCB Design Guidelines
To avoid signal integrity problems in their layouts, design engineers need to be familiar with PCB design guidelines for high speed.
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Power Integrity Fundamentals in PCB Layout
Avoid power delivery network problems on your circuit board by clearly understanding power integrity fundamentals.
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Designing to High Voltage Creepage and Clearance Standards in Circuit Board Layouts
High voltage creepage and clearance design rules arise from safety issues related to arcing between conductors on a board.
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Understanding the Fundamentals of Power Supply Design
Getting the fundamentals of power supply design right is critical to ensuring the reliability of a circuit. Here are some common challenges and key tips.
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Single-Point vs. Multipoint Grounding in PCB Layouts
This article explores the differences of single-point vs. multipoint grounding in PCB layouts as well as some ground plane design best practices.
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