What is a voltage regulator?
| A voltage regulator is an electronic circuit used to maintain a level amount of voltage in an electrical line. It eliminates power surges, spikes and brownouts, which can cause harm to sensitive electronics. |
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| 2012-02-09 | LED drivers with PWM dimming for LCD backlight The HV9989 is powered by a built-in 40V linear regulator and has three 1MHz transconductance amplifiers. |
| 2012-01-30 | LDO regulator works from 0.5-3V LDO regulator works from 0.5-3V |
| 2012-01-30 | 100V buck regulator features integrated MOSFETs 100V buck regulator features integrated MOSFETs |
| 2012-01-19 | Step-down regulator touts 55V transient protection Step-down regulator touts 55V transient protection |
| 2012-01-17 | DC/DC converter offers 150°C max junction temp The H-grade version of the LT3692A , a monolithic, dual output step-down switching regulator, delivers up to 3.5A of continuous output current from each channel. |
| 2011-12-16 | Power management ICs flaunt 3V dropout TI's PMICs power up supply rails in SSDs, hybrid drives and other flash memory management applications. |
| 2011-12-15 | Buck regulators operate at 600kHz switching frequency Micrel's SuperSwitcher II family of integrated MOSFET regulators target power density DC/DC applications. |
| 2011-12-14 | Buck regulators work from 3.1-32V Linear Tech's DC/DC converters deliver regulated output voltage on the secondary side, adjustable from 2.5-12V (LTM8047) and 1.2-12V (LTM8048). |
| 2011-12-01 | Power IC supports 3.5-6.5V input voltage The TPS75005 features two low-noise, 500mA low-dropout linear regulators for TI's real-time control MCUs. |
| 2011-11-28 | Designing a universal car charger Understand how to create a negative power supply using a switching regulator (buck). |
| 2011-11-28 | LDO regulator touts 1.6-5.5V input voltage LDO regulator touts 1.6-5.5V input voltage |
| 2011-11-18 | DC/DC regulators aimed at 3.3V, 5V apps The devices enable boast ultra-fast transient response while cutting power dissipation in enterprise applications. |
| 2011-11-17 | Operate fuel gauge and charger without host controller Read about the use of chargers and gas gauges as a nonhost-control, battery charging system. |
| 2011-10-28 | DC/DC converter offers 4.2-42V input voltage range Linear Tech's step-down switching regulator delivers up to 750mA of continuous output current to voltages as low as 1.21V. |
| 2011-10-25 | LDOs improve battery efficiency NXP has released a new family of LD6806 LDO series that includes the LD6806CX4, which features low noise performance, low standby current, and an ultra-small wafer-level chip-scale package. |
| 2011-11-03 | LM10010 evaluation module Here's a look the evaluation board that provides a VID interface to test the LM10010 and its control of an LM21215A-1 buck regulator. |
| 2011-11-02 | Ref design for LM21305 POL Read this application note focusing on LM21305, a synchronous buck switching regulator boardmounted module. |
| 2011-10-17 | Regulator achieves 88% operating efficiency Regulator achieves 88% operating efficiency |
| 2011-10-14 | Buck regulators tout 4.5-16V input voltage range Summit's 10A and 20A DC/DC products have built-in MOSFETs and claim to deliver 96 percent efficiency. |
| 2011-09-30 | Voltage regulator offers 4.5-14V input voltage Voltage regulator offers 4.5-14V input voltage |
| 2011-09-15 | Integrated pre-driver saves 60% space TI has launched DRV8301, a three-phase brushless motor pre-driver, which integrates step-down voltage regulator and dual current-sense amplifiers, resulting to a 60 percent reduction in board space. |
| 2011-09-13 | Gate drivers target 3-phase motor drive apps TI's new brushless motor pre-driver ICs include 1.5A step-down voltage regulators that operate from 3.5 to 60V. |
| 2011-09-05 | Green LED as substitute for LDO regulator Green LED as substitute for LDO regulator |
| 2011-09-02 | Using LIN alternator regulator devices Using LIN alternator regulator devices |
| 2011-08-19 | Switching regulator integrates watchdog timer Switching regulator integrates watchdog timer |
| 2011-08-22 | Understanding power issues in SDI products (Part 2) Here's the second instalment of this two-part series. It discusses the various ways of meeting the power requirements of SDI video components. |
| 2011-08-11 | Switching regulator offers ±3A VDDQ supply Switching regulator offers ±3A VDDQ supply |
| 2011-08-05 | 60V DC/DC converter boasts 90% power efficiency TI has announced that its 50mA step-down regulator that integrates high-side and low-side power MOSFETs delivers efficient power conversion and low noise performance. |
| 2011-08-05 | Voltage regulator touts 2.5–36V output voltage Voltage regulator touts 2.5–36V output voltage |
| 2011-07-28 | Buck regulators, LDOs occupy 69mm2 board area Analog Devices has unveiled its ADP5024 and ADP5034 regulators/LDOs that features 3MHz and 1.2A step down regulators. |
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