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Low-power MCUs in line-powered apps

Posted: 01 Apr 2005  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: mcu  embedded  power management  transistors  circuit topology 

[Summary of tips] BROKEN_TABLE_ HIDDEN_END -->It is ironic that small line-powered appliances with an almost limitless power source have so much trouble powering a device as small as a microcontroller (MCU). Although the MCU circuit may only require 10mA to operate, low-cost resistive or capacitive transformerless power supplies can dissipate o......
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