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Choose the best buck-boost converter

Posted: 16 Mar 2007  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: buck-boost converter for portable  portable systems  trade-offs of different buck boost solutions  power management for portable system  Michael Day 

[Summary of tips] The issue of efficiently generating a 3.3V rail from a Li-ion battery is not new, and solutions for this problem already exist. This article discusses some popular solutions, including cascaded buck-and-boost, buck-boost, buck and low-dropout regulator (LDO) power supply topologies, and the trade-offs of each design. System run......
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