Even as electronic components shrink, it is always an easy task to spot the power supply section on small-sized boards given the large amount of space the inductive and capacitive filter components ...

The design of a switching power supply has always been considered a blend of magic and art by every engineer that designs one for the first time. Fortunately, today the market offers different tools ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Switch-mode power supplies based on pulse-width modulation (PWM) have been in use since the early 1970s. One of their ...

Some handy methods to reduce EMI levels in power supplies. EMI sources in a switch-mode power supply. The importance of PCB layout in diminishing EMI. Modern electronic systems are becoming ...

Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first stand-alone active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter integrated circuits (ICs). Intended to help engineers implement ...

Today, 80% of all input/output (I/O) devices in automation applications are supplied with 24VDC power. The second most popular voltage is 120VAC, which is used on 15% of all I/Os. Over the past decade ...