Electronic Design

Power Shift: Designing GaN into Switch-Mode Power Supplies

Learn more about integrating GaN power FETs into switch-mode power supplies and what you must change when upgrading from silicon MOSFETs. The power-handling properties of GaN. The unique challenges of ...
Electronic Design

Preventing Conducted and Radiated EMI in Switching Power Supplies

What standards address power-supply EMI? Methods for mitigation in conducted and radiated EMI. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is one of the most damaging and disturbing causes of diminished ...
EDN

Fundamentals of switching mode power supplies

Both switching and linear regulators in power supplies carry out the identical task of producing a regulated output voltage from an uncontrolled input voltage. However, they carry out this duty using ...
Hackaday

Calculating The Capacitance And ESR Specifications For The Output Capacitor In Your Switching-Mode Power Supply

[Dr Ali Shirsavar] from Biricha Digital runs us through How to Select the Perfect Output Capacitor for Your Power Supply. Your switching-mode power supply (SMPS) will require an output capacitor both ...
Hackaday

A Simple Linear Power Supply, Done Well

When reaching for a power supply design it’s normal here in 2022 to reach for a switching design. They’re lightweight, very efficient, and often available off-the-shelf at reasonable prices. Their ...