Members can download this article in PDF format. Power systems employ diodes to perform a variety of functions. For example, diodes can protect against damage due to power-source reverse-polarity ...
The methods of protecting electronics from circuitry failures and managing inrush current at power on has evolved significantly from a simple fuse and maybe a P-channel FET to much more sophisticated ...
How to replace MOSFETs with load switches, and the impact of on-resistance. Swapping out diodes with ideal diodes, and the use of ideal-diode controllers. Why replacing fuses and resettable fuses with ...
The AP6714 boost and the AP6015 buck converters have 2.2- and 1.2-MHz maximum switching frequencies, respectively. Claiming 94% efficiency, the synchronous dc/dc converters provides 150-mA quiescent ...
From traditional fuses to eFuses, understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide band gap ...
PLANO, Texas, July 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today introduces the AP74502Q and AP74502HQ automotive-compliant* 80V ideal diode controllers, providing robust and ...
For scalable capacity and modularity, systems such as servers, industrial computers, enterprise data storage and network routers are built with slots to accommodate multiple processing and I/O cards.
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4236, a dual ideal diode-OR and single Hot Swap controller with a load current monitoring output. High availability systems-servers, network routers, ...
STMicroelectronics’ STPM801 is said to be the market’s first automotive-qualified integrated hot-swap and ideal-diode controller featured for functional-safety applications. The controller drives an ...