Power Management

Podcast: With the increasing use of, and the important reliance on software components within manufactured products, and the sizeable market for commercial software applications, the concerns of the software delivery and management lifecycle are converging with the concerns of the delivery and management... more

White Paper: In telecommunications transport infrastructure, Optical Transport Network (OTN) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) protocols are being combined to create Packet-Optical Transport Networks (P-OTNs). Telecom equipment manufacturers provide these new P-OTN systems and, naturally, are now looking to the... more

White Paper: NI CompactDAQ hardware provides the plug-and-play simplicity of USB to sensor and electrical measurements on the benchtop, in the field, and on the production line. It delivers fast and accurate measurements in a small, simple, and affordable system by combining the ease of use of a data logger... more

Application Note: Learn how to migrate an application based on the S29GL128P Flash memory to an M29W128GH/L Flash memory. The purpose of this document is not to provide detailed information on the devices, but to highlight the similarities and differences between them. The comparison takes into consideration the... more

Webcast: Handheld devices have feelings too. Whether the device is a smart phone, music player or a digital camera, some basic components are common to all, each with various levels of function and complexity. But what about the feelings of a handheld device? These devices need to be seen, touched, fed... more

Reference Guide: This design note describes why power factor is low in traditional applications and how to substantially improve the power factor of an existing design of isolated flyback converters to comply with the ENERGYSTAR® residential power factor requirements... more

Webcast: Actel's Mixed-signal Power Manager (MPM) enables designers to control and reduce power at the system level, offering fully-verified, timing-closed, proven-in-hardware power supervision and management capabilities, while utilizing Actel Fusion mixed-signal FPGA... more

Development Board/Evaluation Kit: Reference design converts 90 VAC to 135 VAC input and drives 7 or 8 series-connected LEDs from 300 to 600 mA average current. The LM3445 switching frequency is set at 225 kHz. This 4-layer board uses the bottom and top layers for component placement. It can be modified to adjust LED forward... more

White Paper: Portable electronic design is becoming more challenging as new product revisions require additional features and improved performance while demand for longer battery life increases. These demands in the portable market include low active and static power consumption, small footprint packages... more