When powering a battery operated circuit, the experimenter must make a decision: either take his chances (Murphy loves this one), or opt to add protection in the form of a simple series diode.

For the most part, it’s simple. Your car or truck has a battery, it supplies electricity to the bits that need it, and that’s all you care about. Until something goes wrong or you want to do something ...

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has released the NB7123 and NB7130, two 1-cell Li-ion battery protection ICs in an ultra-small WLCSP package. Li-ion battery protection ICs Credit: Nisshinbo Micro Devices ...