GaN switches promise higher efficiency and higher power density in SMPS. This article discusses the readiness of this technology and its challenges, and provides an outlook on being a replacement for ...

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 ...

The demand for smaller, lighter, and more efficient AC/DC USB power delivery (PD) chargers is always a challenge for power-supply design engineers. Below 100 W, the quasi-resonant flyback is still the ...

Keysight Technologies, Inc. 3000T and 4000 X-Series oscilloscopes with the Power Measurements option provide a quick and easy way to analyze the reliability and efficiency of switching power supplies.

Perhaps the simplest way to regulate a DC voltage is using a voltage divider and/or an active device like a Zener diode. Besides simplicity, they have the additional advantage of not being ...

The power supply is often the first component to fail in broadcast equipment, whether due to line surges, overheating or component aging. A client of Frank Hertel had a console with an internal switch ...