Electronic engineers know the common mantras when it comes to creating new designs: Make it cheaper. Make it smaller. Make it faster. These goals, along with technological evolution, keep most ...

A major cause of losses in a conventional power supply using a 50/60-Hz transformer is the bridge rectifier. This article shows how to build a “greener” rectifier, substantially reducing losses by ...

The losses in a bridge rectifier can easily become significant when low voltages are being rectified. The voltage drop across the bridge is a good 1.5 V, which is a hefty 25% with an input voltage of ...

After discussing the three transistor high-side buck p-mosfet driver (a recognised circuit and not mine) with some of EW’s sage commenters, I wondered once again if I could design something similar ...

ELEKTRONIK editor Ralf Higgelke with Alex Lidow, co-inventor of the silicon power MOSFET and GaN-on-silicon pioneer. © Componeers GmbH Alex Lidow, former CEO of ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The synchronous buck converter has been the topology of choice in PCs and notebook computers for years. This topology provides ease of control and high ...