2020-06-10 - John Dunn

Questioning a converter’s intended operating frequency

No converter can operate at or above its LC resonant frequency.

2020-05-19 - John Betten

Power Tips #98: Designing a DCM flyback converter

An optimized DCM flyback design can provide a low-power, compact, and low-cost solution to power converter needs, if you are…

2019-04-19 - Steve Taranovich

Current Sources: Circuitry and Architecture

Now let's look at a two-transistor current source called a Current Mirror. A small sampling of current source circuitry and…

2017-10-27 - John Dunn

An Overlay Transistor Cautionary Tale

It's almost half a century since my overlay adventures, but eternal vigilance is mandatory.