Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage drop. Which isn’t to say that with some effort we cannot create an ideal ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. launched the most efficient Schottky rectifier available in the ultra-small and flat 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.37-mm plastic SMD package DFN1006D-2 (SOD882D). The 20-V, 0.5-A PMEG2005BELD ...

Teardowns of cheap electronic devices can produce results that are interesting, horrifying, or both, especially when mains power is involved. [bigclivedotcom] gave a minimalist LED lamp his reverse ...

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. recently introduced four new 1 A and 2 A FRED Pt® ultra-fast recovery rectifiers in the compact low-profile SMF (DO-219AB) eSMP® series package. Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

A good switching power supply requires a good printed circuit board. In order to make an efficient one, the PCB designer should understand the phenomenon behind the operation of the typical switching ...