With the fast development of the tablet PC, the increasing load demand requires the adapter to have high power density, high efficiency, and low profile. This application note presents a high ...

The global regulatory environment for external power supply (EPS) efficiency has rapidly evolved over the past decade since the California Energy Commission implemented the first mandatory standard in ...

Inductors can be found in many of the devices you use every day, but if you’ve been working only with DC in your projects there’s a good chance you’ve never needed to know anything about them. Now’s ...

The choice between a flyback or single-ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC) topology often ends with the designer choosing the most familiar one, but that’s not always the right option, say John ...

From our discussion in last month's Power Design column, we know that low cost and simplicity are the major advantages of the flyback topology. In multiple output applications, the addition of a ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The “lowly” flyback switched-mode power supply (SMPS) is still a workhorse in the power supply business for requirements below 100 W, but the ...