Introduction of recommended articles
Technical information
Technical Guide Basic/Theory Edition
Description of features and function
- What is backflow prevention function? What is complete backflow prevention function?- NEW -
- How to calculate the pull-up/pull-down resistance value inside the IC?- NEW -
- What are ship function and shipping mode?- NEW -
- What is ideal diode? What is the difference from discrete?- NEW -
- What are differences among load disconnection, bypass, and Vout OR of step-up DC/DC- NEW -
- What are output voltage fixed products (Vout products) and output voltage externally adjusted products (FB products)?
- What are Nch open drain output and CMOS output?
- What is CL discharge (discharge function)?
- What kind of characteristics are the load-transient response and line-transient response characteristic?
- What is thermal shutdown/overheat protection?
- What is chip enable (CE function) and enable function (EN function)?
- What are pull-up and pull-down resistances? What is an unstable state?
- What are High voltage, Low voltage?
- What is a threshold?
- What is the soft start function and what is the difference from the inrush current prevention function
- What is The Under Voltage Lock Out (UVLO)?
- What are the characteristics of load stability and load regulation?
- Voltage Regulator Current Limiting Methods
Voltage Regulators(VR)
Basics of Voltage Regulator
- What is a voltage regulator?
- Voltage regulator operation image
- Voltage regulator advantages and disadvantages
- Voltage regulator disadvantages: Loss and heat generation
- Deciding when to use voltage regulators or DC/DC converters
- Voltage regulator internal configuration
- Voltage regulator operation principles
Main Item and Characteristic of Voltage Regulator
Function of Voltage Regulator
Product Characteristics List/Comparison
Technical Guide Design Edition
Design Support Tools
How to Use DC/DC Measured Electrical Characteristics Comparison Tool / Example of Use
- Usage / characteristics of measured electrical characteristics comparison tool- NEW -
- Measured electrical characteristics comparison tool: basic usage / comparison of various characteristics- NEW -
- Measured electrical characteristics comparison tool: how to search an optimum IC, how to use refinement function- NEW -
How to Use Web DC/DC Simulation / Example of Application
- Characteristics / usage of Web DC/DC simulation- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: confirmation of basic characteristics / comparison with observation result- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: how to confirm the coil current under actual use conditions / how to select an optimum coil- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: how to estimate the junction temperature- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: How to confirm the switching frequency of PFM / switching current in between PWM and PFM- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: calculation of maximum output current of step-up / inverter DC/DC converter- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: maximum output current / efficiency giving consideration to battery impedance- NEW -
- Web DC/DC Simulation: confirmation of efficiency and loss ratio / improvement of efficiency using loss ratio- NEW -
