Electronic Design

Back to Basics: Voltage Regulator ICs, Part 1

Among regulators, the simplest regulator circuit is for a low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator whose topology is shown in Fig. 1. As a linear voltage regulator, its ...
Electronic Design

Back to Basics: Voltage Regulators, Part 2

Switch-mode regulators include the buck (step-down) and the boost (step-up), forward and flyback topologies, as well as the SEPIC, hysteretic and multiphase converters. Two basic IC topologies are ...
EDN

‘Ask the Experts’ Tutorial: The Linear Regulator

In advance of the upcoming “Ask the Experts” session on Planet Analog on Wednesday, April 23, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Planet Analog brings you this series of brief daily “nuggets” to fuel your quest for a ...
Design-Reuse

Introduction to Low Dropout (LDO) Linear Voltage Regulators

Linear voltage regulators are key components in any power-management system that requires a stable and ripple-free power supply. A subset of linear voltage regulators is a class of circuits known as ...