Hackaday

Using A Voltage Regulator As A Constant Current Source

[Afroman] contacted us to share his new video on the LM317. The humble LM317 adjustable voltage regulator is everywhere. From wifi routers, to high spec lab equipment. Given a noisy input and a ...
Electronic Design

LDO Regulator Works With VOUT Lower Than Its Internal VREF

The reference voltages of standard low-dropout (LDO) linear regulators are usually in the 1.2- to 1.25-V range. But that's not low enough to meet the latest CPU and logic voltage requirements, which ...
EDN

Using LT1083 to build a 7.5-A voltage regulator

When designing the power section of any board, the most used voltage regulators are 78XX, 79XX, LM317, LM337 or similar. Engineers know these controllers are safe. reliable and easy to use, but they ...
Electronic Design

Chip Startup Empower Secures $140 Million to Address AI Power Boom

Power startup Empower Semiconductor said it raised more than $140 million of fresh funding to scale up production of ...
EDN

Thermally efficient buck regulator works at 175°C

A 42-V input-capable synchronous step-down switching regulator, the LT8610AX from Linear Technology achieves efficiency of over 90%, while operating in ambient temperatures of up to 175°C. Its 3.7-V ...
Science Daily

Heat shock regulator controlled by on/off switch and phosphorylation

Researchers have determined how the master transcriptional regulator of the heat shock response, known as heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), is controlled in yeast. Understanding how HSF1 works, how it is ...