While passive precharge employs a power resistor to create an RC circuit that charges the capacitor asymptotically, active precharge can employ a switching converter with a buck topology that uses ...

All electronic devices require a power source. Most objects can just be plugged into a wall socket, and the gadget will never run out of juice – blackouts notwithstanding. Portable devices, however, ...

The following application note shows how to create a circuit that converts the low output current from a photo-diode into a fast-responding voltage. To view the application note, click on the URL ...

Every few weeks, it seems, yet another lab proclaims yet another breakthrough in the race to perfect solid-state batteries: ...