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Calculating power consumption in high-speed systems
Power budget considerations differ for single-ended, versus differential-mode parts. Here's what you need to know.

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• Electromagnetic Compatibility Design for Power Supplies
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  Technology course  60 min.
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Hot-swap IC manages 3G wireless and beyond
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Under the Hood

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Latest Technical Papers

• Simultaneous Power-Down Sequencing with Linear Regulators
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• Discrete- and Integrated Control of Power Amplifiers in Base-Station Applications
• Competitive Programmable Logic Power Comparison
• The Many Flavors of Low-Power, Low-Cost FPGAs
• Low Dropout Regulator Can Be Directly Paralleled to Spread the Heat

Featured Technical Papers

• Simultaneous Power-Down Sequencing with Linear Regulators
  Texas Instruments
• An Introduction to Switch-Mode Power Supplies
  Maxim Integrated Products
• Low Dropout Regulator Can Be Directly Paralleled to Spread the Heat
  Linear Technology

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• Chip-Package Co-Design: Applying Chip Power Model in System Power Integrity Analysis
  Apache Design Solutions
• Portable Designs With High Power Batteries And Chargers
  Micro Power Electronics
• Interleaved Power Factor Correction Techniques: Design Solutions for Transition Mode and Continuous Conduction Mode Converters
  Texas Instruments
• Tips and Tricks to get More out of your SPICE Simulations
  Fairchild Semiconductor
• HyperTransport 3.0 - An In-Depth Technical View
  HyperTransport Technology Consortium
• Low Cost, Isolated Current Source for LED Strings
  Fairchild Semiconductor