Integrated Battery Charging and Power Delivery Implementations
by George Paparrizos
August 8, 2008

The popularity of the different portable consumer devices over the last decade has introduced new requirements in terms of usage time, form factor, environmental friendliness and functionality. Lithium-based rechargeable batteries have emerged as the power source of choice to address these requirements – they offer the highest energy density, no memory effect, better environmental attributes and a reduced self-discharge rate. Read more -->

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Underlying Trends Driving Dc-Dc Brick Market
by Linnea Brush
August 31, 2008

Once considered the “cutting edge” converter technology, isolated dc-dc converters are becoming the workhorse of the overall dc-dc converter market. Many of the more recent developments, such as eighth bricks, have become mainstream, and the whole dc-dc module segment is being challenged by on-board power IC solutions. So where are innovations taking place?

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