Technical Features

May 2010

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Figure1: Inductor Self-heating in the core vs the winding

Smart Consideration of Inductor Thermal Performance for DC-DC Converter Performance and Reliability

Len Crane, Director of Technical Marketing

The efficiency and the thermal properties of key components have very real implications for the success of any converter design. Switching FETs and inductors are generally the two most considered choices determining size and performance of any converter. Though made of vastly different materials of course, and with dif

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Date:

02/28/2026

LED Lighting Variants

Andreas Biss, New Business Development, Sharp Microelectronics Europe, Hamburg

A power-saving, environmentally friendly, long-life, compact and (above all) cost-effective light source - LEDs have created an entirely new generation of lamps. According to the International

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Date:

05/01/2010

Inductors for Illumination

Len Crane, Director - Technical Marketing, Coilcraft

A wide variety of driver circuits is needed to support new LED applications and the demands for high performance are challenging designers to be as creative as possible with new circuit techniques.

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Date:

05/01/2010

Power Factor Perfection

Joël Turchi, ON Semiconductor, Toulouse, France

Most modern power supplies are required to contain the harmonic content of the current they absorb from the line. Practically, regulations request the line current to be nearly sinusoidal and in

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Date:

05/01/2010

LED Lighting Circuit Protection Strategies

Faraz Hasan, Global Marketing & Business Development Manager, Appliance/Industrial/Lighting, Circuit Protection Business Unit, Tyco Electronics

As government agencies, industry and consumers look for ways to reduce energy costs, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technology is expected to boom. LED technology has advanced rapidly, with

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Date:

05/01/2010