The linear voltage regulator was introduced in Part 11 of this series (link below). Successful application of this set of devices depends on an understanding of the specifications and knowledge of ...

LDO Basics: Noise Transforming a Standard Regulator into an LDO A linear regulator is inefficient because it dissipates power across the regulation device to regulate the output voltage.

Linear voltage regulators are key components in any power-management system that requires a stable and ripple-free power supply. A subset of linear voltage regulators is a class of circuits known as ...

A chapter from the book “Energy Storage Devices for Electronic Systems” describes a design technique that uses a supercapacitor to improve linear regulator performance.The supercapacito ...

The new regulator can be directly paralleled for higher output currents while spreading the dissipated heat allowing an all surface mount board. This overcomes the major problem when using linear ...

With the wasteful linear regulator gone a pair of 5v and 3.3V switch regulators inject voltage through the GPIO header. Initial tests show a savings of around 25% but we’d imaging this varies ...