Electronic Design

Output Capacitance Optimization Using a Load Slammer—Theory

Part 1 of this series discussed what characteristics make up a good load slammer. This article discusses how to use load slammers effectively to design, evaluate, debug, and validate your on-board ...
Electronic Design

Output Capacitance Optimization and Picking the Right Slammer—An Introduction

Existing test solutions aren’t always suitable for the latest improvements in switching regulator technology. Transient load testing can address these inequities. In response to the recent ...
EDN

Optocoupler, phototransistor output, low input current

The SFH618A (DIP) and SFH6186 (SMD) feature a high current transfer ratio, low coupling capacitance and high isolation voltage. These couplers have a GaAs infrared diode emitter, which is optically ...
EDN

Dual linear optocoupler

The LOC210P Dual Linear Optocoupler features an infrared LED optically coupled with two photodiodes. A feedback (input) photodiode is used to generate a control signal that provides a servomechanism ...