High density isolated DC/DC power converters have changed significantly over the past 25 years. When full brick and half brick devices were introduced, they created a huge amount of excitement; they ...

Digital signal processing ICs continue to demand more current and power as their voltage requirements drop. In applications such as consumer electronics, achieving high efficiency while designing for ...

Measuring 28.0 x 35.6 x 28.0 mm, the HXTF02005 Hyper-XMT forward converter transformer suits 100-kHz applications. The part uses the company's Hyper-X magnetic technology to enable dissipation of less ...

The Forward and Flyback converters are two popular topologies widely used in isolated DC-DC power converters. These topologies are favored by designers for their simplicity, ability to handle multiple ...

Adding a high-side MOSFET switch to the conventional forward and flyback power converter design brings many benefits, especially in higher input-voltage applications. With the resulting two-switch ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Among power-converter topologies, the single-transistor forward converter is one of the most common for power levels below 100 W. This article, however ...

DC-to-DC switching converters are widely used in most portable devices. They efficiently generate various regulated supply voltages for different sub-blocks within the same system board. A typical ...