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Power-Supply Circuits

APP NOTES FOR:  Automotive Cable Modem/Satellite TV Cell Phone Desktop PC/Server Digital Camera Fiber Module LCD/Flat Panel/Backlight/Display Network/Telecom/WLAN Other PDA/Hand Terminal Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Printer/Fax

Topology:  Boost/Step-Up Buck-Boost/Step Up-Down Buck/Step-Down Charge Pump Current Sensing Flyback/Isolated/Transformer Linear Regulator/LDO White-LED Power

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Reference Design 5223  Abstract Designing a Temperature-Based Heating System for an Automotive Engine Preheater

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Reference Design 5137  Abstract Layout Guidelines for the MAX16974/MAX16975/MAX16976 DC-DC Converters

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Reference Design 4669  Abstract 112W Boost Driver for Long Strings of LEDs Using All Ceramic Capacitors

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Reference Design 4381  Abstract MR-16 LED Driver with a 5V Auxiliary Output to Power a Pulsating LED Cooler

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Reference Design 4382  Abstract Reference Design for a 5S2P AR111 Lamp LED Driver

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Reference Design 3218  Abstract Power Supply Meets AMD K8 Low-Power Mobile Specification

APP NOTES FOR: Automotive

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Reference Design 5137  Abstract Layout Guidelines for the MAX16974/MAX16975/MAX16976 DC-DC Converters

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Reference Design 4376  Abstract Reference Design for a High-Input-Voltage, High-Output-Current Buck Controller Using the MAX15046

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Reference Design 4365  Abstract Reference Design Using the MAX15026 for an Auxiliary Power Supply for LCD TVs or Set-Top Boxes

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Reference Design 4364  Abstract Ultra-Low Quiescent-Current Linear Regulator for Automotive Air Bags

APP NOTES FOR: Cable Modem/Satellite TV

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Reference Design 714  Abstract Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications

APP NOTES FOR: Cell Phone

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Reference Design 4322  Abstract Simplified Lithium-Ion (Li+) Battery-Charger Testing

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Reference Design 3241  Abstract Charging Batteries Using USB Power

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Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

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Reference Design 897  Abstract Single-Cell Li+ Cradle Charger With A Linear AC Adapter

APP NOTES FOR: Desktop PC/Server

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Reference Design 4375  Abstract Reference Design for a High-Current Power Supply with Lossless Current Sensing Using the MAX5060

APP NOTES FOR: Digital Camera

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Reference Design 3241  Abstract Charging Batteries Using USB Power

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Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

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Reference Design 897  Abstract Single-Cell Li+ Cradle Charger With A Linear AC Adapter

APP NOTES FOR: Fiber Module

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Reference Design 4374  Abstract Power Supply and Accurate Current Monitor for Avalanche Photodiode (APD) Biasing Applications

APP NOTES FOR: LCD/Flat Panel/Backlight/Display

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Reference Design 4669  Abstract 112W Boost Driver for Long Strings of LEDs Using All Ceramic Capacitors

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PDF 408kB

Reference Design 4612  Abstract Boost Driver for Long LED Strings Using Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

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Reference Design 4363  Abstract Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) Reference Design for Automotive Applications

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Reference Design 3639  Abstract Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

APP NOTES FOR: Network/Telecom/WLAN

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Reference Design 5044  Abstract Low-EMI, Active-Clamped Forward, Class 4 Powered Device (PD) Provides High-Efficiency Solution for PoE Applications

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Reference Design 714  Abstract Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications

APP NOTES FOR: Other

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Reference Design 478  Abstract Current-Limit Circuit for the Buck Regulator

APP NOTES FOR: PDA/Hand Terminal

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Reference Design 3241  Abstract Charging Batteries Using USB Power

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PDF 145kB

Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

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Reference Design 897  Abstract Single-Cell Li+ Cradle Charger With A Linear AC Adapter

APP NOTES FOR: Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)

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Reference Design 5044  Abstract Low-EMI, Active-Clamped Forward, Class 4 Powered Device (PD) Provides High-Efficiency Solution for PoE Applications

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Reference Design 5043  Abstract Active-Clamped Forward, Dual-Output PD Provides High-Performance Solution for PoE Applications

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Reference Design 4983  Abstract Wide Input Flyback Converter Features 5V at 2.6A Output

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Reference Design 4984  Abstract High-Efficiency, Low Cost Flyback Converter Uses No Optocoupler Feedback

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PDF 461kB

Reference Design 4940  Abstract High-Performance Class 2 Powered Device (PD) is Customizable for Class 3 Designs

APP NOTES FOR: Printer/Fax

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Reference Design 4361  Abstract Reference Design Ensures Dynamic Output Voltages for a Print-Head Power Supply

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Reference Design 714  Abstract Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications

TOPOLOGY: Boost/Step-Up

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PDF 834.8kB

Reference Design 4669  Abstract 112W Boost Driver for Long Strings of LEDs Using All Ceramic Capacitors

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PDF 408kB

Reference Design 4612  Abstract Boost Driver for Long LED Strings Using Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

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Reference Design 4151  Abstract Using the MAX15005 Supply and Driver for an LED Application

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Reference Design 3744  Abstract Circuit Enables Single NiMH Cell to Simulate a Lithium Battery

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Reference Design 3639  Abstract Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

TOPOLOGY: Buck-Boost/Step Up-Down

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PDF 167kB

Reference Design 4375  Abstract Reference Design for a High-Current Power Supply with Lossless Current Sensing Using the MAX5060

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PDF 148kB

Reference Design 4374  Abstract Power Supply and Accurate Current Monitor for Avalanche Photodiode (APD) Biasing Applications

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PDF 182kB

Reference Design 4361  Abstract Reference Design Ensures Dynamic Output Voltages for a Print-Head Power Supply

TOPOLOGY: Buck/Step-Down

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PDF 380.2kB

Reference Design 5137  Abstract Layout Guidelines for the MAX16974/MAX16975/MAX16976 DC-DC Converters

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PDF 186kB

Reference Design 4376  Abstract Reference Design for a High-Input-Voltage, High-Output-Current Buck Controller Using the MAX15046

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PDF 177kB

Reference Design 4365  Abstract Reference Design Using the MAX15026 for an Auxiliary Power Supply for LCD TVs or Set-Top Boxes

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Reference Design 4152  Abstract Reference Design for the MAX5073 Dual Buck Converter Operating at a Switching Frequency of 2MHz

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Reference Design 4150  Abstract Reference Design Using the MAX5066 for a High Performance Application

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Reference Design 478  Abstract Current-Limit Circuit for the Buck Regulator

TOPOLOGY: Charge Pump

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Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently

TOPOLOGY: Current Sensing

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Reference Design 478  Abstract Current-Limit Circuit for the Buck Regulator

TOPOLOGY: Flyback/Isolated/Transformer

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PDF 1009kB

Reference Design 4984  Abstract High-Efficiency, Low Cost Flyback Converter Uses No Optocoupler Feedback

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PDF 150kB

Reference Design 4363  Abstract Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) Reference Design for Automotive Applications

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PDF 91kB

Reference Design 3639  Abstract Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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PDF 113kB

Reference Design 714  Abstract Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications

TOPOLOGY: Linear Regulator/LDO

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PDF 435.8kB

Reference Design 5223  Abstract Designing a Temperature-Based Heating System for an Automotive Engine Preheater

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PDF 92kB

Reference Design 4364  Abstract Ultra-Low Quiescent-Current Linear Regulator for Automotive Air Bags

TOPOLOGY: White-LED Power

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Reference Design 4367  Abstract Adding Three Power MOSFETs Lets a Single Step-Down Converter Drive RGB LEDs in Projectors

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PDF 834.8kB

Reference Design 4669  Abstract 112W Boost Driver for Long Strings of LEDs Using All Ceramic Capacitors

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PDF 408kB

Reference Design 4612  Abstract Boost Driver for Long LED Strings Using Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

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PDF 160kB

Reference Design 4369  Abstract 6A RGB LED Driver Reference Design for a Portable Projector

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PDF 204.5kB

Reference Design 4381  Abstract MR-16 LED Driver with a 5V Auxiliary Output to Power a Pulsating LED Cooler

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PDF 161.2kB

Reference Design 4382  Abstract Reference Design for a 5S2P AR111 Lamp LED Driver

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PDF 91kB

Reference Design 3639  Abstract Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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PDF 145kB

Reference Design 1804  Abstract Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently