Voltage comparators began appearing in single-chip microcontrollers (MCUs) in the late 1990s. At the time, the change was viewed as a simple cost reduction. Comparators required less silicon, while ...

For battery-powered devices, one of the major design challenges is the reduction of power consumption in all functional blocks. An oscillator can help extend battery life. For battery-powered devices, ...

The linearity of triangular waveforms makes triangular wave generators useful in many “sweep” circuits and test equipment. For example, switched-mode power supplies and induction motor-control ...

Several power supply topologies, including SEPIC and flyback converters [1], generate a non-isolated, positive DC voltage from a positive DC input voltage range that extends both above and below the ...