This article is dedicated to Jim Williams who several years ago (2006) wrote an article in EDN regarding the need of a good lab apparatus to qualify the behavior of voltage regulators for compliance ...

The load transient test may be the simplest diagnostic tool available to instantly analyze the loop stability of a system: the visual appearance of the output voltage as the voltage regulator responds ...

Performance under transient loads has become the most important specification of voltage regulators used to power a wide array of products whose current demands vary quickly during operation. Testing ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Many electronic circuits can rapidly shift between a sleep state and full load operation, placing a heavy requirement on the power converter to ...

The buck converter has emerged as a critical element in modern power electronics, offering highly efficient voltage step‐down conversion for a wide array of applications. Recent advances have focused ...