Using gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) in a power supply can help boost efficiency and enable operation at higher switching frequencies, helping designers meet the strict power ...

In the circuit schematic, the load experiences a reverse potential difference compared to a typical converter. This polarity must be taken into account when designing any application. Its circuit is ...

It consists of four single-phase quadrants that operate as cascaded Buck-Boost converters. It includes four switches, an inductor, and two capacitors. Depending on the functionality of the electronic ...

Buck and boost converters, which are the two most basic DC-to-DC converter topologies used in power supplies, are critical power supply building blocks that require careful component consideration.

A switched-mode step-up converter is called a boost converter, and a switched-mode step-down converter is a buck converter. There are other types of switched-mode dc–dc converters, such as the ...

We have already built a 12V to 5V Buck Converter and a 3.7V to 5V Boost converter Circuit using the popular MC34063. But at times, we might need a circuit that can both work as a buck and a boost ...

Maxim Integrated has introduced the Max77827, a buck-boost converter featuring a quiescent current (IQ) of 6µA and peak efficiency of 96%. It addresses the power requirements of low-power wide-area ...

Single-inductor, non-inverting buck-boost converters seamlessly step-down (buck) or step-up (boost) an input voltage and regulate the output voltage, regardless of whether the input is above, equal to ...