San Jose, Calif. — Micrel Inc. claims this precision micro-power battery monitor/comparator with an on-chip 2.55-V reference voltage source features an extremely low supply current and draws virtually ...

Chandler, Ariz. – Two comparator families from Microchip Technology Inc. for embedded applications are designed for low-voltage and low-current applications in which longer battery life is a primary ...

Cool and accurate: An NPL researcher standing over one of their cryogenic current comparators. (Courtesy: NPL) Researchers in the UK have produced the most accurate cryogenic current comparator – a ...

An international group of researchers has developed an electronic device that is said to effectively mitigate hotspots in PV modules. It uses two current comparators, two NPN transistors, and a ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Over the years, power supply designers have been persuaded that current mode is superior to its voltage-mode counterpart. As a result, the major PWM ...

Fault protection is a critical function of all power supply controllers. Nearly all applications require some kind of over-load protection. For peak current-mode controllers this is easily ...