Design Solutions

Smile, You’re on My Security Camera!
Advances in wireless and IoT technologies are fueling the market growth of security camera systems. Outdoor security cameras must operate for a long time on small disposable batteries. This design solution shows how a high-performance power management system can power an outdoor security camera several months longer than an ordinary solution.

Featured parts: MAX38640, MAX38641, MAX38642, MAX38643>
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48V Buck Converter Helps MHEVs Meet Fuel Emission Standards
Ever-tightening automotive fuel emission standards are becoming challenging. The gasoline engine needs the help of an electric motor to meet these standards, leading to the introduction of mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV) with higher battery voltages. 48V hybrids are in production vehicles today and are proliferating. A 48V buck converter with integrated MOSFETs in an advanced CMOS process helps meet these standards by withstanding high-voltage load-dump transients and operating with low EMI, low duty cycles, and high efficiency.

Featured part: MAX20059
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High-Efficiency Boost Converter Extends Wearable Medical Patch Battery Life
The Internet of Things, combined with low power wireless data transmission protocols, is enabling the continuous and real-time monitoring of patient life signs by means of wearable devices. We reviewe the challenges of powering a wearable medical patch with a small disposable 160mAh zinc-air battery. A typical boost converter that regulates the battery voltage falls short of the five-day operating requirement for wearables. On the other hand, a high-efficiency, low-quiescent boost converter can meet and exceed the requirement of five-day operation.

Featured parts: MAX17220, MAX17221, MAX17222, MAX17223, MAX17224, MAX17225
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