EDN

Crowbar circuits: Revisiting the classic protector

Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and ...
EE World Online

Choosing the Right Overcurrent Protection for Next-Gen Consumer Electronic Designs

From traditional fuses to eFuses, understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers ...
EDN

Using LM317 with Overvoltage Protection

The circuit diagram shows the over voltage protection as a feature of LM317 linear voltage regulator. The circuit diagram shows the over voltage protection as a feature of LM317 linear voltage ...
Electronic Design

Overvoltage Protection Circuits Operate up to 72 V

The MAX6495-MAX6499 series of overvoltage protection circuits from Maxim Integrated Products operates as a switch controller to either disconnect or limit the output voltage to a load during an ...
Electronic Design

Device Combines Overcurrent/Overvoltage Protection

This single-device approach to coordinated circuit protection helps reduce component count and improve equipment reliability. The widespread adaptation of VoIP gateways in homes and enterprise ...
Business Wire

Toshiba Adds New eFuse IC, an Electronic Fuse for Repeated Use That Offers Adjustable Overvoltage Protection and FLAG Signal Output Function

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has added a new eFuse IC, “TCKE712BNL,” to its line-up of eFuse ICs for repeated use that support functions to ...
Embedded

Analog design Tip: A Simple Circuit to Protect Against Open LED Faults

Lighting a string of LEDs at a constant brightness requires driving it with a regulated current. A boost converter is commonly used to step up the voltage to a level high enough to bias the LEDs on ...