Often, it becomes necessary to interface an existing or new 5V AVR / PIC / MCU project to new devices that use 3.3V logic, like memory cards, sim cards, etc. Described here is a circuit that converts ...

Linear Technology has announced 100V to 30V bi-directional two phase synchronous buck or boost controller, intended for cars with 48V+12V dual battery electrics. “12V automotive systems are reaching ...

Low power high performance designs have become a recent trend in modern SoC design community. Often multiple voltage domains are being created in order to cater the need of low power requirements and ...

Today’s mixed-voltage systems often use bidirectional level translation as a way to improve efficiency while saving power. There are several ways to implement bidirectional translation, but one of the ...