EDN

Advantages to precise input common mode voltage control to high performance high speed ADCs

All modern high speed ADCs need an input common mode voltage for their differential inputs that must fall within some acceptable range for correct operation. This is sometimes a trivial issue where ...
Electronic Design

Voltage-Divider IC Drops 48-V Input to 6 V for Point-of-Load Regulators

Helix Semiconductors’ HS200 DC-DC MuxCapacitor Power IC is a new type of voltage divider that can play an integral role in a distributed power architecture (DPA) system. It provides a high-efficiency ...
Electronic Design

Synchronous Boost Converter Powers High-Current LEDs Even at Low Input Voltages

Asynchronous vs. synchronous topologies. How a synchronous boost LED controller minimizes efficiency losses. The challenge of low-input-voltage operation. High-power LEDs continue to proliferate in ...
Ars Technica

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 950Q, Windows Media Center not using A/V input

The WinTV-HVR 950Q tv capture dongle has a convenient composite A/V input that I'd like to use with a VCR/DVD player for showing movies on VHS. Windows Media Center detects the cable input nicely and ...