Voltage Regulators

MAX38889 Backup Regulator Reversible Buck/Boost Regulator Provides Tight Regulation and Reduces Size by 64% in Industrial, Automotive, and Healthcare Applications

Continua MAX38889 from Maxim Integrated is the small-sized backup regulator that delivers high efficiency in industrial, asset tracking, automotive, and healthcare applications. The 2.5V-to-5.5V, 3A reversible buck/boost regulator offers 9% higher efficiency and one-third the size of competing solutions available in the market. This latest addition to Maxim’s Continua…

L6981 Synchronous Step-Down Regulators Integrated 1.5A Synchronous Regulators from STMicroelectronics Simplify High-Efficiency Power Conversion

STMicroelectronics has introduced L6981 synchronous step-down regulators, extending the family of high-efficiency converters that simplify the power-supply design by integrating power elements, feedback circuitry, and safety features on-chip.

Rated to deliver up to 1.5A, with 90% typical efficiency at full load, the L6981 converters are…