“Auxless” GaN Flyback Converters Tackle AC-DC Adapter Design Challenges (Download)

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The impetus to reduce power demands of just about every device out there is the mantra of today’s power ecosystem. Manufacturers are under tremendous pressure, for both existing and emerging devices, to reduce footprint, power demands, cost, and complexity.

But this pressure is ramping up in the low-power segment because so many devices are going portable. For platforms such as USB—the focus of this discussion—wearables, sensors, and other small form-factor designs, power efficiency, footprint, and complexity are what receive top billing.