Hi, I recently heard about DC-DC step-up converters, like this one from Maxim:
It seems like a cool idea: you can power a 3.3V or 5V device off a single
1.5V cell. I am wondering how they work. I see that all of the ones that can operate off
Hi, I recently heard about DC-DC step-up converters, like this one from Maxim:
It seems like a cool idea: you can power a 3.3V or 5V device off a single
Read this app note
(AN73 from linear tech at
It has a really great description of boost and buck converters.
Cheers
PeteS
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