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Technical Articles and Application Notes

TECHNICAL ARTICLES AND APPLICATION NOTES

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Technical Articles

Read the article Manage Batteries Better in Bluetooth Headsets

Power Electronics Technology, October 2008

Shadi Hawawini, Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Integrated Battery Charging and Power Delivery Implementations

PowerPulse.Net, October 2008

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Safe and fast battery charging between portable devices

EETimes Power Management Design Line, July 2008

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Shadi Hawawini, Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Is it Time to Regulate Power Management Semiconductor Efficiency?

Semi Apps-Hearst Business Communications, June 2008

George Hall, Staff Aplications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Efficient power management for set-top boxes

EETimes Power Management Design Line, April 2008

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Josh Jones, Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Avoiding common errors when designing an SMPS

Electronic Products, March 2008

Shadi Hawawini, Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Daryl Sugasawara, Senior Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Power Supply Filter Components Continue to Dominate PCB Real Estate

Semi Apps-Hearst Business Communications, March 2008

George Hall, Staff Aplications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the articleRead the article Matching battery charging solutions to system designs

Electronics News - Reed Business Information, February 2008

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article USB battery-charger designs meet new industry standards

EDN, February 2008

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Takashi Kanamori, Senior Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Read the article Digital control continues its takeover of power management

Semi Apps-Hearst Business Communications, November 2007

George Hall, Staff Aplications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Designing for Telecommunications in China Power Systems Design Europe

Power Systems Design China, October 2007

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Takashi Kanamori, Senior Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article A mathematical approach to designing capacitor arrays for switching converters

Planet Analog - EE Times, October 2007

Takashi Kanamori, Senior Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

USB becoming a concept Read the article (Japanese)

Nikkei Electronics, August 2007

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Takashi Kanamori, Senior Applications Engineer,
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Understanding and Selecting Battery Charging IC Solutions

Reed Electronics Group - EPN Online, April 2007

George Paparrizos, Director of Marketing, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Integrated DDR Memory Control in a High Current, Portable Application
(Read the article Chinese)

Power System Design China, March 2007

Shadi Hawawini, Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Read the article Save Power and Real Estate with a Programmable Reset Controller with Debounced Input

Power Management Design Line, January 2007

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Get the most (Charging) out of your USB Port

Power Management Design Line, January 2007

George Paparrizos, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Power Management for Portable Devices

Battery Power Products & Technology, Sept/Oct 2006

Takashi Kanamori, Senior Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Daryl Sugasawara, Senior Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Programmable Battery Charging in Wireless Devices

EETimes China, September 2006

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Read the article How to design fast charging for high-capacity batteries

Power Management Design Line, September 2006

George Paparrizos, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Summit Microelectronics. Inc.


Read the article Get a boost for your programmable battery charging in wireless devices

Power Management Design Line, April 2006

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Read the article Manage the slippery slope of the portable equipment
power chain

Planet Analog, Dec 2005

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Josh Jones, Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Read the article Power management in consumer handheld products

Hearst ElectronicsGroup - ElectronicProducts, August, 2005

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

George Paparrizos, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Programmable Power Management for Hand-Held Terminal Equipment

Reed Electronics Group - EPN Power Electronics Edition, April, 2005

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Josh Jones, Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


To read this article: click here, select the EPN Power Electronics Magazine, go to page 8-9.

Read the articleHow You Can Manage Multiple Voltages in Portables

Power Management Design Line - Featured How-To, March 23, 2005

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Achieve six-nines for your communications network
Intelligent power management helps achieve carrier-class availability in networking and communications equipment while speeding time to market.

Reed Electronics Group, EDN.com, December 04, 2003

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Tom O'Brien, Design Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the article Backplane power management begins with fault monitoring

EETimes, October 13, 2003, InFocus

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics,Inc.

George Hall, Staff Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics,Inc.

Read the articleRead the article Designing a NEBS-Compliant Power System

EDN ACCESS, March 20 2003

Tom DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering, Summit Microelectronics,Inc.

J Ng, Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics,Inc.

M Guz, Power-One


Summit Microelectronics
White Papers

Read the articleRead the article Laser Power Supply Control for Fiber Optic Data Communications

Thomas DeLurio, Director, Applications Engineering
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Kenneth Adkins, Senior Staff Design Manager
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Read the articleRead the article Achieving Carrier Class Availability in Communications Equipment by Managing the Power Chain

Thomas J. DeLurio, Director,Applications Engineering
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.

Thomas O'Brien, Design Engineer
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.


Miscellaneous Application Data
PDF MOSFETs for use with Summit devices
Download/view a partial listing of suitable MOSFETs for use with SUMMIT products.

Application Aids
Helpful hints and pointers in PDF format.
AA01 Disabling the Watchdog Timer of Summit S93WD devices
AA02 Hot Swap Over Current Monitor for use with S39421
AA03 Boosting the output drive of the S39421's RESET signal
AA04 Using the S39421 Hot Swap Controller on a Motherboard
AA05 Using the S39421 in designs without a 12V supply
AA06 SMH4042 with Supply Over-Voltage Shutdown
AA11 Sequencing 3.3V and 1.5V with the SMH4042
   Application Notes
Applications Note 09: Using the S39421 as the Primary Control Circuit on VME Live Insertion Card
Applications Note 10: Using Summit Reset Controllers in Multi-Microcontroller Systems
Applications Note 12: Streamline Your TI X2 Modem Design
Applications Note 13: Preventing Data Corruption During Power Failures
Applications Note 14: Hot Swap Implementations with the Summit S39421
Applications Note 15: CompactPCI® Hot Swap Design Solutions
Applications Note 16: Using the S42xx Supervisory Circuit In Dual Supply Voltage Systems
Applications Note 18: Configurable Hot Swap Controller
Applications Note 20: SMT4004 Quad Power Supply Controller/Trakker
Applications Note 21: Power Down Sequencing
Applications Note 22: SMT4004 Windows GUI User Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 23: SMH4804 and SMT4004 Telecom Reference Design Using SynQor® DC/DC Converters
Applications Note 24: Designing for NEBS Compliance: The SMH4804
Applications Note 25: SMH4804,SMP9210 and SMT4004 Telecom Reference Design Using Power One DC/DC Converters
Applications Note 26: SMT4004 Advanced Voltage Tracking Methods Boost Efficiency, Reliability
Applications Note 27: DACPOT™ CookBook - A Collection of Simple and Cost-Effective Applications
Applications Note 28: SMT4214 Expandable Four-Rail Supply TRAKKER™ Controller, Windows GUI and Configuration Register Descriptions.
Applications Note 29: SMH4804 -48V Programmable Hot Swap Sequencing Power Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 30: SMH4804 -48V Programmable Hot Swap Sequencing Power Controller -48V Hot-Swap Controller Features Simple Software I2C Power-On/Off Interface
Applications Note 31: Xilinx Virtex™-E, Spartan™-IIE FPGA and SMT4004 TRAKKER™ Supply Manager Reference Design
Applications Note 32: SMS64 SIX-CHANNEL SUPPLY MONITOR AND SEQUENCING CONTROLLER
Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 33: PDF SMM665B/665C Six-Channel Active DC Output Controller, Monitor, Marginer and Sequencer
Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 34: Reference Design: Xilinx Virtex™-E, Spartan™-IIE FPGA and SMT4004 TRAKKER Lossless Tracking Procedure and Results Summary
Applications Note 35: Reference Design: Volterra VT223 Regulator and SMT4214 TRAKKER™ Lossless Tracking Procedure and Results Summary
Applications Note 36: SMH4802 -48V Programmable Hot Swap Power Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 37: SMM665, 605, 205, 105 Supply Voltage Marginers and Active DC Output Controllers COMPONENT SELECTION FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE
Applications Note 38: PDF SMM105 Single-Channel Supply Voltage Marginer and Active DC Output Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 39: SMM105/205/605/665 ADOC Tutorial and Performance Summary
Applications Note 40: PDF SMM605 SIX-CHANNEL SUPPLY MONITOR, CONTROLLER AND MARGINER Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 41: PDF SMM205 Dual-Channel Supply Voltage Marginer and Active DC Output Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 42: Obtaining Optimum Performance with Summit's ADOC™/Marginer Family
Applications Note 43: PDF SMS66 Six-Channel Power Supply Supervisor and Cascade Sequence Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 45: WINDOWS GUI FAQs
Applications Note 46: PDF SMM150 Single-Channel Supply Voltage Marginer, Monitor and DC Output Controller Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 47: PDF SMM465 Four-Channel Active DC Output Controller, Monitor, Marginer and Sequencer Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 48: PDF SMB120 Nine-Channel Digitally Programmable DC/DC converter with integrated Power Management Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 51: PDF SMM766/SMM766B Six-Channel Active DC Output Controller, Monitor, Marginer and Sequencer Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 57: PDF SMB110 - Five-Channel Programmable DC-DC Power Manager, Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 58: PDF SMB112 Five Channel Programmable DC-DC Power Manager Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 59: PDF Platform Solution for DDR SDRAM Power Management
Applications Note 60: PDF  Achieving High Efficiency in a High-current Integrated Buck Switching Regulator
Applications Note 61: PDF  Layout Guidelines for an SMB series Switching Regulator
Applications Note 62: PDF  Four Channel Programmable DC-DC Power Manager - Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 63: PDF Eight-Channel Programmable DC/DC Converter with Battery Charger - Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 67: New PDF Seven-Channel Programmable DC/DC Converter Windows GUI Users Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions
Applications Note 68: New PDF Single-channel Current/Voltage Monitors and Voltage Marginers Design Guide and Component Selection
Applications Note 69: New PDF SMM151/2/3 Single-Channel Supply Voltage Marginers, Voltage/Current Monitors and DC Output Controllers Windows GUI User’s Guide and Configuration Register Descriptions

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