White Paper
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Optocouplers For The Hybrid Industry
8/29/2022
The use of optocouplers in the hybrid industry has generally lagged behind their appearance in nonhybrid fields. Hybrid optocoupler designers must understand the need for optocoupling in the circuit.
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Skyworks Optocouplers Vs. Pulse Transformers
8/29/2022
Optocouplers, with their ease of design, simplicity, and smaller size, are being used to replace pulse transformers, which are much more difficult to design with relative to optocouplers.
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Estimating Total Static Error For Skyworks Si89xx Series
8/17/2022
This application note addresses the estimation of total static error for Skyworks' Si89xx series of isolated amplifiers and isolated delta-sigma modulators.
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What Is A Digital Isolator? Digital Isolation Techniques And Uses
8/8/2022
Digital isolators make it possible for circuits to talk without blowing each other up. In this Q&A, Rudye McGlothlin provides insight into these devices and balancing safety with performance.
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Power Supplies With Fast Switching Frequency Just Got A Lot Safer
8/8/2022
In this bandwidth-hungry age of the Internet of Things (IoT), a number of isolated power supply systems need to be efficiently powered, driving a need for cost and power-efficient solutions.Today, designers must maximize power per volume, and one way to achieve this is with higher performance power switches.
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How To Power SiC Or IGBT Half Bridges In EVs
8/8/2022
By considering some gate drive and flyback converter fundamentals, many of today's electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) low-voltage challenges can be understood and solved.
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Reducing Development Risk With High-Performance Oscillators
8/8/2022
New oscillator products powered by fourth generation DSPLL technology are addressing 25/40/50/100/400Gbps timing challenges and making it easy to design with confidence and de-risk product development.
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Fine Frequency Control Using The SKY72300, SKY72301, and SKY72302 Dual Synthesizers/PLLs
8/5/2022
The fine frequency control of Skyworks fractional-N synthesizers using a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) is a simple and low-cost alternative to pulling the crystal reference frequency.
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CMOS Isolated Gate Drivers Enhance Power Delivery Systems
7/29/2022
Optocoupler-based solutions and gate-drive transformers have been the mainstay for switch-mode power supply (SMPS) systems for many years, but fully integrated isolated gate driver products based on RF technology and mainstream CMOS provide more reliable, smaller, and power-efficient solutions.
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Diode Chips, Beam-Lead Diodes, And Capacitors: Bonding Methods And Packaging
7/29/2022
Learn how to handle, attach, and care for Skyworks' diode chips, beam-lead diodes, and capacitors with this application note. These directions will enable you to package and unpack chips, including suggestions of equipment needed for best practice usage.