The humble LM317 adjustable voltage regulator is everywhere ... including driving LEDs and laser diodes. While this circuit may not be as efficient as an LED driver module or a switching solution ...

and there is even a circuit for its use as a switching regulator in the data sheet. To fully understand the 723 then is to fully understand low voltage linear regulators. The datasheet’s 723 ...

Making a precision programmable current sink by floating the long-forgotten anode pin of the TL431 voltage regulator.

Learn more at vidatronic.com. A linear voltage regulator is a circuit that takes in a variable input voltage and provides a continuously controlled, steady, low-noise DC output voltage. Generally, ...

Combining a buck-boost topology and Silent Switcher technology brings very low EMI at the highest power-conversion efficiency ...

Reusing the LM4041 voltage regulator to create a precision current source by leveraging the CATHODE pin as a sense pin.

The LDO voltage regulator can be in a standalone Power-Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC), or an embedded circuit within a System on a Chip (SoC). A typical LDO voltage regulator normally requires ...