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Solutions Search - Sequencers, Trackers, and Margining Controllers

DC1029B - LTC2928, 4-ch sequencer and supervisor w/ fault rep

Jan 4th 2016
Demonstration circuit 1029B is for evaluating the performance of the LTC®2928 Multichannel Power Supply Sequencer and Supervisor. The LTC2928 sequences and monitors up to four power channels in power-up and power-down, and it monitors those outputs in the steady state. Sequencing is accomplished by controlling the power ...

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Power Supply Sequencing Simplified

Nathan Enger - Senior Applications Engineer Dec 7th 2015
Design Note 1037: Introduction Designing a multiple power supply system is challenging. The power supply designer’s workload multiplies with each additional supply rail. The designer must consider the dynamic environment of coordinated power supply sequencing and timing, generating power-on reset, monitoring for faults ...

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DC980A/B - LTC2970 Demo Board | Dual Power Supply Monitor and Margining Controller [requires DC590]

Oct 13th 2015
The DC980A and DC980B are a demonstration system that showcases the LTC2970, a dual power supply monitor and margining controller with an I2C interface. The DC980A board contains the LTC2970 device and the DC980B board contains the LTC3828 dual DC/DC controller. The two boards interface to each other via a 20-pin connector. ...

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DC2347A - LTC2937 Socketed Programming Board [requires DC1613]

Sep 30th 2015
The DC2347A contains only those functions necessary to safely program and verify the LTC2937 configuration EEPROM. It serves no other purpose. The DC2347A holds the LTC2937 in a clamshell socket for convenient access and replacement of parts. The LTpowerPlay™ GUI software, running on a PC, provides a simple interface to ...

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Flexible Six-Supply Sequencer Offers Nonvolatile Configuration & Fault Logging

Sep 28th 2015
MILPITAS, CA - September 28, 2015 - Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2937, a programmable power supply sequencer and voltage supervisor, with built-in EEPROM, for six voltage rails. The LTC2937 is designed to carefully supervise and control FPGA/ASIC/microprocessor point-of-load supplies, which require tight accuracy ...

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DC2065A - LTC3815EUFE Demo Board | PMBus Buck, 2.25V ≤ VIN ≤ 5.5V; VOUT Range: 0.4 V to 0.72VIN @ 6A

Aug 26th 2015
Demonstration circuit 2065A is a synchronous buck converter using the LTC®3815EUFE, a 6A monolithic buck regulator with power system management. The LTC3815 has the PMBus compliant serial interface and features, such as programmable output voltage margining, temperature monitoring, current and voltage read back, and fault ...

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DC1753B-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (DCR Sense) I Dual Phase Single Output PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ Vin ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Aug 3rd 2015
Demonstration circuit 1753B-B is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power system management. It operates with an input voltage range of 6.5V to 24V. The demo board senses inductor current with the inductor DCR and has a ...

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DC1753B-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) I Dual Phase Single Output PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ Vin ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Aug 3rd 2015
Demonstration circuit 1753B-A is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power system management. It operates with an input voltage range of 6.5V to 24V. The demo board senses inductor current across a sense resistor and has a default ...

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Altera Arria 10 FPGA Development Kit

Jul 17th 2015
The LTC3877 + LTC3874 are used to provide power for the Core Rail by taking advantage of the 6-bit parallel VID that interfaces with the 20-nm Arria 10’s SmartVID to reduce the FPGA’s static and dynamic power consumption, and Ultralow value and temperature compensated DCR load current sensing which maximizes ...

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DC1540B - LTC2977 Demo Board Set: Eight uModule Power Supply Management (includes DC1360B + DC1361B) [Requires DC1613]

May 22nd 2015
The DC1540B is a demonstration system for the LTC®2977 8-channel I2C/SMBus/PMBus Power System Manager with EEPROM. It consists of 2 circuit boards namely the DC1360B and DC1361B. The DC1360B contains all the circuitry needed to insert the LTC2977 into a power system and control eight power supplies. The DC1361B contains ...

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DC2294A - DC2294A - PSM Linduino One Shield [requires DC2026, CA2978]

Apr 2nd 2015
The DC2294A Linduino™ Shield is an adapter board enabling use of Linduino PSM (Power System Management) software with off the shelf Linear Technology PSM demonstration boards. For a complete list of compatible demo boards,please click here. ...

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Linduino PSM

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Mar 12th 2015
While many engineers use a dongle and tools to configure Power System Management devices via PMBus, a growing number of designs are adding Board Management Controllers, or connecting their PMBus to an existing microcontroller or application processer. At LTC, the dongle/tool option is comprised of a DC1613 and LTpowerPlay, and ...

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Four-Channel PMBus Power System Manager with Input Energy Monitoring for Comprehensive Power System Management

Wayne Porter - Design Engineer Jan 30th 2015
Systems with multiple power rails are becoming more efficient, but increasingly complex and difficult to design. In such systems, operating costs and complexity have shifted the power system design paradigm. To adapt, groups of power supplies need to be controlled and monitored to manage efficiency, to coordinate sequencing, ...

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Xilinx Tested Power Solution for the Kintex UltraScale MGTs (Multi-Gigabit Transceivers)

Oct 30th 2014
Description With only 3.16mV (max) of output peak-to-peak ripple, Linear Technology’s DC2340A board plugs into the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA KCU1250 Characterization Kit.   Key Features Compact and easy to implement design using DC/DC uModule Regulators with integrated inductors and MOSFETs. PMBus ...

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A Guide to Ordering Custom Programmed Digital Power System Management Devices

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer Oct 30th 2014
Digital power system management is being adopted in the marketplace because of its ability to provide accurate information about the power system and to autonomously control and supervise dozens of voltage rails with ease. Having digital control over analog power supplies with a simple PC connection is valuable during the ...

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Guide To Ordering LTC's Custom-Programmed EEPROM Devices

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer Sep 11th 2014
  Click Here To Order Custom Programmed Parts Welcome to Linear Technology’s NVM (Non-Volatile Memory) Programming Service video product brief tutorial for Digital Power System's Management Products. This tutorial will go through the process of ordering custom-programmed first articles or prototypes. Devices eligible ...

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DC2089A-B - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3870EUFD DCR SENSE Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT = 0.8V to 1.8V @ 80A

Sep 10th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2089A is a high current, high efficiency, poly-phase synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3870EUFD, a dual-phase slave controller. The LTC3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. The input range of this board ...

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DC2089A-A - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3870EUFD RSENSE Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT = 0.8V to 1.8V @ 80A

Sep 10th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2089A is a high current, high efficiency, poly-phase synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3870EUFD, a dual-phase slave controller. The LTC3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. The input range of this board ...

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LTC Power System Management Tips for Success

Michael Petersen - Design Section Leader Jul 28th 2014
Here are some tips to make sure you get the most out of Linear Technology's Power System Management (PSM) products by using them the way they were intended.  Follow these rules to stay out of trouble. Rule #1: When Sharing is Good a) Always connect SHARE_CLK pins together. This keeps all LTC PSM devices on a common ...

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DC1508B-B - LTC2974, LTC2975 Socketed Programming Board [requires DC1613]

Jun 24th 2014
The DC1508B programming board contains the circuitry needed to program and verify the EEPROM of the LTC2974, LTC2975, LTC2977, LTC2978, and LTC2978A. This is its sole purpose. The DC1508B is shipped with a clamshell style programming socket installed. The EEPROM contains the factory default configuration. The LTpowerPlay™ ...

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DC1508B-A - LTC2977, LTC2978A, LTC2978 Socketed Programming Board [requires DC1613]

Jun 24th 2014
The DC1508B programming board contains the circuitry needed to program and verify the EEPROM of the LTC2974, LTC2975, LTC2977, LTC2978, and LTC2978A. This is its sole purpose. The DC1508B is shipped with a clamshell style programming socket installed. The EEPROM contains the factory default configuration. The LTpowerPlay™ ...

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Altera DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition

Jun 17th 2014
The DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to begin developing DSP-intensive FPGA designs immediately. Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output PolyPhase step-down DC/DC controller with digital power system ...

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Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix V GT Edition

Jun 16th 2014
The Altera® Stratix® V GT Transceiver Signal Integrity (SI) Development Kit provides a platform for electrical compliance testing and interoperability analysis. The accessibility to multiple channels allows for real-world analysis as implemented in the system with transceiver channels available through SMA ...

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Altera Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Cyclone IV FPGA family extends the Cyclone FPGA series leadership in providing the market’s lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs, including a transceiver variant. Ideal for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications, Cyclone IV FPGAs enable you to meet increasing bandwidth requirements while lowering ...

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Altera Arria V GX Starter Kit

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Arria V GX Starter Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to develop cost-sensitive FPGA applications immediately. The development kit is RoHS compliant. Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output PolyPhase step-down DC/DC controller with ...

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Altera Arria V GT FPGA Development Kit

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Arria V GT FPGA Development Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software that you need to develop full FPGA designs and test them within a system environment. The development kit is RoHS compliant.   Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output ...

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Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity Kit, Stratix V GX Edition

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Stratix V GX Transceiver Signal Integrity (SI) Development Kit provides a platform for electrical compliance testing and interoperability analysis. The accessibility to multiple channels allows for real-world analysis as implemented in the system with transceiver channels available through SMA and popular ...

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Altera Stratix V GX FPGA Development Kit

Jun 11th 2014
The Altera® Stratix® V GX FPGA Development Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to begin developing FPGA designs immediately. The development kit is RoHS compliant. You can use this development kit to do the following: Develop and test PCI Express® (PCIe®) designs ...

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LTC3870 PolyPhase Step-Down Slave Controller for LTC Digital Power System Management Master Controllers - Video Product Brief

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer May 28th 2014
  The LTC®3870 is a PolyPhase® step-down slave controller specially designed for multiphase operation with the LTC3880 and LTC3883 digital power system management DC/DC controllers. It provides a small and cost effective solution for supplying very large currents by cascading it with a LTC3880 or LTC3883 controller. ...

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DC2088A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT Range: 0.8V to 1.8V @ Up to 50A

Jan 11th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2088A is a high current, high density, two-phase single output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller. The LTC®3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. ...

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DC1962C-KIT - Starter Kit for Power System Management [Includes DC1962C, DC1613A]

Nov 13th 2013
DC1962C-KIT - Demo Board for:LTC2977 - 8-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Voltage MeasurementLTC2974 - 4-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Current MeasurementLTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management ...

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What Is Digital Power System Management?

Afshin Odabaee - Business Manager - uModule Power Products Nov 4th 2013
Power management of a high rail count circuit board can be very difficult with meters and oscilloscopes. There is a growing trend to configure and monitor power supplies over a digital communications bus. “Digital Power” or “Digital Power System Management (PSM)” allows systems designers to simplify ...

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DC1740A-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT0: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 20A, VOUT1: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 60A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613

Sep 10th 2013
Demonstration circuit 1740A is a PolyPhase® synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller with PMBus interface and digital power system management functions. The DC1740A-B is a two chip 3 + 1 phase dual-output configuration. The default output settings are VOUT0 = 1.5V/20A ...

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DC1740A-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT0: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 80A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613

Sep 10th 2013
Demonstration circuit 1740A is a PolyPhase® synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller with PMBus interface and digital power system management functions. The DC1740A-A is a two chip 4-phase single-output configuration. The default output setting is VOUT0 = 1.2V/80A. The ...

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DC2028A - LTC2977 Demo Board: Octal Power Supply Manager [Requires DC1613]

Aug 14th 2013
DC2028A - Demo Board for:LTC2977 - 8-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Voltage Measurement ...

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High Performance Single Phase DC/DC Controller with Power System Management

Yi Sun - Applications Engineer Aug 1st 2013
Design Note 517: Introduction The LTC®3883 is a single phase synchronous stepdown DC/DC controller featuring a PMBus interface for digital control and monitoring of key regulator parameters. It has integrated MOSFET gate drivers and can function either standalone or in a digitally managed system with other Linear Technology ...

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DC2052A - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3883EUH, 3-Phase Demo Board, Vin Range: 6.5V to 14V, Vout Range: 0.5V to 1.8V @ 60A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613 Dongle

Jun 28th 2013
Demonstration circuit 2052A is a 3-phase single output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3883EUH, a single-phase current mode controller with input current sensing capability. Both devices have a PMBus interface and the power system management functions. The ...

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DC1962C - Power System Management Demo Board (PowerStick): 14-Supply Management with LTC2977, LTC2974 & LTC3880 [Requires DC1613]

Apr 9th 2013
DC1962C - Demo Board for:LTC2974 - 4-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Current MeasurementLTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System ManagementLTC2977 - 8-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Voltage Measurement ...

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DC1709A - LTC3880/-1 & LTC3887/-1 Demo Board I Programming Clamshell Socketed Demo Board

Oct 31st 2012
DC1709A - Demo Board for:LTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management ...

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DC1753A-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) | Dual Phase Single Output, PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ VIN ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Oct 31st 2012
Demonstration circuit 1753A is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power management. The DC1753A-A senses inductor current across a sense resistor. Default switching Freq = 350kHz. The demo board can be populated with the LTC3880EUJ-1, ...

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DC1978A - LTC2974 Demoboard Kit (includes DC1809 + DC1810), requires DC1613

May 9th 2012
DC1978A - Demo Board for:LTC2974 - 4-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Current Measurement ...

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DC1590B-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) I Vin Range: 6.5V to 24V, VOUT0 = 0.5V to 4V @ 20A, VOUT1 = 0.5V to 5V @ 20A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613A

Mar 28th 2012
Demonstration circuit 1590B is a dual output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual output peak current mode controller with digital power system management. There are two versions of the board available: DC1590B-A senses the output current across a sense resistor and has a default switching frequency ...

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DC1590B-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (DCR) I Vin Range: 6.5V to 24V, VOUT0 = 0.5V to 4V @ 20A, VOUT1 = 0.5V to 5V @ 20A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613A

Jan 17th 2012
Demonstration circuit 1590B is a dual output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual output peak current mode controller with digital power system management. There are two versions of the board available: DC1590B-A senses the output current across a sense resistor and has a default switching frequency ...

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LTC3880 High Efficiency Dual 500kHz 3.3V/1.8V Step-Down Converter

Jan 20th 2011
The LTC®3880/LTC3880-1 are dual, PolyPhase DC/DC synchronous step-down switching regulator controllers with an I2C-based PMBus compliant serial interface. The controllers use a constant frequency, current mode architecture that is supported by LTpowerPlay™ software development tool with graphical user interface (GUI). ...

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LTM4641 Fault-Protected Load with LTC2978 Power Supply Management

Jul 22nd 2009
The LTM®4641 is a switch mode step-down DC/DC μModule® (micromodule) regulator with advanced input and load protection features. Trip detection thresholds for the following faults are customizable: input undervoltage, overtemperature, input overvoltage and output overvoltage. Select fault conditions can be set for ...

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Quad Power Supply Sequencer & Supervisor Provides Simple Configuration & Extensive Diagnostics Without Software

Jun 14th 2006
MILPITAS, CA - June 14, 2006 - The LTC2928 quad supply sequencer and supervisor from Linear Technology offers the flexibility to configure the power supply turn-on and turn-off sequence, monitor the supplies and diagnose supply failures. The device's simple pin-configuration approach to sequencing requires no firmware and allows ...

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Power Supply Tracker Enables Flexible Control of DC/DC Modules

Nov 21st 2005
MILPITAS, CA - November 21, 2005 - Linear Technology introduces the LTC2926, a power supply tracking and sequencing controller, designed for use with modules or power supplies with or without access to feedback pins. The IC enables a variety of power up and power down profiles and supports up to three power modules: two "slave" ...

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DC948A - LTC2926 | MOSFET-Controller Pwr Supply Tracker

Oct 7th 2005
DC948A - Demo Board for:LTC2926 - MOSFET-Controlled Power Supply Tracker ...

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LTC2927 - Simple Power Supply Tracking for Distributed Point of Load Applications

Aug 22nd 2005
MILPITAS, CA - August 22, 2005 - Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2927, a single power supply tracking controller that simplifies the tracking and sequencing requirements of complex distributed power architectures. Housed in an 8-lead SOT-23 or 3mm x 2mm DFN package, the compact device can be conveniently placed ...

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DC817A - LTC2927 | Single Pwr Supply Tracking Controller

Aug 4th 2005
DC817A - Demo Board for:LTC2927 - Single Power Supply Tracking Controller ...

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DC818A - LTC2924 Quad Supply Sequencer

Dec 16th 2004
DC818A - Demo Board for:LTC2924 - Quad Power Supply Sequencer ...

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DC732A - LTC2923CMS10 | Power Supply Tracking and Sequencing Controller

Feb 19th 2004
DC732A - Demo Board for:LTC2923 - Power Supply Tracking Controller ...

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DC740A-A - LTC2922IF | Tracker/Sequencer Demo Board, VCC = 5V

Oct 3rd 2003
DC740A-A - Demo Board for:LTC2922 - Power Supply Tracker with Input Monitors ...

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DC740A-C - LTC2922IF-2.5 | Tracker/Sequencer Demo Board, VCC = 2.5V

Oct 3rd 2003
DC740A-C - Demo Board for:LTC2922 - Power Supply Tracker with Input Monitors ...

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DC740A-B - LTC2922IF-3.3 | Tracker/Sequencer Demo Board, VCC = 3.3V

Oct 3rd 2003
DC740A-B - Demo Board for:LTC2922 - Power Supply Tracker with Input Monitors ...

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DC563A - LTC2920 Single (-1) & Dual (-2) Margining Controller

Mar 12th 2003
DC563A - Demo Board for:LTC2920 Single (-1) & Dual (-2) Margining Controller ...

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DC543A - LTC2920-2CMS8 LTC1628CG | LTC2920 with Dual DC to DC Converter, 7V to 24V Input, 5V @ 12A max = Vout1, 3.3V @ 12A max = Vout2

Mar 12th 2003
DC543A - Demo Board for:LTC1628 - High Efficiency, 2-Phase Synchronous Step-Down Switching RegulatorLTC2920 - Single/Dual Power Supply Margining Controller ...

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