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Stacked LED Technology Enables Highly Integrated Optocouplers
Technical Paper
White Paper Attempts to integrate more than two optocouplers into a single package have been limited by the hybrid manufacturing process of putting several LEDs and IC devices in a monolithic package. The development of a new process called Stacked LED Technology, however, is helping to solve this problem. This paper introduces Stacked LED Technology, outlining its components and benefits.
Optical-Based Analog Front End for Low-Speed Powerline Communications in The Home
Technical Paper
White Paper Analog signal processing circuitry, together with other components required to couple the modulated signal on and off the power line, is commonly given the collective name of analog front-end (AFE). This paper introduces a new approach to the AFE that uses optical coupling technology to improve power efficiency and lower cost.
Assuring Data Integrity in an Optically Isolated 3.3 V I2C Bus
Technical Paper
White Paper This paper discusses how the parameters related to optocoupler propagation delay can affect data integrity and system reliability for applications requiring isolation of the I2C bus interface, including IEEE 802.3af-compliant power-over-Ethernet switches and the analog-to-digital conversion interface to microcontrollers.
Using 10 and 15 MBd Optocouplers and Optically-Isolated Gate Drivers with AC Plasma Display Panels
Technical Paper
White Paper This paper outlines the fundamentals of AC plasma display panels (AC PDPs); discusses panel-driving circuitry and design considerations for scan driver IC interfaces; and introduces new 15 MBd CMOS optocoupler technology, enumerating the advantages of using optocouplers in AC PDP designs.
Gate Driver Optocouplers in Induction Cooker
Technical Paper
White Paper Induction cookers are gaining in popularity due to their high efficiency and superior user safety. This paper discusses two induction cooker design circuits: the Half Bridge Series Resonant and the Quasi-resonant Topology, as well as their merits and disadvantages.
