10μA quiescent current step-down regulators extend standby time in handheld products
Greg Dittmer
Abstract
A series of 10μA quiescent current step-down regulators which extend standby time in handheld products is described.
Keywords
Step-down regulator
LTC1771
LTC1877
LTC1878
Importance of low quiescent current
Many handheld products on the market today are used only occasionally but must be kept alive and ready all the time. When not being used, the circuitry is powered down to save battery energy, with a minimum amount of circuitry remaining on. Although the supply current is significantly reduced in this low power standby mode, the battery energy will still be slowly depleted to power the keep-alive circuitry and the ...
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