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Battery life in portables: buck-boost or buck converter?

Posted: 10 Aug 2006  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: buck-boost converter  buck converter  four-switch configuration 

[Summary of tips] Certain elements differentiate a buck converter from a buck-boost converter. A buck converter provides the most efficient solution with the smallest external components, but drops out near 3.3V. The buck-boost converter uses a four-switch configuration, operating as a buck, boost, or buck-boost converter. These, among other dif......
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