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Article: External power supplies enhance system design options. (includes directory of external power supply product manufacturers) (EDN-Technology Update)
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- February 4, 1993
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External power supplies offer the designer the most comprehensive array of power-supply parameters available for small-package applications. As a result, they have become an accepted mode of power in many applications today. System specifiers can use the units to simplify the physical design and packaging of their products, enhance the aesthetics of the product, and reduce product development and assembly costs.
A number of factors are spurring the interest in the use of external power supplies. For one thing, the market segments where external power supplies are particularly well suited--portable and hand-held equipment--are expanding. The demand for smaller ...