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Article: Power management solutions: choosing the right one now pays dividends later: paying attention to power management prolongs battery life and increases performance by minimizing ripple/noise in the system.(Cover story)
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- Wireless Design & Development
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Wireless technology implies the freedom to physically move around while still remaining virtually connected. No longer attached to a wall outlet, electronic wireless handset systems are forced to run off batteries. Regardless of chemistry type, all batteries store a finite amount of energy before needing to either be replaced or recharged. Paying attention to power management prolongs battery life. Wireless systems that are not battery dependent, such as a base stations, value high performance while still remaining conscious of power efficiency.
Depending on the application, performance can mean a number of things from highest data throughput with a low bit error ...