UNITRODE (TI) POWER SUPPLY DESIGN
SEMINAR TOPICS

Texas Instruments / Unitrode seminars combine tutorial review of basic principles and "hands-on" design examples on various power conversion topics. Although in my view the latest seminars were not as useful as they used to be, over time they have covered virtually all important switching power supply design topics. Their archives provide excellent reference info for the designers. Here you will find seminar books from 1996 till present. For the manuals from 1983 to 1994 go to Unitrode2 page.

SEM1100, 1996

Fueling the Megaprocessors - Empowering Dynamic Energy Management
100W, 400kHz, DC/DC Converter with Current Doubler Synchronous Rectification 92%
Design Considerations for Active Clamp and Reset Technique
Control Loop Cookbook

SEM1200, 1997

Current Sensing Solutions for Power Supply Designers
A Low Power Boost Converter for Battery Powered Portable Applications
A Unique Four Quadrant Flyback Converter
Design Review: 140W, Multiple Output, Very High Density DC/DC Converter

SEM1300, 1999

Cascaded Power Converter Topology for High Current Low Output Voltage Applications
Hot Swap Power Management
50W Forward Converter with Synchronous Rectification and Secondary Side Control
Frequency Response Measurements for Switching Power Supplies
A More Accurate Current-Mode Control model

SEM1400, 2001

An Analytical Comparison of Alternate Control Techniques
Design and Application Guide for High Speed MOSFET Gate Drive Circuits
Appendix A: Estimating MOSFET Parameters from the Data Sheet
Magnetic Field Evaluationin Transformers and Inductors
High-Efficiency, Regulated Charge Pumps for High-Current Applications
Designing Stable Control Loops
Internal Compensation - Boon or Bane
Implication of Synchronous Rectifiers in Isolated, Single-Ended, Forward Converters

SEM1500, 2002

Understanding and Optimizing Electromagnetic Compatibility in switchmode power
supplies
Designing High-Power Factor Off-Line Power Supplies
Achieving High-Efficiencywith Multi-Output CCM Flyback Supply Using self-driven
synchronous rectifiers
Transformer and Inductor Design for Optimum Circuit Performance
Under the Hood of Low-Voltage DC/DC Converters
Paralleling Power--Choosing and Applying the Best Technique for Load Sharing

2004 PORTABLE POWER DESIGN SEMINAR

Challenges and Solutions in Battery Fuel Gauging
Battery Circuit Architecture
Design Considerations and Advancesin Portable Power Battery Chargers
Design Trade-offsfor Switch-Mode Battery Chargers
Optimizing Low-PowerDC/DC Designs:External vs. Internal Compensation
Noise Managementin Portable RF Systems

SEM1600 2004/2005 (2.8 MB)

Safety Considerations in Power Supply Design
Sequencing Power Supplies in Multiple Voltage Rail Environments
Design Review: A Step-by-Step Approach to AC Line-Powered Converter
Constructing Your Power Supply a Layout Considerations
Interleaving Contributes Unique Benefits to Forward & Flyback Converter
A Practical Introduction to Digital Power Supply Control
Compensating DC/DC Converters with Ceramic Output Capacitors

SEM1700 2006/2007 (3.73MB)

Improving Power Supply Efficiency – The Global Perspective
Green-Mode Power by the Milli-Watt
Feedback in the Fast Lane–Modeling Current-Mode Control in High-Fr
Designing Planar Magnetics
An Interleaved PFC Preregulator for High-Power Converters
Software Design for Digital Power – Programming 101 for Analog Design
Designing a Digital Telecom Rectifier