Programmable Power Circuits Improve Reliability, Cut Cost

摘要

System engineers are pressured to cut costs and improve the reliability of circuit boards. An often overlooked opportunity to do this is to reduce the number of components used for FPGA, microprocessor and DSP power monitoring. New highly integrated and programmable power circuits combine reset generation, watchdog timer (WDT), and voltage supervisor ICs into a single device. This higher level of integration helps reduce system cost and virtually eliminates reliability concerns.