An optocoupler-isolated power supply is often the safest and most practical way to go when it comes to performance and protection. Here's the basics on today's LED/photodetector isolators and what you ...

The junior system designer often places the system's power requirements at the end of the list, and thus overlooks the importance of an isolated, versus non-isolated AC/AC, AC/DC, DC/AC, or DC/DC ...

A BGA-packaged optocoupler from Fairchild Semiconductor offers the smallest form factor for a safety-rated device of this type. The FODB100 Microcoupler, a single-channel optocoupler with a transistor ...