Although we do our best to shield our portable devices from physical harm by using protective cases, or employing rugged design techniques, there is another layer of protection that can be applied.

A load switch is an electronic switch. It works like a relay to power supply rails in systems, but it has no moving parts. Load switches are increasingly found in today’s portable electronic devices, ...

Built around low-resistance, P-channel MOSFETs, the SmartSwitch line of load switches boasts of on-chip intelligent protection and interface functions, with the power managers expected to find wide ...