Design Made Easy

Discover a wealth of design resources

Explore “how to” videos, online courses, articles and the latest in design technologies.

Overview Video

• START HERE for a brief overview of how and why National is making design easy

Videos

• SIMPLE SWITCHER products and WEBENCH Power Designer
• WEBENCH LED Designer
• WEBENCH Sensor Designer Tools
  

Application notes

• Complete list of App Notes
  • AN-1930 - SIMPLE SWITCHER® Regulators Take Over Automotive Applications
• Switching Voltage Regulator Fundamentals

Articles

• Signal Path Designer
• Power Designer
  • Buck Regulator Topologies for Wide Input/Output Voltage Differentials (Power Designer #111)
• Power Design Articles
  • Buck-boost Topology Delivers Negative Output from Positive Input
  • Voltage-mode Control and Compensation: Intricacies for Buck Regulators
  • Emulated Ripple Technique Advances Hysteretic Switchmode Supplies
• Analog Edge

Analog University

• Course Listing
  • Switching Regulators: Step-Down (Buck), Fixed Frequency
  • Efficiency and Thermal Response of Buck Regulators
  • Introduction to Emulated Current Mode (ECM) Control and the new SIMPLE SWITCHER® Buck Regulators

Energy-Efficient PowerWise® Technologies

• PowerWise® products
• PowerWise Metrics
• Energy Zarr blog

Find the perfect mix of products for your design

Search, select and compare relevant products using the following selection tools.

Catalog

• Power Management
• Amplifiers
• Audio
• ADCs
• DACs
• Interface
• Temp Sensors

Featured Sites

Design Made Easy with flexible high-performance SIMPLE SWITCHER and High Frequency Converters for Space Constrained Applications products

• www.national.com/sensing
• www.national.com/amplifiers
• www.national.com/adc

Guides

• Complete Analog Product Guides
• SIMPLE SWITCHER WEBENCH Power Brochure
• WEBENCH Sensor Designer Brochure

Circuit Examples

• Downloadable Reference Designs
• Evaluation & Development Boards

Design, build and evaluate a solution

Utilize industry-leading WEBENCH® design tools to design, build and finalize your solution.

Enhanced WEBENCH® Power Designer
Create, prototype and finalize designs quickly and easily.

WEBENCH® Sensor Designer Tool
Reduce design time and cost by configuring a complete sensor signal path solution with just a few keystrokes.

WEBENCH Sensor Designer tool honored with the prestigious 2008 Product of the Year Award

Other WEBENCH® Designer Tools

• WEBENCH® LED Designer
• WEBENCH® Amplifiers Designer
• WEBENCH® Active Filter Designer
• WEBENCH® EasyPLL Designer
• WEBENCH Design Tools (All)