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National's WEBENCH Power Designer tool lets you optimize efficiency versus footprint.

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Articles About Energy-Efficient System Design

Then, Now, And Beyond—System Design In The 21st Century (Electronic Design)
PowerWise Solutions: Why Energy Efficiency Is Important White Paper
Green Technology: How to Power an Energy-Efficient Light (Machine Design)
Need to Estimate Buck Converter Efficiency in Portable Apps? (Mobile Handset Designline)
Optimizing Power Consumption in the Mobile Multimedia Delivery Chain (Power Management Designline)
Efficiency and Size: Challenges in Power Management for Portable Devices (Planet Analog)
Longer Battery Life Equals a Greener Earth (Power Electronics Technology)
Maximize Processor Energy Savings in Media-Intensive Mobile Devices with Adaptive Voltage Scaling (Mobile Handset Designline)
Analog by Design Show: Driving High-Power LEDs Without Getting Burned - Part 1 (Hosted by Bob Pease & Dr. Howard Johnson)

Frequently Asked Questions About PowerWise Solutions (FAQs)

Application Notes About Lower Power Consumption

AN-1745 - Powering FPGAs Using LM201xx PowerWise® Synchronous Buck Regulators
AN-1653 - User's Graphical User Interface(GUI) for LP555x Evaluation Board PowerWise® Technology Compliant Energy Management Unit
AN-1460 - Emulating the PowerWise Interface Using GPIOs and Software

Useful Links About Energy Efficiency