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SMPS Tutorial (3): Charge Pumps, Buck Converters, Switched Mode Power Supplies

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Watch Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbKwUSH9NiY
Watch Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjTD9EVs9v8
Watch Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOp57JCnWqE
This is part 3 of my tutorial series about SMPS. In this video I derive the idea of switching converters from the disadvantages of the linear regulator. Based on that idea I explain 2 switching converter topologies:

1.) The Charge Pump (Switched Capacitor Voltage Converter)
2.) The Buck Converter

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