Abraham I. Pressman
President, Switchtronix Power, Inc.
Waban, Massachusetts

Second Edition

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pressman, Abraham I.
Switching power supply design / Abraham I. Pressman.-2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-07-052236-7
1. Switching power supplies. 2. Electronic apparatus and
appliances-Power supply. 3. Microelectronics-Power supply.
4. Electric current converters. I. Title.
TK7868.P6P75 1998
621.381'044-dc21 97-31668
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