Sucking the Life Out of Your Battery--The Myth of Static Icc
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Overview
This Altera QuickCast--only 10 minutes!--examines why a data sheet specification for static ICC is rarely attainable and therefore not necessarily relevant in battery powered devices.
By the end of this 10-minute QuickCast you will understand:
- Why a simple data sheet ICC spec can be misleading with respect to measured power consumption
- The difference between a device's static ICC and a product's standby ICC and why this matters in battery-powered applications
- Key factors that affect standby ICC
- Other non-static power consumption factors that affect battery life
Who Should View
- Designers using programmable logic, microcontrollers, small ASIC/ASSP and discrete logic devices
- Consumer electronic product system architects
- Engineering and technical managers
- Designers of consumer electronic products
Presenter

Denny L. Steele
Sr. Marketing Manager, Low Cost Products
Denny Steele joined Altera in May 2006 as a Senior Marketing Manager. Mr. Steele has over twenty years of industry experience, specializing in the use of programmable logic in high-volume, low-power, consumer electronic products. Before joining Altera he held applications engineering and marketing positions at Philips Semiconductors and Xilinx Inc.

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