Buy an IC power supply online

At the most basic level, IC power supplies adapt raw current for safe, controlled usage by electronic equipment. One step up from the most basic power supply are charge pumps that have a limited capability to increase, decrease or invert incoming current, then produce either regulated or unregulated current, depending on how the manufacturer configures their design.

I recommend: MVP Micro distributes IC power supplies to OEMs and contract manufacturers in a variety of transportation, communications and electronics industries. SemiconductorStore.com distributes IC power supplies from nearly three dozen manufacturers.

Swap up to a switching power supply IC

More precise than a charge pump, a linear regulator decreases the incoming charge to a lower, more controlled current. Use these smaller, cheaper IC power supplies in portable electronic products. Similar to charge pumps, switching regulators can increase or decrease the incoming electric charge as well as invert its polarity. However, they can handle higher voltages than charge pumps can. Compared to linear regulators, switching regulators are larger and more expensive.

I recommend: Rohm uses a proprietary production process to produce its line of linear and switching regulator IC power supplies. NEC Electronics provides linear, switching, and shunt regulators especially to automotive, industrial and consumer electronics customers worldwide.

Convert your current with an IC power supply manufacturer

Converters receive AC or DC current, depending on their specific configuration, and transmit regulated DC current for the electronic equipment in question. Use AC to DC converters for household electronics, and DC to DC converters for small computer peripherals like flash drives or automotive electronics.

I recommend: MicroPower Direct sells nearly 2,000 models of power converters and supplies. Wall Industries markets a full line of power conversion goods primarily for medical and military applications.