Types of Local Power Supply ICs

Linear type includes a series regulator (typically LDO and 3-terminal regulator) and a shunt regulator. A low-noise, high-precision, local power supply can be easily and inexpensively produced with few external parts. However, losses are high (inefficient) and only step-down type can be used. In particular, shunt regulators are inefficient and tend not to be used nowadays.

It is often called a DC/DC converter. Depending on the circuit configuration, either boost type or buck type can be used. Although the loss is low (high efficiency), external parts such as coil are necessary, and the circuit size becomes large and expensive.
The input DC voltage is switched (~ 1 MHz) to create a rectangular wave, and this rectangular wave is smoothed and converted to the desired DC voltage.
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