. This wasn't just a textbook; it was a legacy project that distilled nearly 50 years of industry-shaping experience into a single volume. The Visionary's Journey
Robert A. Mammano’s 2017 Fundamentals of Power Supply Design , published by Texas Instruments, is not just a book—it is the distilled wisdom of a career spent advancing the state of the art in power conversion. It respects the physics (inductance, capacitance, thermal resistance) while embracing the practical constraints of cost, size, and manufacturability. Mammano’s 2017 Fundamentals of Power Supply Design ,
No power supply works on paper alone. This section covers component selection (MOSFETs, diodes, capacitors, inductors), gate drive circuits, and—critically—printed circuit board (PCB) layout for low noise and thermal management. Mammano provides rules of thumb for minimizing parasitic inductance, managing ground loops, and placing decoupling capacitors. The inclusion of thermal design (junction-to-ambient, heatsinking, and airflow calculations) rounds out the practical focus. This section covers component selection (MOSFETs
Robert "Bob" Mammano —widely celebrated as the " father of the PWM controller "—published his definitive work, Fundamentals of Power Supply Design Texas Instruments gate drive circuits