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document updated 18 years ago, on Apr 5, 2006
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THis guy sells 200milliamp max 20microamp standby power supplies, no mention of what the circuit is, but a picture is included

Low DropOut (LDO) — ouput voltage can be very close to input voltage

Looks like switching regulators are what I want, they usually come in an 8-DIP package (as in the picture from the guy above). They have some downsides, we'll have to see if I can live with them. The basics of switching regulators are covered here.

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