The term “Charileplexing” is not a familiar one for many electronics hobbyists. Charlieplexing is a technique proposed in early 1995 by Charlie Allen (at Maxim Integrated) for driving a multiplexed ...

The output-port SMU is more involved than that of the input port because it has a larger output-voltage range and can dissipate more power. To minimize thermal design, power dissipation is minimized ...