Modern electronic systems have an increasing level of complexity. There can be a large number of power rails and supply solutions on a system board to power many different loads. Before choosing or ...

The IEEE's Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) is a must-go event for designers who need to keep up with the latest power-related technologies, products, and design practices. So, it's no ...

With any low-power design, the designer has the choice between choosing low-power components or switching off the power to peripheral devices. When considering the choice of non-volatile flash ...

Now, we should look in detail at each power consumption factor: Inrush/Power-up current—When an FPGA powers up, it needs to establish internal biases and complete reset sequence. It causes a current ...

The June 30 educational event from Machine Design, in conjunction with Electronic Design, will feature essential DC-DC power-supply design content. Power supplies and power-management systems are ...

The ideal computer power system for data centers these days places a tall order for electrical designers. Just stop and think about all of the requirements. The system must be available nearly 100% of ...

The PowerNavigator 5.2 software GUI allows for configuration and monitoring of Intersil's portfolio of PMBus™-enabled digital power products, including digital regulators, controllers, multiphase ...

High-reliability data centers support multiple applications. Some serve as telephone switching, transmission facilities, and data transmission (network) facilities while others are used for financial ...