Product category:
DC/DC Convertors
News Release from: Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 November 2003
Volterra offers low-risk route to
turnkey designs
Artesyn Technologies and Volterra Semiconductor Corp have entered into a strategic co-operation agreement for nonisolated point-of-load (POL) DC/DC convertors.
Artesyn Technologies and Volterra Semiconductor Corp have entered into a strategic co-operation agreement for nonisolated point-of-load (POL) DC/DC convertors The agreement leverages the strengths of both companies to provide the highest performance, turnkey POL convertor solutions for DPA (distributed power architecture) designs for telecomms and datacomms applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Under the agreement, Artesyn Technologies is recognised as Volterra's preferred partner for POL convertor design and manufacturing to support the communications infrastructure marketplace.
The relationship gives Artesyn direct and early access to some of the industry's most advanced ICs for power conversion.
In addition to reduced time-to-market and increased flexibility to respond to customers' distributed power requirements, Artesyn will further expand its portfolio of innovative solutions for the global POL convertor marketplace.
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First products from the agreement should be released to market before the end of 2003.
Volterra's unique approach integrates onto one piece of silicon all four active components of a buck-convertor switching regulator, which is the most efficient circuit topology for nonisolated POL convertors.
The ICs contain a high-frequency PWM (pulsewidth modulator) controller and high-current gate drive circuitry which is optimised for switching two high-performance mosfets used for high-side control and low-side synchronous switching of the output.
The power density and switching speeds of Volterra's chips provide performance that is several years ahead of other semiconductor manufacturers.
Although embedded semiconductor designs will continue to play an important role in OEM board designs, the complexity rises exponentially as the power density and transient requirements increase.
The cost premium for a turnkey POL convertor solution versus the bill-of-material cost of an embedded design quickly becomes insignificant at higher power levels.
Turnkey POL convertors offer the designer faster time to market, higher power densities, smaller footprints, improved thermal performance and greater flexibility.
The agreement is a resounding confirmation of the value-add solutions provided by a power convertor manufacturer such as Artesyn.
"We are especially pleased to partner with Artesyn, given their unrivalled expertise in DC/DC convertor design and commanding position in the POL convertor market.
This agreement will help to further accelerate the adoption of Volterra's ICs into telecomms and datacomms infrastructure equipment", stated Craig Teuscher, VP, Sales and Applications Engineering for Volterra.
"Our existing and future customers in this market frequently require turnkey convertor solutions to meet their design requirements, and now through our relationship with Artesyn we can offer them a true global convertor expert.
Additionally, the partnership will provide Volterra with valuable input on features and performance to optimise our future product roadmap to support both POL convertor and embedded designs", Teuscher added.
"Leveraging Volterra's position as the established leader in integrated silicon switching regulator ICs for POL applications works to both companies advantage", said Ken Blake, President, Marketing and Standard Products, for Artesyn Technologies' Power Group.
"The agreement represents another step along Artesyn's strategy to maintain our lead in offering the highest performance, turnkey POL convertor solutions to our OEM customers.
Additionally, partnering with leading semiconductor companies such as Volterra allows us to expand our use of alternative technologies while simultaneously reducing risk to improve return on investment to our stakeholders".
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