Product category:
DC/DC Convertors
News Release from: Vicor UK | Subject: VICBricks
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2004
Quarter bricks claim leading performance
VICBricks high-performance DC/DC convertors conform to the industry-standard quarter-brick footprint and pinouts.
VICBricks high-performance DC/DC convertors conform to the industry-standard quarter-brick footprint and pinouts VICBricks leapfrog existing quarter-brick offerings in the areas of power density, efficiency, transient response and cost
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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This superior performance is enabled by the revolutionary VI Chip technology, offering higher performance and lower cost than any other low-voltage quarter brick, making VICBricks the best value in the industry.
VICBrick high-density convertors (up to 120A/in3) are enabled by the new VI Chip technology.
Each VICBrick consists of two VI Chips: a 36-75V DC input preregulator module (PRM) that is paired with an appropriate voltage transformation module (VTM) chosen to provide the desired output voltage.
Although the ultralow-profile package conforms to industry-standard quarter-brick footprint (36.8 x 57.9mm), it stands only 6.4mm high and achieves an unprecedented 100A of output current.
Efficiency at 86% for a 1.2V-output model enables higher output currents for the same airflows and ambient temperatures.
With a switching frequency of over 3MHz, the already low level of output noise is easily filtered to negligible levels - and the transient response inherent in the VTM makes the VICBrick the fastest DC/DC convertor in the industry.
Standard outputs include 1.0 and 1.2V at 100A, 1.5 and 1.8V at 80A, 2.5V at 60A, 3.0 and 3.3V at 45A, and 5V at 30A.
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