Semiconductor Engineering

Enhancing Power Reliability Through Design-Stage Layout Optimization

As integrated circuit (IC) designs continue to scale, the demand for efficient power management, performance optimization and reliable physical layout modification grows more critical. Meeting these ...
EDN

Single-stage design removes 48-V bus in servers

A DC/DC power delivery board from Navitas Semiconductor enables direct conversion from 800 V to 6 V in a single stage.
TweakTown

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 to use 16+6+7 power stage design, 14-layer PCB, huge 600W TGP

TL;DR: NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 features a 16+6+7 phase power design, 14-layer PCB, and up to 600W TGP. It will include 32GB GDDR7 memory. The design differs from previous models, with the ...
Electronic Design

In Pursuit of Robust, Higher-Speed Power Designs with GaN

How GaN provides superior power designs compared to silicon. Why LLC resonant topologies are best. Traditional power transistors have long contributed to power losses (aka lower efficiency) in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A New Strategy For Successful Block/Chip Design-Stage Verification

Achieving efficiency in integrated circuit (IC) design while maintaining design quality is not just a goal, but a necessity. Designers constantly strive to strike a balance between ever-tightening ...
EDN

The evolution of power supply unit designs for servers

Demand for higher efficiency and higher power density continues to grow in servers and data centers as artificial intelligence significantly increases the requirements for more processing power in ...