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Transitioning from 12V
Optimize your power distribution architecture by transitioning from 12V to 48V
In this technical overview, Vicor senior Field Applications Engineer David Berry examines the challenges of scaling high-current processor and GPU rails. Learn to mitigate restrictive IR distribution losses using buck-boost regulators alongside non-isolated, power-dense fixed-ratio multipliers. See details of step-down methodologies for secondary, low-power rails without expanding the overall printed circuit board footprint.
About the host
David Berry
Senior Principal Applications Engineer
David Berry has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Union College in Schenectady, NY. He was a former magnetics designer specializing in impedance matching transformers, and now works for Vicor Corporation as a Sr. Principal Applications Engineer. He has been working in component power design for the Aerospace and Defense market for over 29 years.
Resources
Resources for the design engineer
DC-DC power modules help to bridge the 48V to 12V transition
Power delivery networks (PDNs) are making a decisive shift from 12V to 48V architectures
Accelerating the transition to 48V power systems
The six things to consider when transitioning to 48 volt power systems
Optimizing DC-DC converter stability: AC and transient analysis in simulations of source impedance effects
Learn how to optimize DC-DC converter stability through AC analysis in the frequency-domain and transient analysis in the time-domain