Vicor Corporation announced the PI354x-00-BGIZ, the latest addition to the 48V Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator portfolio, offering a new BGA package option to the existing PI354x-00-LGIZ LGA series. PI354x Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator’s high-performance ZVS topology enables 48V direct to PoL without sacrificing performance. With step-down regulation from a higher voltage source, engineers can deploy […]
Data centers
Next-gen 650V MOSFETs target data centers, UPS, industrial applications
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has launched a new series of next-generation 650V power MOSFETs that are intended for use in server power supplies in data centers, solar (PV) power conditioners, uninterruptible power systems (UPS) and other industrial applications. The first device in the DTMOS VI series is the TK040N65Z, a 650V device that […]
Storage controllers handle 24G SAS and PCIe Gen 4 Tri-mode connections
Microsemi Corporation announced the SmartROC 3200 and SmartIOC 2200 storage controllers designed specifically to meet the demanding storage performance and flexibility requirements for the next generation of data centers. NVMe SSD usage in enterprise servers continues to accelerate through innovations in drive reliability and serviceability, as well as new standards such as SFF’s Universal Backplane […]
Clocks/oscillators meet stringent 56G SerDes phase-jitter requirements
Silicon Labs has expanded its timing portfolio to meet the high-performance clocking requirements of 56G PAM-4 SerDes and emerging 112G serial applications. With this portfolio expansion, Silicon Labs is the only timing supplier to offer a comprehensive selection of clock generators, jitter attenuating clocks, voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) and XOs for 100/200/400/600G designs that satisfy sub-100 […]
Clock generators, jitter attenuators, VCXO/XOs target latest 56G SerDes-based 100/200/400/600G communications, data center designs
The Silicon Labs Si5391 is said to be the industry’s lowest jitter, any-frequency clock generator. It can provide all clock frequencies needed in 200/400/600G designs from a single IC while delivering sub-100 fsec RMS phase jitter performance for 56G SerDes reference clocks. Featuring up to 12 differential outputs, the Si5391 clock is available in frequency […]
Hybrid active optical cable assembly supports up to 12.5GBPS and 3.3V
Hirose has designed an intrafacility fiber cable (IFC) assembly system that supports bidirection optical transmission of 6.25Gbps and unidirection up to 12.5Gbps (6.25Gbps x 2ch). The high-speed BF4-IFC Series cable assembly integrates the BF4M Series active optical connector into a rugged circular shell with a superior push-pull design for quick and easy mating/unmating operation. The […]
Power system manager combines digital measurements, PMBus interface computation
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTC2972, a 2-channel power system manager, featuring current, power and energy monitoring of the intermediate bus input to point-of-load (POL) converters. Monitoring circuit board power and energy use is a prerequisite for managing, optimizing and reducing their consumption in order to lower server rack and data center cooling and […]
Emulation platform handles up to 1.25 billion gates for data center designs
Mentor, a Siemens business, today introduced the Veloce® StratoT, which expands the footprint choices and configuration options available from its Veloce Strato™ emulation platform family. The Veloce Strato platform is a third-generation, data-center friendly emulation platform, and the only emulation platform on the market with full scalability across both software and hardware. In addition, the […]
Motherboards carry 8th-gen Intel Core processors
Super Micro Computer, Inc. announced several new additions to its embedded and IoT appliance portfolio optimized for the new 8th Gen Intel Core processors. Supermicro is bringing customers some of the first embedded IoT solutions optimized for the new 8th Gen Intel Core processors. The company’s X11SCV, X11SCQ and X11SCZ series motherboards offer better performance and more […]
12V to 48V non-isolated up converter supports data center high-performance GPUs
Vicor Corporation announced a 12V to 48V non-isolated up converter to support 48V high-performance GPUs in data centers that are still relying on legacy 12V power distribution. The 2317 NBM converts 12V to 48V with over 98% peak efficiency, 750W continuous and 1kW peak power in a 23 x 17 x 7.4mm surface-mount SM-ChiP package. […]