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Vicor Introduces New 12 V-optimized Additions To Picor Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator Product Family
Vicor Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its award-winning Picor Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator product line for high efficiency point-of-load DC-DC regulation. Optimized for 12 V operation (8 V to 18 Vin), these new PI34XX series buck regulators increase performance for a host of embedded applications in computing, telecommunications, industrial and other environments, delivering over 95% peak efficiency for 12 V to 3.3 V regulation and up to 15 A.
The “We recognize that some customers are constrained by a 12 V architecture and are not able to take advantage of higher line conversion with our existing regulators,” said Robert Gendron, Vice President, Picor Semiconductor Power Solutions, Vicor. “We optimized our 8 V to 36 V wide range regulators for a 12 V family, reducing the Vin range to 8 V to 18 V and further enhancing efficiency for 12 V usage.”
“ZVS is a key differentiator in this class of device, enabling high performance power delivery within embedded systems,” said Ralf Buehler, Vice President and Managing Director EMEA, Future Electronics. “We’re delighted to have Vicor with us at Embedded World for the public debut of its new PI34XX buck regulator series, and we’re confident in our ability to help customers make the most of this innovative product architecture.”