The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the addition of eight wide-input Micro DC-DC converters to the 28VDC input family. These models have nominal output voltages ranging from 3.3 to 48VDC and a maximum power of 100W (50W at 3.3Vout and 5Vout, and 100W at 12, 15, 24, 28, 36 and 48Vout). These modules target either 12V or 24V applications, such as MIL-COTS or commercial battery systems in vehicles.

Vicor has launched a new educational initiative for power design engineers which provides support throughout the power systems design process from selecting the optimum architecture to meeting EMI regulations. The first phase, a series of ‘PowerTechtorials’ is now available on CD. Each CD serves as a one-on-one tutorial, containing technical presentations and lab demos, that can be revisited as needed. The tutorials address everyday technic...

Vicor announces the availability of a 120 W, 1/32nd brick footprint BCM™ bus converter. The VIB0101THJ is a 48:12 V surface- mount, non-regulated converter with 94.5% efficiency and can be used to power non-isolated POL converters or as an isolated voltage source for ATE, server, telecom and industrial control applications.

V.I Chip, Inc., a subsidiary of Vicor Corporation, announces the availability of a 330 W, 380 V to 48 V DC, 1/16th brick footprint BCM™ bus converter to complete the powertrain conversion to processor and memory loads in HV DC distribution data centres.

Picor, a subsidiary of Vicor Corporation specializing in the design and development of high performance power management solutions, today announced the Cool-ORing Family of full-function Active ORing solutions and discrete Active ORing controllers. These solutions address the requirements of redundant power architectures implemented in today’s high-availability systems such as servers, high-end computing and telecom and communications infrastru...

Vicor Corporation has introduced a new DC front-end module that provides EMI filtering and transient protection. The M-FIAM9 (Military Filter Input Attenuator Module) enables designers using Vicor’s Maxi, Mini, Micro Series 24 V and Maxi Series 28 V DC-DC converters to meet conducted emission/susceptibility per MIL-STD-461E and input transients per MIL-STD-704A/E/F and MIL-STD-1275A/B/D.

The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the addition of a new 72 V input series for the Maxi, Mini and Micro family of DC-DC converters. The new 72 V input series greatly expands Vicor’s product offering for the railway and transportation segment, which values product robustness and reliability.

The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the addition of a new 28 V Wide Input Maxi Family of DC-DC Converters. With a wide input range of 10 to 36 V, the modules are appropriate for applications operating from 12 V or 24 V inputs, which are typical for battery systems in vehicles. Fully encapsulated, Vicor Maxi modules utilise a proprietary spin fill process to assure complete, void free encapsulation making them suitable for ...

V.I Chip, Inc., a subsidiary of Vicor Corporation, has announced a constant current (CC) PRM regulator demonstration board for light emitting diode (LED) applications such as street & stadium lighting, high-end projectors, active outdoor advertising and architectural installations.

The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the introduction of an advanced modular power platform: the VI BRICK. The VI BRICK family incorporates the technical attributes of V•I Chip technology and a robust packaging that facilitates thermal management and through-hole assembly. Models include high-current density low-voltage DC-DC converters, a wide range of highly efficient bus converters (BCM), and individual modules – PRM ...

The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the addition of a 24 V input series for both its VI-J00 and VI-200 families of DC-DC converters. With a wide input range of 10 to 36 V, the modules are targeted for applications operating from 12 V or 24 V inputs. The low-noise ZCS topology greatly reduces the design effort and filtering costs required for power converters to meet agency conducted emissions requirements.

The Brick Business Unit of Vicor has announced the introduction of the PFC FlatPAC, its new flexible, power dense power supply. The PFC FlatPAC uses Vicor’s field-proven VI-HAM and Maxi DC-DC converters to deliver up to 575W of clean, reliable power. It is a single-output power supply available with standard output voltages from 2 to 54 Vdc.

Vicor has announced PowerBench, a suite of enhanced online power supply design tools that helps ensure designers select the best power supply to meet their requirements. If an appropriate standard product does not already exist, engineers can use PowerBench to design a customer-specific product, allowing them to focus on their ideas rather than the constraints dictated by power supply availability.

Vicor announces the immediate availability of a through-hole packaging option for all V•I Chips including MIL-COTS. This is in addition to existing surface mount (SMT) compatible packaging, doubling the available range.

Vicor announces the availability of MIL-COTS 28 V DC-DC V•I Chip modules. This new product line consists of a 28 Vdc input PRM™ regulator and a family of VTM™ current multipliers with output voltages from 1 to 50 Vdc. The PRM and VTM chipset provides the full functionality of a DC-DC converter with high efficiency and higher power density, fast transient response, low noise, and flexible thermal management. With each module weighing only 15...

Vicor has announced the introduction of a 110 Vdc input series of 24 models of Maxi, Mini, and Micro DC-DC converters. This new series includes eight standard output voltages (3.3, 5, 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, 48 V) in combination with three different package sizes (quarter brick, half brick, full brick) with output power ranging from 50 W up to 400 W, depending on the model.

Vicor has announced the addition of eight mid-power Mini DC-DC converters to the 375 Vdc input family: a 100 W model at 3.3 Vout; 150 W model at 5 Vout; and 200 W models at 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, and 48 Vout. These half-brick modules — which incorporate Vicor’s patented low-noise Zero-Current and Zero-Voltage Switching (ZCS/ZVS) —can be used in a variety of applications, including off-line systems with autoranging or PFC front ends, indust...

Vicor has announced the availability of a high-voltage V•I Chip bus converter with a power density of greater than 1000 W/in3. Designated B384F120T30, this BCM module is a high-efficiency (>95%), Sine Amplitude Converter (SAC) operating from a 360-400Vdc primary bus to deliver an isolated low voltage secondary.

Vicor has announced the addition of nine mid-power Mini DC-DC converters to its 300Vdc input family: 100 W models at 2 and 3.3 Vout, 150 W models at 5, 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, and 48 Vout. The modules — which incorporate Vicor’s patented low-noise Zero-Current and Zero-Voltage Switching (ZCS/ZVS) —can be used in a variety of applications, including off-line systems with autoranging front ends, industrial and process control, distributed power, ...

Vicor has introduced a high power (>1100 W/in3) 320W PRM non-isolated regulator. Designated P045F048T32AL, this latest V•I Chip component is designed for high-performance 48V power applications such as servers, telecom and ATE. It provides a controlled Factorized Bus distribution voltage for powering downstream VTM current multipliers, creating fast, efficient, isolated, low-noise Point-of-Load (POL) converters. With an efficiency of 97% and m...