Challenges in powering high performance, low voltage processors

Author

Renauer, Joseph G.

Author_Institution

Power Trends Inc., Batavia, IL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

Firstpage

977

Abstract

Today´s high performance processors require power supplies that can deliver low voltages at high currents with extremely tight voltage tolerances even in the presence of lighting fast load changes. High performance processors demand high performance power supplies. This paper addresses some of the design and component selection issues the system engineer must face in designing with linear or switching regulators. These include regulator limitations, bypassing, capacitors, input current requirements, thermal management

Keywords

capacitors; computer power supplies; cooling; switching circuits; voltage regulators; bypass; capacitors; component selection; fast load changes; high currents; high performance processors; input current; linear regulator design; low voltage processors powering; power supplies; switching regulator design; thermal management; voltage tolerances; Inductance; Low voltage; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Regulators; Remote sensing; Systems engineering and theory; Transient response; Variable structure systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1996. APEC '96. Conference Proceedings 1996., Eleventh Annual

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3044-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.1996.500556

Filename

500556