Title :
Advanced manufacturing technologies [DC/DC convertors]
Author_Institution :
Comp. Products, South Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
The author details the design steps and manufacturing processes used in the development of DC/DC converters with power densities as high as 36 W/in3. By combining multilayer thick-film technology on ceramic, surface-mount components, and active laser trimming, together with simultaneous engineering, design for manufacturability, total quality management, and basic just-in-time manufacturing methodology, it was possible to achieve substantial improvements in product performance, reliability, and cost. The application of advanced design and manufacturing technologies resulted in power-density improvements of 5-10 times and a 10× increase in MTBF (mean time between failures), to 1.1 million hours
Keywords :
manufacturing processes; power convertors; DC/DC converters; active laser trimming; cost; design steps; just-in-time manufacturing; manufacturing processes; multilayer thick-film technology; product performance; quality management; reliability; simultaneous engineering; surface-mount components; Ceramics; DC-DC power converters; Design engineering; Manufacturing processes; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical design; Power engineering and energy; Reliability engineering; Surface emitting lasers; Surface-mount technology;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1992. APEC '92. Conference Proceedings 1992., Seventh Annual
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0485-3
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1992.228415
