Semiconductor Engineering

Enhancing Power Reliability Through Design-Stage Layout Optimization

As integrated circuit (IC) designs continue to scale, the demand for efficient power management, performance optimization and reliable physical layout modification grows more critical. Meeting these ...
Electronic Design

Integrated Power Stage Modules Support High Current Processors

In 2004, Intel specified a standard integrated Driver-MOSFET (DrMOS) device for use in a typical PC platform. This specification’s goal was to provide features for an integrated device to produce the ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 to use 16+6+7 power stage design, 14-layer PCB, huge 600W TGP

TL;DR: NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 features a 16+6+7 phase power design, 14-layer PCB, and up to 600W TGP. It will include 32GB GDDR7 memory. The design differs from previous models, with the ...
Electronic Design

GaN Power ICs Push Power Density with Double-Sided Cooling

Learn more about TI’s latest GaN power ICs and the role that double-sided cooling plays in improving power efficiency and density. Higher switching frequencies with GaN give you the ability to use ...
EDN

Smart Power Stage Devices Exhibit Improved Performance

Fairchild has released its Smart Power Stage family FDMF58xx to address the market demand of enhanced power density and high efficiency, after releasing a family of DrMOS device. This article gives a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A New Strategy For Successful Block/Chip Design-Stage Verification

Achieving efficiency in integrated circuit (IC) design while maintaining design quality is not just a goal, but a necessity. Designers constantly strive to strike a balance between ever-tightening ...