High-speed designs use digital components with very fast edge rates in their output signals which can be subjected to significant distortion and degradation creating high bit-error-rates and lower data throughput.  Insertion and reflection losses, crosstalk and impedance mismatch, are all factors, amongst others, influencing the integrity of a transmitted signal.

Empower’s E-CAP silicon capacitors provide wide bandwidth low impedance highly stable decoupling capacitors capable of being placed close and even integrated into an SoC substrate.

Empower Semiconductor is developing power management solutions enabling full unrestricted speed and performance of the latest xPUs.

  • High power density
  • High bandwidth conversion
  • Low power distribution losses
  • Vertical Power

The ability to process data and perform complex calculations at high speeds has been intensified in recent years by leaps in technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3-D imaging and autonomous driving. These technologies have exacerbated the need for faster and more complex processors and architectures.

Equipment designed to operate within a high magnetic field environment can experience power failures or abnormal operating conditions due to the force the magnetic field imposes on ferromagnetic material-based electronics.

Moreover, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices can record false or distorted images due to the inferences from such electronics. Empower’s IVRs regulators use non-ferromagnetic air-core inductors ideal for operating in harsh magnetic environments.

Data being communicated and processed around the globe is rapidly growing, driving the need for a new generation of faster data processing components and elements in data centers and datacom equipment.

Empower Semiconductor offers novel fully integrated power management solutions that both increase performance and solve the power density challenge of space-constrained data-intensive applications.

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System-on-Modules (SOMs) and Computer-on-Modules (CoMs) provide all components of an embedded processing system (processors, communication interfaces, memory blocks, power management, etc.) on a single production-ready printed circuit board (PCB). This modular approach makes them ideal for embedding into a variety of end systems and applications.Empower’s IVRs provide high-density configurable multi-rails regulators enabling rapid and flexible prototyping.

Chiplet architectures are rapidly gaining popularity over monolithic designs in developing complex SoCs. While providing increased performance, design flexibility and upgradability, they do, however, require more complex power management and PCB routing.

Empower’s IVRs can be integrated as an additional chiplet into an SoC increasing the power delivery efficiency and simplifying PCB routing.

Empower Semiconductor Appoints New VP & GM of China

Oct 24, 2022 | Press Release

Power Management Industry Veteran, Mr. Bob Feng to Lead Empower Semiconductor’s Growth and Expansion in China Region

San Jose, Calif., Oct 20th, 2022 – Empower Semiconductor, the world leader in Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVRs), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bob Feng as Vice President & General Manager of China to support the growing demand for Empower’s IVR and advanced E-CAP™ silicon capacitor products in the Greater China region.

Mr. Feng is one of the most respected figures in the industry and has over sixteen years of experience in semiconductor sales, with a strong emphasis on power management and customer service in China and the Asia Pacific market. His background and network of relationships will prove to be invaluable as Empower continues its aggressive growth goals in the region.

“Mr. Feng will be joining the company at a time of great growth and expansion, as we begin to further expand our product portfolio, including the recently announced IVR and E-CAP technology families,” said Steve Shultis, Senior Vice President WW Sales and Marketing at Empower Semiconductor. “Bob’s experience building high-performing teams of executives, along with his expertise in growing technology companies and developing next-generation products will be a vital asset to Empower as we expand our growth in the region.”

Prior to joining Empower, Mr. Feng was senior director of sales and country manager at Power Integrations.  His earlier experience includes senior sales roles focusing on the China region at Samsung Electronics and STS Microelectronics.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in automation from Xidian University and currently working on the completion of an EMBA at Xi’An Jiaotong University.

About Empower Semiconductor 

The exponential increase in the amount of data being communicated and processed around the globe is driving the energy consumption of data centers and communications networks to 17% of total electricity demand worldwide by 2030(1), dramatically increasing pollution, carbon emissions and cost.  Empower Semiconductor was founded with the mission to “minimize the energy footprint of the digital economy” by developing novel fully integrated power management solutions that both increase the performance and reduce the power consumption of energy-hungry, data-intensive applications.  

Traditional power solutions require dozens of discrete components with big footprints, complex designs and deliver power inefficiently with poor response times and inaccuracies. Empower Semiconductor’s patented IVR technology integrates dozens of components into a single IC increasing efficiency, shrinking footprints by 10x and delivering power with unprecedented simplicity, speed & accuracy and with zero discrete components. The Empower IVR™ technology solves the power density challenge to address a wide range of applications including mobile, wearables, 5G, AI, and data centers. In 2020 the capacitor technology platform was added to further address power density. E-CAP revolutionized the capacitor industry as the world’s smallest, highest performing, and incredibly reliable capacitor for wearables, mobile, and SoC applications. The company is based in Silicon Valley, CA and is led by a team of highly experienced power experts and executives.

  1. Nature, “How to stop data centres from gobbling up the world’s electricity”, September 12, 2018

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