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.

EP7037B

Triple Output Integrated Voltage Regulator on Interposer

Introducing the World’s Smallest & Fastest Voltage Regulator

The EP7037 is a high-performance highly Integrated Voltage Regulator (IVR) with three outputs totaling 10A that enables the full integration of multiple voltage rails all in one IC, eliminating all external components.  Operating from a 1.8V input supply, the EP7037 offers the industry best density, efficiency, transient performance, and dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) from any system input voltage.

Output Info

The three outputs are capable of 0.5V to 1.2V with 6A, 2A, and 2A respectively to provide flat efficiency curves and ultra-wide bandwidth.

Programmability

The EP7037 offers extensive independent programmability for each of its three outputs, requiring no external discrete components.  Highly accurate telemetry, diagnostics, warnings and protection as well as operating parameters such as output voltage, soft-start time and sequencing, DVS ramp speed, and phase shedding are all programmable via the I3C interface. The EP7037 reduces PCB power management area and components by 10x or more, reduces system power loss by 10-50%, and reduces power routing complexity on the PCB. 

Features

  • Three Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVR): 6A, 2A & 2A
  • Industry’s highest current density: 0.125A / mm2
  • Programmable output voltage: 50V to 1.20V
  • Output voltage set point accuracy: ±0% over PVT
  • Programmable fast DVS: up to 6 mV/ns
  • Programmable auto-phase shedding
  • Accurate current (± 10%), voltage (± 2%), and temperature reporting (± 4°C)
  • Programmable power-up sequencing
  • 28MHz I3C interface (compatible to I2C) to coordinate sequencing, telemetry and diagnostics with system and SoC

Benefits

  • No discrete inductors or capacitors required
  • Ultra-fast transient response with no output caps
  • High efficiency and wide bandwidth
  • Extensive fault protection, programming and warning: OVLO, UVLO, OVP, OCP, short-circuit
  • Adjustable, fast soft-start with low in-rush current

Applications

  • Server POL
  • Optical transceiver SoCs & Modules
  • Client/Enterprise/Data Center SSD & NAS
  • Networking & Communication SoCs
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Processors