Figure 1: To keep power-system design simple, ac power is converted to a 48 V, dc-distribution voltage. Each system board converts the 48 V to an intermediate dc-bus voltage, for example 12 V, which ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. With the rising costs of energy and increasing governmental requirements for high efficiency lighting, the high ...

Modern electronic systems have an increasing level of complexity. There can be a large number of power rails and supply solutions on a system board to power many different loads. Before choosing or ...

Today’s complex system boards often contain application-specific processors, high-speed general-purpose processors, and multiple system-on-a-chip designs. Each of these high-performance circuits may ...