AMP Consortium select Intersil's digital DC/DC controllers

Intersil’s DC/DC digital controllers support the AMP Group’s microAmp 20 to 25A and megaAMP 40 to 50A standards. These new standards were announced separately today by the AMP Group, and establish common mechanical and electrical specifications for the development of advanced power conversion technology for distributed power systems.

Intersil offers a comprehensive family of digital power controllers that provide 4.5 to 14V input voltage rails and scalable output current from 6 to over 300A. The company's DC/DC controllers feature automatic compensation, pin-strap current sharing, and Intersil’s proprietary DDC bus for inter-controller communication. The DDC bus enables system-based sequencing, fault management and current sharing with other Intersil digital power devices, all on a single wire.

“AMP selected Intersil’s digital controller technology for our microAmp and megaAMP module standards because they provided the most advanced feature set on the market,” said Mark Adams, AMP Group spokesperson. “Simply converting one voltage to another voltage is no longer an option for our customers. Now, perfect voltage conversion under all conditions is required. Intersil’s digital power technology helps us achieve this.”

“We’re excited the AMP Consortium have adopted Intersil’s innovative digital power solutions,” said Mark Downing, Senior Vice President of infrastructure and industrial power products, Intersil. “Intersil is at the forefront of digital power, and continues to deliver controllers that push the higher efficiency, current density and transient response performance that our customers’ applications demand.”