DC/DC step-down converter SoC saves 45% in size

26th January 2016

Altera Europe

Caroline Hayes

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Fully tested, characterised, and qualified as a system, the PowerSoC (EN6362QI) is a 6A PowerSoC DC/DC converter from Altera, which is now part of Intel.

The company announced that at 56W/cm², the EN6362QI is 45% smaller than industry alternatives. Optimised total size is 170mm².

The device is the first in a new generation of low-input voltage products that are claimed to offer industry-leading power density while improving performance in the areas of conversion efficiency, output voltage accuracy, load transient response, and output voltage ripple.

The PowerSoC can be used to power the company’s Cyclone and MAX FPGAs.

It is 45% smaller than other power modules and 75% smaller than most competing discrete (non-integrated) device implementations, claims the company. It is also claimed to offer the highest efficiency of any comparable module, along with superior thermal performance, delivering continuous 6A at 85°C ambient temperature with no de-rating.

It is designed and manufacturing-tested as a complete power system, which results in very low failure-in-time rates and improves system reliability when compared to discrete power supply solutions, according to the company.

Other features are low EMI and a programmable soft start.