Recent News Items for Powervation
March 18, 2013
Digital power ICs supplier Powervation has released an updated version of its PowerSMART design tool. Built on the initial 2011 release of the platform, the upgraded version v1.1 gives access to new parameters useful in power supply design, but also support s the new firmware release for the PV3012 dual - phase controller. Over and above, it provides additional flexibility and control of existing features.
Aside from monitoring key power supply parameters, PowerSMART allows the user to program the. . .
February 04, 2013
CUI’s new NDM2P offer true cycle-by-cycle compensation,autonomously balancing the trade-offs between dynamic performance and system stability. With the addition of these second generation modules based on Powervation’s digital IC, CUI continues to offer a full portfolio of self compensating digital POL modules. With efficiencies above 93 % at half load, the NDM2P series is initially available in three compact DIP configurations; a 12 A, a 25 A and a 50 A. SMT and SIP versions will be available. . .
February 01, 2013
The Story Behind The Story - Digital power without the digital bus
Over the past several years, CUI has run into many instances with customers who needed/wanted the value proposition of digital power, but didn’t have the necessary resources to implement such a shift and/or they didn’t want to deal with the communication bus associated with digital power. Typically, these customers were most concerned with one or two critical power rails and they were OK with the existing performance of their. . .
January 03, 2013
Series C Funding Round Fuels Business Growth for Intelligent Digital Power™ IC Platform in Cloud and Communications Infrastructure - Semtech Corporation Joins as Strategic Investor Powervation Ltd (www.powervation.com), the pioneer in digital power IC solutions that deliver intelligent adaptive performance, increased system efficiency, and breakthrough design simplicity, announced it has recently raised a USD7M Series C funding round to fuel business growth and accelerate market adoption of its. . .
December 06, 2012
LONDON -- Powervation Ltd. (Cork, Ireland), a fabless semiconductor company that produces digital control chips for power converters, has announced the closing of a Series C round of financing led by Semtech Corp. and with support from Enterprise Ireland
The latest round, worth $7 million, is intended to fund business growth and the adoption of its digital power control chips by makers of data center and communications infrastructure equipment, the company said. The funding reportedly brings. . .
December 05, 2012
Powervation, a Cork-based pioneer in digital power IC solutions, has just raised US$7m in Series C funding to fuel its business growth and accelerate market adoption of its technology.
New investor Nasdaq-listed Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of mixed signal semiconductors, has made a strategic investment in the company, joining the round participation of the existing investor group - Intel Capital, SEP, VentureTech Alliance and Braemar Energy Ventures.
The funding will enable Powervation. . .
December 05, 2012
Glasgow-based private equity firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has reinvested in Irish electronics business Powervation through a $7m Series C financing round, which also saw participation from new strategic investor Semtech Corp.
Powervation makes digital power controllers that have established a strong presence in the communications and computing / server infrastructure market through their advanced digital control, telemetry and power management capabilities.
Its Intelligent Digital Power. . .
December 05, 2012
Irish start up Powervation has raised $7million in a Series C funding round aimed at commercialising its Intelligent Digital Power platform.
The funding, which will also be used to establish a new facility in Taiwan, was awarded by new investor Semtech and existing investors Intel Capital, SEP, VentureTech Alliance and Braemar Energy Ventures.
The company's Digital Power platform incorporates its patented Auto-Control technology, which it claims is the industry's only real time adaptive. . .
October 02, 2012
LONDON – The merger of digital control and power is coming of age in the era of energy efficiency. Three companies founded between 2000 and 2010 are amongst those showing the way.
Going back 40 years it used to be that the electrical industry, essentially electricity distribution, was the big, old-fashioned sector and electronics – particularly digital silicon semiconductor electronics applied to information technology – was the young upstart.
Now the semiconductor market has. . .
October 01, 2012
CUI Inc announced the release of its second generation digital point of load dc-dc modules for distributed power architecture applications. The NDM2P series is the latest addition to CUI’s Novum® Advanced Power product line, which focuses solely on the design and development of leading edge power platforms. The modules offer true cycle-by-cycle compensation, autonomously balancing the trade-offs between dynamic performance and system stability. With this feature, designers are able to bypass the. . .
October 01, 2012
CUI Inc releases the industry’s first self-compensating No-Bus digital point of load dc-dc module family. The modules are specifically designed for customers who value the efficiency and compensation advantages inherent in digital power but do not want to incorporate digital bus communication in their systems. The NSM2P series will allow customers to access many of the same features as a fully digital POL, however the access will be via header pins that will connect to a USB dongle and CUI’s. . .
September 15, 2012
The NDM2P series from CUI Inc. is the company's second generation of digital point-of-load dc-dc modules for distributed power architecture applications. The modules offer true cycle-by-cycle compensation, autonomously balancing the trade-offs between dynamic performance and system stability. This feature enables designers to bypass the traditional practice of building-in margins to account for factors such as component ageing, manufacturing variations, and temperature, which inevitably lead to. . .
September 13, 2012
CUI Inc releases the industry’s first self-compensating No-Bus digital point of load dc-dc module family. The modules are specifically designed for customers who value the efficiency and compensation advantages inherent in digital power but do not want to incorporate digital bus communication in their systems. The NSM2P series will allow customers to access many of the same features as a fully digital POL, however the access will be via header pins that will connect to a USB dongle and CUI’s. . .
September 11, 2012
CUI Inc announced the release of its second generation digital point of load dc-dc modules for distributed power architecture applications. The NDM2P series is the latest addition to CUI’s Novum® Advanced Power product line, which focuses solely on the design and development of leading edge power platforms. The modules offer true cycle-by-cycle compensation, autonomously balancing the trade-offs between dynamic performance and system stability. With this feature, designers are able to bypass the. . .
June 25, 2012
Fabless IC firm Powervation, headquartered in Cork, has successfully launched its first mainstream product, the PV3012, a dual-phase digital DC/DC controller for use in networks and complex IT applications where loads are imprecise, and/or variable, and where the power supply parameter drifts over time or with changes in temperature.
Already, the PV3012 controller is being used as a component by Murata Power Solutions, the world’s biggest supplier of board-mounted power. Murata’s Product. . .
June 19, 2012
Experienced power supply design engineers know that specific power requirement of their power supplies are often not finalized until late in the design cycle, when the end product is close to completion. Or that the power supply’s use may vary in the field depending on its user; this is especially true if a common platform is to be used with multiple end configurations. Additionally, today’s power supplies are subjected to increasing efficiency requirements and aggressive cost targets. Each of. . .
April 02, 2012
Powervation has released the PowerSMART, the setup, monitor, and reporting tool for the design of digital power converters. The design tool is said to allow the communication with and configure the company’s PV3012 digital power control ICs from PC and Macintosh platforms using a standard USB connection. It accesses more than 60 parameters and fine-tune the features to specific needs within the GUI environment, with precision claimed to be beyond that of hardware programmed analoguebased. . .
March 08, 2012
With the growing importance of power consumption in today’s devices, dc-dc converters primarily strive for efficiency, with new technologies playing a role to achieve that goal.
Efficiency is an important dc-dc converter characteristic, particularly for virtually every battery-based or embedded system. It impacts the thermal and electrical losses in the system, as well as the cooling required. Also, it affects the physical package sizes of both the power supply and the entire system. Plus, it has. . .
February 16, 2012
Powervation has announced the PV3101, the new single phase digital DC/DC controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control adaptive loop compensation technology. The PV3101 uses a proprietary DSP/RISC dual-core architecture with a precision data acquisition engine running advanced control and power management algorithms in firmware. The Auto-Control adaptive loop compensation algorithm provides the industry’s first and only real-time autonomous compensation solution, according to. . .
February 16, 2012
Cork, Ireland: The PV3201 dual-phase digital dc-dc controller developed by Powervation comes with a Serial VID (SVID) interface. SVID is the communications protocol of Intel’s VR12/VR12.5 specification for Intel-based memory, graphics, and similar applications.
Through SVID, the CPU can dynamically control the output voltage, slew rates, power states, as well as monitor the device for telemetry purposes. The PV3201 controller concurrently supports SVID and PMBus commands, allowing configuration,. . .
February 15, 2012
Powervation, an Ireland-based developer of adaptive digital power ICs, has announced a single phase digital DC-DC controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control adaptive
loop compensation technology.
The PV3101 uses a proprietary DSP/RISC dualcore architecture with a precision
data acquisition engine running advanced control and power management algorithms in
firmware.
At the heart of the design is an adaptive loop compensation algorithm, which provides real-time autonomous compensation. . .
February 14, 2012
Powervation Ltd. announces sampling of PV3201, a new dual phase digital DC/DC controller with SVID interface. PV3201 complies with the Serial VID (SVID) communications protocol of Intel's VR12/VR12.5 specification for Intel-based memory, graphics and similar applications. Through SVID, the CPU can dynamically control the output voltage, slew rates, power states, as well as monitor PV3201 for telemetry purposes. The PV3201 controller concurrently supports SVID and PMBus commands, allowing. . .
February 09, 2012
Powervation Ltd. announced the PV3101, the new single phase digital dc-dc controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control® adaptive loop compensation technology.
Leveraging Powervation’s core hardware and firmware technologies, the PV3101 uses a proprietary DSP/RISC dual-core architecture with a precision data acquisition engine running advanced control and power management algorithms in firmware. With this architecture, Powervation new controllers provide features, flexibility, and performance. . .
February 08, 2012
The PV3101, a new single-phase digital DC-DC controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control adaptive-loop compensation technology, has been introduced by powervation.
Exploiting Powervation’s core hardware and firmware technologies, the PV3101 uses a proprietary DSP/RISC dual-core architecture with a precision data acquisition engine running advanced control and power management algorithms in firmware. With this architecture, the new controllers provide features, flexibility, and. . .
February 01, 2012
The design tool enables the user to program the controller and optimize its performance
Designing a modern SMPS that balances key metrics such as cost and size, while meeting the design’s requirements and engineering schedule can be a challenging task, even for experienced power supply design engineers. Although achieving the basic characteristics of the power supply may be relatively straightforward, there are many inherent aspects of the design that are both complex and time. . .
February 01, 2012
For years now we have all read that digital power is the wave of the future for system power design, with report after report forecasting impressive compounded growth rates in this space. I believe, along with many of my colleagues, that we are beginning to see an inflection point for digital power designs, with growth quickly coming as design cycles reach completion. However, this is not another editorial on digital power taking over the world. Instead, my intention is to share recent revelations. . .
January 05, 2012
Protection
PV3012 utilizes analog and digital functionality to maximize system protection and continuously monitors the health of the power conversion system. It generates fault and warning conditions, protects the power stage, and actively manages system re-start attempts. Under- and over-voltage (UVLO, OVLO) conditions on the input and output are monitored, respectively. Table 1 lists other protection features, including overvoltage protection (OVP), overcurrent protection (OCP), short circuit. . .
December 16, 2011
Powervation has released PowerSMART, a setup, monitor and reporting tool for the design of digital power converters. The GUI-based tool allows users to communicate with and configure the Powervation digital power control ICs (e.g., PV3012) from PC and MAC platforms using a standard USB connection. Users can program the controller and optimize its performance, while carefully monitoring key power supply status parameters.
The tool may be used to make simple point-and-click or numeric entry changes to. . .
November 20, 2011
Real-time auto-compensation technique enables more versatile and more efficient power systems while reducing design overhead.
Experienced power supply design engineers know that specific power requirement of their power supplies are often not finalized until late in the design cycle, when the end product is close to completion. Or that the power supply’s use may vary in the field depending on its user; this is especially true if a common platform is to be used with multiple end. . .
November 01, 2011
Electronic Industry Digest
Association Connecting Electronics Industries has released the summer 2011 edition of its quarterly business report, showing slower growth in most national economies, as well as in the worldwide electronics industry. Worldwide semiconductor revenue has slowed in 2011, and the market is on pace to have revenue total $299 billion, a decline of 0.1 percent from 2010, said. . .
October 28, 2011
This Power Product Roundup highlights recently introduced power components that feature a digital interface or digital control in the loop. Among the devices profiled here are power supply controller ICs, power management ICs, point-of-load power converters, and ac-dc power supplies. The following products are included in this feature: Digital Controller Provides Real-Time Adaptive Loop. . .
October 03, 2011
Digital Controller Provides Real-Time Adaptive Loop Compensation
Using Real-Time Self-Compensation Technology, Controller Improves System Efficiency while Providing Accurate Telemetry Information and Supporting >50 PMBus™ Commands. Powervation Inc., the pioneer in adaptive digital power management IC solutions that maximize system efficiency and improve field reliability, today announced the PV3012, the company’s new dual phase digital controller with. . .
September 28, 2011
Murata Power Solutions has entered into a partnership agreement with Powervation Ltd., to co-develop a new reference design for Murata Power Solution's 45 A Power Block, the company has announced.
With Murata's highly integrated high density power stage, the combination ofPowervation's Auto-Control and precision telemetry solves many challenges for customers. offering the same footprint as most other Power Block offerings which are rated at only 25 - 35 A, Murata Power Solutions' 45 A dual phase. . .
August 26, 2011
The Plenary Session at the 2011 Darnell Power Forum will feature senior executives from Efficient Power Conversion, Electric Power Research Institute, IBM, Qualcomm, SemiSouth Laboratories, Petra Solar, Transphorm and Cree. Plenary session topics will include new data center power architectures, advanced GaN and SiC devices, wireless charging technologies, renewable energy, and the smart grid. To be hosted at the San Jose Double Tree hotel September 26-28, the 2011 Darnell Power Forum (DPF ’11). . .
August 10, 2011
Powervation Inc., the provider of digital power management ICs and software that maximize power system efficiency and reduce system cost, will discuss digital adaptive control techniques at the upcoming Darnell’s Power Forum in September.. . .
August 10, 2011
Many articles have been written on the advantages of digital vs. analog power solutions. The argument is indeed compelling, but while many previous topics have centered on the performance advantages of digital power vs. analog, this article seeks to discuss the business economics that will drive the implementation of digital power solutions now and in the coming years. If one wants to peer into the future and understand where the digital power market is headed, they should look no further than the. . .
August 05, 2011
The Plenary Session at the 2011 Darnell Power Forum (DPF ’11) will feature senior executives from Efficient Power Conversion, Electric Power Research Institute, IBM, Qualcomm, SemiSouth Laboratories, Petra Solar and Transphorm. Plenary session topics will include new data center power architectures, advanced GaN and SiC devices, wireless charging technologies, renewable energy, and the smart grid. To be hosted at the San Jose Double Tree hotel September 26-28, the DPF ’11 overall schedule. . .
April 19, 2011
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April 12, 2011
During the past few weeks there have been some significant changes to the competitive landscape of the digital power market. International Rectifier announced its $75 million acquisition of ChiL Semiconductor, a specialist supplier of mixed-signal digital power ICs, to position itself as a strong competitor in the digital power market. Maxim Integrated Products, an analog semiconductor powerhouse, also recently announced its entrance into the digital power. . .
January 09, 2010
THE CARBON footprint of the entire global IT, electronics and mobile telecoms industry is at least equal to, if not greater than, that of aviation according to industry analysts Gartner. Therefore any solution, especially a computer chip, that reduces power consumption and related costs and carbon emissions - by up to 30 per cent in University of Limerick spinout Powervation's case - is welcome in the green. . .
November 19, 2009
LIMERICK, Ireland, Nov. 19, 2009 - Powervation, a leading provider of integrated circuit (IC) system-on-chip solutions for energy control and management in information processing systems, was named “start-up of the year” for 2009 by the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the premier trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and. . .
November 16, 2009
Powervation, a leading provider of integrated circuit (IC) system-on-chip solutions for energy control and management in information processing systems, today announced that it has secured new funding from Braemar Energy Ventures of New York, N.Y. Braemar joins existing investors, SEP, Intel Capital, VentureTech Alliance and 4th Level Ventures. Jiong Ma, Ph.D., principal, Braemar Energy Ventures, will assume a seat on Powervation’s Board of Directors. The new funds will be used to support. . .
October 13, 2009
Powervation, a leading provider of IC solutions for energy control and management in information processing systems, today named veteran power-conversion executive, Stephen Allen as vice president of global sales. Allen joins the company from National Semiconductor’s Advanced Power Technology Group, where he served as director of strategic business development and marketing, and promoted the adoption of leading-edge adaptive voltage scaling technology by top ASIC, SoC and FPGA companies. He reports. . .
September 23, 2009
Digital-power management moves forward as licensing invites innovation. Interview with CUI conducted and edited by Margery Conner, Technical Editor -- discussing what role will digital-power management play in power subsystems with intermediate power buses? Matt McKenzie, president of CUI, claims that digital power’s role will be significant, not just in the larger telecom/datacom centers but down through the smaller OEM systems, resulting in efficiency increases that would otherwise be. . .
August 03, 2009
Unique IC adds true adaptive control to dc-dc power conversion, providing automatic loop compensation that accommodates a broad range of load variations. A dc-dc converter with fixed compensation parameters cannot perform well if load dynamics vary widely. A better approach is adaptive control, which can handle a broad range of parameter variations with the ability to change the loop compensation in response to load. . .
July 31, 2009
Intel Capital, Venture Tech Alliance and Fourth Level Ventures join in Venture capital firm SEP has invested US$10m in integrated circuit solution provider, Powervation. Other investors in Powervation included Intel Capital, Venture Tech Alliance and Fourth Level Ventures.
Based in Palo Alto, California and Limerick, Ireland, Powervation previously raised US $10m in series A funding in December 2007, bringing total venture capital raised to US $20m since its founding in. . .
July 30, 2009
A Limerick technology company that has the ambition to create up to 150 jobs in the next two years has raised an additional US$10m in venture capital funding from an A-list of electronics industry investors. The company, which has already raised a previous US$10m from investors that include Intel Capital, the Venture Tech Alliance and SEP, Europe’s largest semiconductor fund, will use the extra funding to broaden its global sales and marketing as well as advance its R&D. . .
July 29, 2009
Powervation announced that it has secured $10 million in additional financing. The funds will be used to broaden Powervation’s global sales, marketing and operations infrastructure, and further advance its R&D initiatives. Participants in the round include SEP, Intel Capital, Venture Tech Alliance and Fourth Level. . .
July 28, 2009
Power-One, Inc. and Powervation, Ltd. announced that they have entered into a non-exclusive Field of Use license for Powervation under Power-One’s digital power technology patents. The license does not extend to stand-alone power supplies using Powervation. . .
June 26, 2009
We first covered Powervation and the company’s Auto-Control® DC/DC technology at the beginning of this year, while mentioning several other startups that were developing digital solutions for typically analog problems. A few months have passed and Powervation recently notified us that the company’s inaugural product, namely the PV3002 has become. . .
