News
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 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 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 17, 2011
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powervation Inc., the pioneer of adaptive digital power management IC solutions - that maximize system efficiency, accelerate time to market and strengthen field reliability, will discuss real-time digital adaptive control techniques at the upcoming Darnell’s Power Forum in . . .
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
TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands of technology startups worldwide. TiE is a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TiE provides a platform for mentoring, networking & education, to entrepreneurs with over 14,000 members in 54 chapters across 13 countries. This year, the TiE50 Awards Program is recognizing the top technology startups from the following. . .
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. . .
June 22, 2009
It wasn’t that long ago that companies were debating the viability of digital versus analog approaches. Analog is highly entrenched and is unlikely to be unseated in the foreseeable future. Digital is a challenger to this throne, and speculation has varied considerably as to how much (or whether) it could displace analog. The answer to these questions has always depended on two things: price and applications. The way those two things are converging is providing a clear picture of where digital is. . .
June 08, 2009
University of Limerick spinout firm Powervation has raised an additional US$10m in venture capital to develop power cooling chips for the comms business from an A-list of venture capital firms such as Intel Capital, the Venture Tech Alliance, 4th Level Ventures and Europe’s largest semiconductor venture fund,. . .
April 06, 2009
More companies are looking into power management software when cutting costs. And the recession is only increasing the need, says a new Forrester study. Green IT is not just about making data centers run more efficiently (see Businesses Riding First Wave of Green IT). Reducing PCs' power use can also have a huge impact on a company's electric. . .
