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An Introduction to ChiP Technology

May 13, 2013
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An Introduction to ChiP Technology

In this latest video Steve Oliver, VP VI Chip Division, presents an introduction to Vicor’s new ChiP technology (“Converter Housed in Package”).  This exciting new technology has been developed to enable the next generation of power components The demand is for ever smaller power components able to handle more power and greater loads.  Yet the development of these products is being hampered by resulting heat dissipation issues.  Our ChiP packaging technology provides the breakthrough necessary to achieve size and performance levels previously thought to be impossible. And the flexibility of the technology will enable...

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Video Interview with Embedded Control Europe

April 4, 2013
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Video Interview with Embedded Control Europe

At Embedded World 2013 Vicor introduced the PI34xx series of Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulators optimized for 12 V operation (8 V to 18 Vin).

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PowerBench Tool Suite Delivers Customer-Configurable VI Chip PRM Modules

March 14, 2013
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PowerBench Tool Suite Delivers Customer-Configurable VI Chip PRM Modules

Designers can now configure and customize Vicor’s VI Chip PRM modules quickly and efficiently using the new PowerBench tool. This is the first time that we’ve broadened our customization to VI Chip products, allowing designers to exploit the high-frequency, ZVS buck-boost technology in a configuration to meet the exact needs of the their application, without incurring NRE costs.

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Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli of Vicor to Present at APEC 2013

February 13, 2013
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Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli of Vicor to Present at APEC 2013

We’ll be at the Applied Power Electronics Conference, the premier Power Electronics Conference in the USA, March 18 – 21, at Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.  We hope you will be there too, networking with colleagues and checking out what’s new and exciting in power electronics.

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Meet us at Embedded World 2013

January 30, 2013
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Meet us at Embedded World 2013

Once again, the international embedded community meets for three days in Nürnberg for the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference (February 26 – 28, 2013).

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New Videos, Webinars and Products

January 9, 2013
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New Videos, Webinars and Products

Vicor closed out 2012 on a strong note. In November, we exhibited at Electronica 2012 in Munich, Germany where we launched three new products, including one for AC to DC conversion. We also launched a series of live seminars, recorded video blogs live from the show and participated in video interviews with key electronics media. Here’s a round up, complete with the relevant links:

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Vicor’s AC Front End shortlisted as one of top products of year

December 21, 2012
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Vicor’s AC Front End shortlisted as one of top products of year

The 18 December issue of the German magazine Elektronik gives readers an opportunity to vote for their Top Products of the Year (»Produkt des Jahres 2013«), and we’re delighted that Vicor’s high-density AC Front End Module is shortlisted in the power supply (“Stromversorgung”) category. Why should you vote for the AC Front End Module as one of the top products of the year?

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When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, power engineers are just like everybody else

December 21, 2012
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When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, power engineers are just like everybody else

Like many people, I am thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. To get some inspiration I took a look at the list of the most popular resolutions in 2012. One of the newspapers in the UK, the Daily Mail, revealed that the top four New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight, get fit, eat more healthily and to save money. It struck me that these resolutions would also apply to most power supply designers.

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Using 400 Vdc for Efficient Distribution of Data Centre Power

November 5, 2012
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Using 400 Vdc for Efficient Distribution of Data Centre Power

Within telecommunications and data centres, continuing growth in processing equipment’s power demand is imposing evolutionary change on the power architecture that feeds it.

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Vicor is coming to Electronica 2012 – See You in Munich!

October 31, 2012
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Vicor is coming to Electronica 2012 – See You in Munich!

Every two years engineers from around the world gather in Munich for what is described by the organizers as the world’s leading trade fair for components, systems and applications.

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