(iTers News) – Enpirion released EN2300 family of DC to DC high-density integrated power IC solutions in what it said is the industry‘s highest power density device on the market, zeroing in on such applications as telecommunications, enterprises, industrial, embedded computing and storage systems.
Operating on a 12 volt, the EN2300 family consists of 4 different member chips that feature 4, 6, 9 and 15 amperes DC to DC converters.
At a press conference held in Munich, Germany, Mark Cieri, director of product development and marketing said “We have over 50 design wins already ahead of the launch with key customers globally. We are leader in the space. This will be tripling our market opportunities and this underscores penetration that is incurring the migration from discrete to integrated DC to DC solution.
He also announced a power MOSFET technology for 12V applications in what it said is the world’s fastest ever available in the market using an optimized 0.18 micron LDMOS process technology, which is based its indigenous high-speed transistor structure.
According to him, the release of the two innovative power management chip solutions is to tackle tough technological challenges facing the Industry and Enpirion alike, as market demand is going in the favor of integrated and smaller form factor power system solutions, but with high frequency.
“Since Enpirion was after following challenges, we believe the market is migrating. We like to talk about 3 Hs (challenges). The challenge is that chips are operating on high frequency, which delivers high density and well-accomplishing high efficiency. This is what we tackle, not just about high frequency, but high density and high efficiency not sacrificing high efficiency,” Mark Cieri added.
Enpirion is a leader of integrated power IC solutions in what the company boasts is the only semiconductor company that got three key technology enablers. With a broad range of patents and IP portfolio, the chip makers has been focusing on miniaturizing DC to DC power system, scrambling to migrate the multi-billion dollar power management market from discrete chips to integrated SOC solutions-centric.
According to Mark Cieri, voltage regulator and power IC market has been growing no more than 4% on average a year since 2008. Yet, Enpriron has far outpaced average market growth, having grown seven times as fast.
Its focus on high-end market segments has paid off. The company has been concentrating on 4 key markets –enterprise, telecommunications, solid state drive and storage system, and industrial and embedded system What these 4 market segments have in common are not only that their market sizes are big, but also they are demanding uncompromised power chip solutions –high-efficiency, high density and high reliability. Enpirion have the market demand met successfully, offering high-density and energy-efficiency SOC chip solutions.
“Our key market segments demand reduced power losses, high density, smaller space, improving reliability and improving costs,” said director Mark Cieri.
Looking forward, he predicts Enpirion’s new 12V MOSFET would triple market opportunity sizes, because this segment will be three times bigger than 5V market in terms of adoption and implementation.
[sws_toggle1 title="PR News"> Enpirion announced the availability of the EN2300 family of fully integrated 12 Volt DC-DC converters, implemented in the company’s industry leading power MOSFET technology with double the power density over alternative solutions. As the leader of integrated power IC solutions, this introduction underscores Enpirion’s continued focus on miniaturizing DC-DC power systems in applications such as telecommunication, enterprise, industrial, embedded computing, and storage systems.
The addition of the EN2340QI 4 Amp, EN2360QI 6 Amp, EN2390QI 9 Amp, and EN23F0QI 15 Amp devices further broadens Enpirion’s extensive PowerSoC (power-system-on-chip) portfolio. These devices capitalize on Enpirion’s field proven PowerSoC technology, which integrates the controller, power MOSFETs, high frequency input capacitors, compensation network and inductor.
The EN2300 family offers small solution sizes with uncompromised performance, highest reliability, and a 45 percent reduction in time to market. Customers have already validated these benefits with more than 50 design wins ahead of the official market release. Enpirion’s proprietary high-speed transistor structure implemented in 0.18u LDMOS process achieves the industry’s best Figure of Merit (FOM = Gate Charge x On-state Resistance in units of milli-ohm nano-coulombs) to operate at high frequency while reducing switching losses. “Enpirion focuses on driving high speed, low-loss power MOSFET technology as the key enabler for delivering the highest efficiency solutions with leading power density,” says Dr. Ashraf Lotfi, Enpirion Chief Technology Officer. “Our technology FOM of 20 provides a 40% improvement over alternative LDMOS, 73% versus VDMOS, and 33% better than high performance GaN.” The EN2300 devices offer compact solution footprints from 4 Amp at 190mm2 to 15 Amp at 308mm2 which represents up to a sixty percent area reduction versus competing alternatives at comparable performance.
The devices support an input voltage range of 4.5 to 14V and an output voltage range of 0.6 to 5V. “The broad market push towards reducing power, space, and cost while improving reliability is driving the accelerated migration from traditional DC-DC converters to integrated power-systems-in-a-package at a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.4% from 2011 to 2016,” said Jeff Shepard, President ofDarnell Group, the leading source for worldwide strategic information covering the full spectrum of power electronics.
“Enpirion’s new EN2300 family is a strong addition to the company’s already successful DC-DC PowerSoC portfolio and exemplifies the types of products we consider key in enabling this rapid growth.” The following is a summary of specific challenges in many telecommunication, enterprise, industrial embedded, and storage applications that the EN2300 DC-DC converters and the broader Enpirion PowerSoC portfolio address: Increasing features/function and memory capacity → Highest Power Density The market pressure to add more value and functionality to end products compresses available PCB space.
The EN2300 family along with the rest of Enpirion’s PowerSoC portfolio provides the industry’s highest density power IC solutions – greatly minimizing the amount of space needed for power management compared to alternative discrete and modules solutions. Reduced Energy Consumption → High Efficiency All EN2300 devices achieves up to 95 percent efficiency with a flattened efficiency profile from 10% to 100% load permitting designers to manage power effectively over the entire operating range. Higher-Quality End Products: fewer parts → 8x Higher Reliability Enpirion integrated power IC solutions achieve 35,700 years mean time between failures (MTBF). PowerSoCs are specified, simulated, characterized, validated and manufacturing-tested as a complete power system – which, when coupled with tightly controlled IC manufacturing processes and fewer total components, yields unsurpassed reliability.
Competitive Products, Simplified Supply Chain → Total Solution Cost Reduction Enpirion PowerSoCs require fewer external components. EN2300’s inherently low ripple (e.g. <10 mV) and EMI (i.e. CISPR 22 Class B compliant) eliminate the need for external noise filters, while its thermal performance eliminate the need for heat sinks or airflow. Time to Market, More Projects Commercialized → Simplified Design Flow The EN2300 family, like all Enpirion PowerSoCs, requires 45% fewer man-hours and 1/3 less exposure to design cycle iteration versus discrete switching regulators.
Fully validated and proven PCB layout and design files enable customers nearly 100 percent first-pass reported success. Price and Availability Enpirion’s EN2300 devices are available now. They are available direct from Enpirion (www.enpirion.com) or through distribution with EN2340QIat $3.56, EN2360QI at $4.41, EN2390QI at $6.60, EN23F0QI at $9.00 at volumes of 1k units. [/sws_toggle1]