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“As voltage drops and operating voltage ranges grow narrower, devices become more susceptible to noise.” Power distribution networks (PDNs) are designed to accomplish two things. First, they must deliver the required DC power without dropping voltage, and second, they...

“Engineers designing PDNs for densified computational resources are challenged to deliver more power to compact, power-hungryprocessor cores without overheating system components.”   A key factor driving the reduction in size of electronic components and data...

“The PDN has three basic components: resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The goal is to use these components in the mosteffective way to help reduce the overall impedance of the PDN.” Providing power to field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) that are running a...

“When we have multiple noise sources coming from all sides, . . . mitigation becomes a challenge, and that trend is likely to continue.” Systems are getting smaller and denser, which creates many power-related challenges. As die shrinking reduces the relative distance...

“The challenge is how to build low-impedance PDNs that deliver more power with improved efficiency andtake up less room on the printed circuit board.” The purpose of a power distribution network (PDN) is to provide power to a system driven by an application-specific...

“One advance in technology could have a big impact on PDN design: the incorporation of nonlinear features into DC-to-DC converter control loops.” The trend in power distribution network (PDN) design has been to support tighter voltage tolerances and higher currents....

“Gallium nitride power transistors, which can replace silicon metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, enable much higher-frequency switching with greater efficiencies.” Many of our products are avionics and tactical communication related, so our designs...