Chippower Develops Prototype 1/16 Brick Converters

Chippower Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) announced that it has developed a sixteenth-brick, 20A, dc/dc converter prototype for high-performance power applications to reduce space and heat dissipation and eliminate the need for heatsinks. The prototype converters are targeted for data communications, telecommunications, and server and desktop applications.

The sixteenth-brick prototypes feature a small footprint of 0.833in², a 1.5V at 20A capability, 90 percent efficiency at full load, a ripple of 5mV, output ranges of 2.5V to subvolt, current ranges of 15A to 100A, a transient performance of 1,000A/µs without decoupling capacitors, a low profile of <0.50in, a low weight of <20g, and a through-hole or surface-mount design.

The new technology has been developed and patented over the past three years. The company is seeking VC financing for the development of additional prototypes for client demonstrations and to bring the initial product to market.