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These industry articles provide an in-depth snapshot of major trends in the power conversion industry and how Vicor products and solutions are contributing to these developments.
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- COTs-Journal - Partitioning Rethink Enhances Military Power Designs
PDF, 3 pages 430K - Electronic Design - High-Voltage Busing Makes Sense
PDF, 1 page 2.6K - Canadian Electronics - ATE, DPA, and Bricks: An Auspicious Alliance
PDF, 1 page 1.5K - Electronic Products & Technology - Configuring the BUS CONVERTOR MODULE (BCM) with low power niPOLs
PDF, 1 page 449K - Electronic Products & Technology - Tin whiskers and RoHS PDF, 1 page 581K
- EPN Article - DIALOG: With Patrizio Vinciarelli, CEO of Vicor PDF, 1 page 188K
- Electronic Products & Technology - Ac-dc power supply design - Usability, flexibility and performance PDF, 2 pages 670K
- Nikkei Electronics - PFM Module Article Japanese text, PDF, 10 pages 441K
- Electronic Design - High-Voltage Busing Makes Sense
PDF, 1 page 2.6K - Power Electronics Technology - Power Converter Shrinks Offline Power Supplies
- Nikkei Electronics - PFM Module Article Japanese text, PDF, 10 pages 441K
- Electronic Design Article - Factorized Power Module Redefines The Wall-Wart
- Electronic Design Article - POL Power Supplies Come In Many Flavors PDF, 6 pages 2.52MB
- Vicor awarded Hot Product of 2004 Award from EDN magazine
- Electronic Design Article - Factorized-Power Module Completes Basic Picture, The PRM enables a higher bus voltage than the intermediate bus architecture.
- Vicor's V•I Chip Wins EDN 2003 Innovation of the Year Award
- V•I Chip Exceeds 1,000 W/in3 and Achieves 97% Efficiency; Isolated 48 V to 48 V, 300 Watt Converter for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Applications
- Vicor Introduces Quarter-Brick Intermediate Bus Converter Family Delivering up to 600 W; Nine bus voltages from 3 to 48 Vdc
- Vicor awarded Hot Product of 2003 Award from EDN magazine
- V•I Chip Bus Converter Module Wins Electronic Products Product of the Year Award
- Electronics Weekly Article - It's Not Just Size that Counts PDF, 2 pages 589K
- Battery Power Article - Power Systems Architectures What's In What's Out PDF, 2 pages 569K
- Electronic Design Article - Sine Amplitude Converters: A New Class Of Topologies For DC-DC Conversion
- EDN Article - New power components and an innovative power bus architecture improve performance and increase design flexibility PDF, 2 pages 458K
- EDN Article - Distributed Power : Taming The Dragons PDF, 7 pages 1.86 Mb
- EDN Article - Leading Edge: Tiny Packages, New Architecture Rock Distributed Power PDF, 1 page 292K
- MARKT & TECHNIK Article - VICOR makes a quantum leap - V•I Chips: 200 W Bus Converter Module in BGA package German PDF, 2 Pages 7.47 Mb
- MARKT & TECHNIK Article - VICOR makes a quantum leap - V•I Chips: 200 W Bus Converter Module in BGA package English Translation PDF, 1 page 58K
- ECN Article - High Performance Bus Converters PDF, 1 page 26K
- Electronic Weekly Article - VICOR aims to repackage distributed power design with new bus
- EBN Article - VICOR suggests 'new way' to configure power
- Electronic Design Article - Distributed Power: Novel Architecture Yields New DC-DC Building Blocks PDF, 3 pages 254K
- Power System Transient Load Management By Design PDF, 1 pages, 2M
- Off-line Power Supply using the FARM AC Front End Module PDF, 5 pages, 160k
- High Efficiency Battery Charger Using Power Components PDF, 4 pages, 128k
- Power Components Simplify 1kW Power Design PDF, 7 pages, 370k
- Wide Range Trimming with Variable Loads PDF, 2 pages, 37k
- Component Power Solutions for Industrial High Voltage Applications PDF, 3 pages, 123k
- Thermal Considerations: Assuring Performance of Maxi, Mini and Micro High-Density DC-DC Converter Modules PDF, 3 pages, 104k
- Advanced Power Conversion Provides New Capabilities PDF, 2 page 628K
Battery Power Products & Technology, September 2000 - Design Issues with High-Density DC-DC Converter Modules PDF, 3 pages 786K
Battery Power Products & Technology, May 2001 
- Active EMI power filter and hot swap functions merge PDF, 3 page 290K
CompactPCI & Advanced TCA Systems, August 2005 
- ATE, DPA, and Bricks: An Auspicious Alliance PDF, 1 page 1.5K
Canadian Electronics, Nov./Dec. 2006 - Does power conversion topology matter? PDF, 2 pages 451K
Canadian Electronics, June 1999 - Simple rules for PCB Mounting of DC to DC Converters PDF, 2 pages 448K
Canadian Electronics, September 2000 
- The Basics of Heat Management for DC-DC Converters
PDF, 4 pages 471K, ECN, October 2005 - New Technologies and Business Strategies Merge to Meet Power Designers' Needs
PDF, 3 pages 719K, ECN, March 2001 
- Configurable Systems Reshape Power Supply Landscape PDF, 4 pages 1,062K
Electronic Design, February 2001 - Cover Story: 2nd Generation DC-DC converters up power density and lower cost
PDF, 4 pages 1,129K, Electronic Design, September 2, 1997 - DC-DCs In '05: Better Bricks, Battling POLs, Brighter LEDs
Electronic Design Article, January 13, 2005 - Designing for Current Sharing in Power Arrays PDF, 4 pages 787K
Electronic Design, December 1999 - Electronic Design Article - Distributed Power: Novel Architecture Yields New DC-DC Building Blocks PDF, 3 pages 254K, Electronic Design Article
- Electronic Design Article - Factorized Power Module Redefines The Wall-Wart
Electronic Design Article, September 29, 2005 - High-Density Power Components Add flexibility to Distributed-Power Design
PDF, 3 pages 781K, Electronic Design, June 12, 2000 - Modular converters speed power designs PDF, 4 pages 965K
Electronic Design, September 1, 1998 - POL Power Supplies Come In Many Flavors PDF, 6 pages 2.52MB
Electronic Design, Feburary 17, 2005 
- Electronic Products & Technology - Configuring the BUS CONVERTOR MODULE (BCM) with low power niPOLs
PDF, 1 page 449K - Electronic Products & Technology - Tin whiskers and RoHS PDF, 1 page 581K
- Getting the most out of component power systems PDF, 3 pages 550K
Electronic Products, June 2000 - Noise management in DC/DC converters PDF, 2 pages 345K
Electronic Products, June 2001 - Power system selection and design: Expert systems play growing role
PDF, 2 pages 483K, Electronic Products, March 2002 - Second Generation DC-DC Converter Modules Improve Power Density, Reliability, and Cost per Watt PDF, 4 pages 936K, PCIM, July 2000
- Seven steps to selecting the right high-density DC-DC converter PDF, 3 pages 772K
Electronic Products, March 1999 
- Ac-dc power supply design - Usability, flexibility and performance PDF, 2 page 670K
Electronic Products & Technology, November/December 2005 - Component power approach improves design flexibility PDF, 1 page 281K
Electronic Products & Technology, June/July 1999 - Component-based power reduces time-to-market PDF, 2 pages 477K
Electronic Products & Technology, November/December 1998 
- Active filters control EMI, save PCB space, and enhance airflow PDF, 3 page 709K
Interference Technology, EMC Test & Design Guide 2005 
- Machine Design - Power in small packages, Packaging improvements let dc-to-dc converters and power modules pack in the juice.
- Switching power supply design rules PDF, 2 pages 500K
Machine Design, August 2000 
- Power MOSFETs - Reliable MHz Operation Requires Attention to Device Characteristics
PDF, 4 pages 909K, PCIM, August 1999 - Second-generation DC-DC converters: Integration advancements cut parts count and cost PDF, 2 pages 456K, Electronic Products, November 1997
- Power: Centralized or Distributed PDF, 2 pages 472K
RTC, August 1999 - Power Distribution Architectures: The Evolution Continues
PDF, 3 pages 738K, RTC, August 2004 
- System and Subassemply Test, Test systems run hot and cold
PDF, 1 page 275K, Test & Measurement World, September 2004
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