Powering AI

October 2025
Current Multipliers: The Obvious Choice for Powering AI Processors and Other Demanding Applications

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Figure 1: Conventional Intermediate Bus Architectures use a fixed-ratio isolated bus converter (IBC) to step down 48V to a 12V intermediate rail, which then feeds niPOL converters

AI processors can draw up to thousands of amps while operating at voltages well below 1V. This current demand is unprecedented and has turned the power delivery network (PDN) into a major system bottleneck. With every amp pushed through PCB or substrate copper power planes, conductive losses and, thermal m
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Date:
10/31/2025
SandboxAQ Launches Quantitative AI Model to Accelerate Catalysis Breakthroughs

SandboxAQ Launches Quantitative AI Model to Accelerate Catalysis Breakthroughs

­SandboxAQ today announced the release of AQCat25-EV2, a novel quantitative AI model trained on the AQCat25 dataset, representing an advancement in computational catalyst discovery. AQCat25-EV2 enables researchers to accelerate the discovery of catalysts for applications in energy, chemical pr
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Date:
10/29/2025
New QSMP-23 Module Offers Cost-Optimised STM32 MPU Platform to Boost Machine Learning Edge Computing

New QSMP-23 Module Offers Cost-Optimised STM32 MPU Platform to Boost Machine Learning Edge Computing

Direct Insight, the UK-based technical systems integrator focused on system-on-module (SoM) solutions, can now deliver and support development for cost-optimised ML edge computing applications with QSMP-23 solder-down QFN-style SoMs (system-on-modules), featuring second-generation STMicro STM32MP2 MPUs. “This new QSMP-
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Date:
10/28/2025
New Tools Streamline Power System Design Process

ADI Power Studio is a family of products with advanced modelling, component recommendations and efficiency analysis with simulation.

In addition, ADI is introducing early versions of two new web-based tools with a modernised user experience under the Power Studio umbrella: ADI Power Studio Planner and ADI Power Studio Designer. These new tools, together with the full ADI Power Studio portfolio, including LTspice, SIMPLIS, LTpowerCAD, LTpowe
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Date:
10/22/2025
Marvell Adds Active Copper Cable Linear Equalizers to Its Connectivity Portfolio

Xi Wang, senior vice president and general manager, Connectivity Business Unit at Marvell

­Marvell Technology, Inc. announced that it is expanding its industry-leading connectivity portfolio with the addition of Marvell® active copper cable (ACC) linear equalizers. The scale and complexity of today’s AI workloads are driving exponential growth in data center bandwidth, requiring new chall
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Date:
10/14/2025
Infineon Presents First High-Density Trans-Inductance Voltage Regulator Power Modules Optimized for AI Data Centers

The Infineon TDM22545T power module combines robust OptiMOS™ 6 Trench technology power stages with proprietary TLVR inductors.

­As a result of the rapid growth of cloud-based services, particularly those enabling artificial intelligence (AI), data centers are now responsible for more than two percent of global energy consumption. This figure is expected to rise further, with exponential growth of 165 percent predicted between 2023 an
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Date:
10/03/2025
Teradyne Unveils Titan HP

Teradyne Unveils Titan HP

­Teradyne, Inc. announced the launch of its Titan HP system level test (SLT) platform, designed specifically for the cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) markets. This innovative solution addresses the increasing demands of today’s advanced technologies as process nodes become smaller an
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Date:
10/02/2025
Harnessing AI for Safer, Faster Thermal Runaway Testing

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Figure 1: System architecture of SGS’s UL 9540A thermal runaway test platform

­Energy storage batteries are at the heart of the renewable energy transition, powering residential, commercial and grid-scale applications. However, they also carry a critical risk: thermal runaway. This phenomenon is a chain reaction within cells that can escalate into a fire or even an explosion. As global de
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Date:
10/01/2025
Enabling Digital Transformation in Industrial Environments

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Figure 1: Bird’s-eye view of an FPGA architecture showing an array of programmable logic blocks interconnected by configurable routing.

­Whether in the pursuit of greater efficiency, data-driven insights, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, or beyond, businesses across sectors are continuing to pursue digital transformation. In fact, the International Data Corporation (IDC) projects worldwide spending on digital transformation efforts wi
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Date:
10/01/2025
How IoT is Driving Sustainability Across Industries in 2025

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Figure 1: An area driving sustainable manufacturing innovation is automated robotic systems that improve warehouse efficiency, reduce labor costs, lower the risk of errors and minimize the environmental impact of transportation

­In 2025, IoT is expected to emerge as a powerful force in advancing sustainability initiatives across industries, helping organizations reduce their environmental impact while improving operational efficiency. IoT is not just a product, but the architecture around a product, using sensors, connectivity and oth
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Date:
10/01/2025
Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtual Prototyping

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Figure 1: Virtual prototypes and virtual testing accelerate the development process and time to market at a lower cost versus transitional approaches (courtesy of ESI Group)

­In roughly 80 years of computer simulation, we’ve seen its benefits span across industries and domains. From modeling gravitational waves to designing a circuit board, the intent remains unchanged: to represent the physical world as accurately as possible. In the last several years, multi-domain integrati
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Date:
10/01/2025