Vicor 1200A ChiP-set Enables Higher Performance AI Accelerator Cards
May 14 2020 - 9:00AM
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced a ChiP-set for
high performance GPU, CPU, and ASIC (“XPU”) processors powered
directly from 48V. A driver, MCD4609, and a pair of MCM4609 current
multiplier modules supply up to 650A continuous and 1,200A peak.
Owing to their small footprint and low profile (45.7 x 8.6 x
3.2mm), current multipliers are placed close to the processor
enabling reduced power distribution network (PDN) losses and higher
power system efficiency. Powering GPU and OCP Accelerator Module
(OAM) Artificial Intelligent (AI) cards, the 4609 ChiP-set is in
mass production and available to new customers on the Vicor Hydra
II evaluation board.
The 4609 ChiP-set adds to the Vicor
Power-on-Package portfolio of Lateral Power Delivery (LPD)
solutions. To raise the bar of current capability above the limits
of LPD, Vicor’s pioneering Vertical Power Delivery (VPD) will soon
enable much higher current density. The VPD system delivers current
from power converters vertically stacked under a processor through
a capacitor network geared to a processor-specific pin-map. A GCM
(“Gearbox Current Multiplier”) is a specialized VPD embodiment
incorporating a gearbox capacitor network as a layer in the
vertical stack. By supplying current directly under the processor
and eliminating PDN losses, GCMs will soon facilitate current
densities reaching up to 2A/mm2.
Vicor IP on the critical path to
Power-on-Package LPD and VPD solutions enables unparalleled current
density and efficient current delivery for advanced processors in
applications including AI accelerator cards, AI high density
clusters and high-speed networking.
Learn more about
Lateral Power Delivery and Vertical Power
Delivery
About Vicor Corporation
Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor Corporation
manufactures and markets innovative, high-performance modular power
components, from power modules to semiconductor-centric solutions,
to enable customers to efficiently convert and manage power from
the power source to the point-of-load. www.vicorpower.com
Power Component Design Methodology
The Vicor Power Component Design Methodology enables power
system designers to reap all of the benefits of modular power
component design – predictable component and system functionality
and reliability, fast design cycles, and easy system
configurability, re-configurability and scaling – while achieving
system operating efficiency, power density and economy that rival
the best alternative solutions. Utilizing the Vicor Power System
Designer, engineers can select from an extensive portfolio of
proven Vicor power components to architect, optimize and simulate
their complete power system, all the way from their input sources
to their point-of-loads. This innovative approach to power system
design delivers fast time-to-market and state-of-the-art
performance while minimizing the possibility of last-minute
surprises and delays that so often occur with conventional or
custom design methodologies.
Vicor, FPA, ChiP, MCM, GCM and MCD are trademarks of Vicor
Corporation.
Contact Colin Boroski Rainier Communications
508-475-0025 x 142 cboroski@rainierco.com
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