Article: Power Delivery in a Modern Processor
By: John Dillon (jdillon100.delete@this.aol.com), March 17, 2021 6:27 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com) on May 11, 2020 7:37 am wrote:
> Friends, posters, and lurkers,
>
> Power delivery is one of the most significant challenges in modern processors. The power
> delivery network (PDN) must meet the demanding requirements of modern CMOS technology,
> supply power with excellent efficiency, and swiftly respond to changes in power draw.
>
> I just published a new post that goes into detail on power
> delivery: https://www.realworldtech.com/power-delivery/
>
> It includes a brief discussion of system level power delivery, Intel's FIVR, and decoupling capacitors.
>
> As always, please take a look and comments/feedback/questions welcome here!
>
> David
>
Hi David,
You didn't mention the Vicor Factorized Power solution where they take 48V to the POL. Can you comment on that?
John
> Friends, posters, and lurkers,
>
> Power delivery is one of the most significant challenges in modern processors. The power
> delivery network (PDN) must meet the demanding requirements of modern CMOS technology,
> supply power with excellent efficiency, and swiftly respond to changes in power draw.
>
> I just published a new post that goes into detail on power
> delivery: https://www.realworldtech.com/power-delivery/
>
> It includes a brief discussion of system level power delivery, Intel's FIVR, and decoupling capacitors.
>
> As always, please take a look and comments/feedback/questions welcome here!
>
> David
>
Hi David,
You didn't mention the Vicor Factorized Power solution where they take 48V to the POL. Can you comment on that?
John