
Powering AI processors – 48V vertical power delivery changes the game
AI models demand huge current, driving legacy multiphase designs past 50 phases—causing space, thermal, and control limits Vicor addresses
Almost everything around us is touched at some point by robots. There are robotic applications utilized in agricultural harvesting, warehouse inventory movement, campus delivery and consumer delivery. These robots are fueled by batteries, making power conversion efficiency – along with size/weight – critical. Power conversion needs become more and more challenging as load capacity, visual recognition and user functionality requirements further increase within the robotic application. This video shares how Vicor power modules support a component-based power delivery network to power motor drives and demanding CPUs. Each power module is optimized for high-efficiency, density and overall performance. Go to Vicor robotics solutions
BCM4414 fixed ratio DC-DC converter
Input: 500 – 800V
Output: 31.3 – 50.0V
Current: Up to 35A
110.6 x 35.5 x 9.4mm
NBM2317 fixed ratio DC-DC converter
Input: 38.0 – 60.0
Output: 9.5 – 15.0
Power: 60A
22.8 x 17.3 x 7.4mm
PRM high-power Buck-Boost regulator
Input: 36 – 75V
Output: 20 – 55V
Power: Up to 600W
32.5 x 22.0 x 6.3mm
DCM3623 isolated regulated DC-DC converter
Input: 9 – 154V
Output: 3.3 – 53V
Power: Up to 320W
36.38 x 22.8 x 7.26mm
Powering AI processors – 48V vertical power delivery changes the game
AI models demand huge current, driving legacy multiphase designs past 50 phases—causing space, thermal, and control limits Vicor addresses
Innovative 48V AI power architecture delivers both high current density and high current gain
Vicor 48V Factorized Power Architecture slashes thermal losses and delivers high current density to meet the extreme power demands of AI processors
48V Factorized Power Architecture™ slashes thermal losses and outperforms multiphase approach when powering AI
AI hardware faces severe power and cooling limits. Engineers debate 48V vs. 6V intermediate buses alongside new vertical power delivery (VPD) structures
Betterfrost: Putting on the heat
Betterfrost uses a 48V module for pulsed, conductive glass heating, clearing ice in under 80 seconds while cutting start-up defrost energy by 95%





