Switch Faster, Regulate Faster, Protect Faster With Performance Line Microcontrollers

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How high-speed control, precision timing, and hardware acceleration enable next-gen PSUs, IBCs, and BBUs. The post Switch Faster, Regulate Faster, Protect Faster With Performance Line Microcontrollers appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering .

AI data center power design has entered a new phase, but it does comes with challenges. The first challenge is architectural: how to move enough power into dense AI racks efficiently.

The next challenge is control: How to switch faster, regulate faster, protect faster, and still keep the firmware architecture manageable. In power supply units (PSUs), intermediate bus converters (IBCs), and battery backup units (BBUs), GaN and SiC power stages are pushing switching frequencies higher while AI workloads are demanding faster dynamic response from every conversion stage.