Need high-efficiency, high-current, multiphase power supplies for the FPGAs, SoCs, and ASICs in your designs? New Webcast shows you how to design them quickly using Intel® Enpirion® Power Solutions
Earlier this year, Intel introduced a pair of new Intel® Enpirion® power devices that make it easy for you to design high-current, multiphase, step-down power converters with output currents spanning a wide load range from 40 A to more than 200 A for FPGA, SoC, and ASIC power trees. These devices combine high conversion efficiency and PCB space savings and they’re compatible with the SmartVID energy saving capabilities integrated into the newest Intel® FPGAs. Now you can get training on ways to incorporate these Intel® Enpirion® Power Solutions into your next design through a 24-minute, on-demand Webcast titled “Intel Tames the Multi-Phase Power Beast” presented by Michael Laflin, who has nearly 20 years of experience with Intel Enpirion Power Solutions. Click here to register for the Webcast. Note: Now available as video on demand from Arrow: Intel® Tames the Multi-Phase Power Beast For more information about these Intel Enpirion Power Solutions, see “Intel introduces multi-phase, step-down power controller and power stage devices for high-current loads including core rails from 40 A to more than 200 A.” Notices & Disclaimers Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.Free, On-Demand, Online PCB Design Course for Intel® Agilex™ FPGAs and SoC FPGAs
When you incorporate an FPGA into your design, you’re adding a powerful design element into the mix. Intel® Agilex™ FPGAs and SoC FPGAs combine the power of heterogeneous architecture, transceiver leadership, and programmable software to deliver higher silicon integration, smaller form factor, and energy efficient compute acceleration for applications from the edge to cloud. However, you do need to get the device properly placed and connected on your PCB to take full advantage of the devices’ performance and flexibility. There’s an art and a science to getting an FPGA perfectly integrated into your board layout and now you can take advantage of a free, on-demand, 38-minute online course that will teach you some of that art and science, specifically for Intel Agilex FPGAs and SoC FPGAs. The course covers significant topics such as: A new methodology for designing the critical power delivery network with decoupling considerations Thermal design and typical cooling solutions Board layout techniques with a focus on the Intel Agilex FPGAs’ hex ball pattern Power considerations including Intel® Enpirion® Power solutions Click here for more information and to register for the online course. Notices & Disclaimers Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.Free Webinar: Solving the Power Challenges of High-Performance FPGAs, ASICs, and SoCs
High-performance FPGAs, ASICs, SoCs promise to deliver more capability than ever before, but they need solid, reliable power to deliver on that promise. The power requirements of these advanced processors present new design challenges with rigorous performance requirements and tighter power and thermal budgets. You must meet all these design challenges, on time and on budget. Learn how to solve these challenges to leverage the increasing capability of next generation high-performance systems. In a free, one-hour Webinar, the Intel® Enpirion® Power group will discuss design tips and solutions to power systems with current requirements of 200 A or more and will cover how to select power solutions that: Deliver Low Risk & Fast TTM: Designed, tested, and fully validated with Intel FPGAs – mitigating delays in design schedule and costly redesigns Meet tight performance specs: Including accuracy and ripple, fast transient, and high efficiency Provide Scalability: Footprint compatible solutions which enable design flexibility and can ultimately lead to cost reductions through BOM optimization Webinar Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020 Webinar Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Register here. Intel’s silicon and software portfolio empowers our customers’ intelligent services from the cloud to the edge. Notices & Disclaimers Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.New Mantaro Networks System on Module (SoM) features Intel® Agilex™ FPGA and Intel® Enpirion® power devices
Mantaro Networks has announced the Model HTK-HPCSOM-AGF System on Module (SoM) based on a 10 nm Intel® Agilex™ AGF 014 FPGA. The SoM targets developers of high-performance computing (HPC), high-speed Ethernet networking at data rates ranging from 10 to 400 Gbps, signal and image processing, and 5G wireless applications. Mantaro Networks is located in Germantown, Maryland and is a stone’s throw from Washington, DC, so it’s no surprise that the company’s repeat customers are intensely interested in these advanced, high-speed, data-centric applications. The company has been working with Intel® (and previously Altera®) FPGAs for more than a decade. “There’s a simple reason for that,” says Jeremy Parsons, Mantaro’s CEO. “We have found that Intel is very interested in supporting design partners.” The company’s previous experiences with Intel and Altera FPGAs encouraged them to design an Intel Agilex FPGA into its latest SoM. Mantaro joined the early access program for Intel Agilex FPGAs to stay one jump ahead of its competition. Parsons continues: “Our customers are looking for faster and faster time to market with the latest FPGAs, so it’s critically important for us to stay on the leading edge of FPGA technology. We adopted the Intel® Arria® 10 FPGAs starting with engineering samples. We were also early adopters of Intel® Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs, starting with engineering examples of the Intel Stratix 10 devices as soon as they came out. This is the third time that we're getting into Intel’s latest generation FPGAs as quickly as possible [through the Intel Agilex FPGA early access program].” A high-speed I/O connector on the Model HTK-HPCSOM-AGF SoM breaks out sixteen of the Intel Agilex FPGA’s high-speed transceivers, which are capable of operating at 28.9 Gbps in NRZ mode, or as eight transceivers capable of operating at 57.8 Gpbs using PAM4 signaling. A PCIe Gen4 x8 port from the Intel Agilex FPGA is also available on a separate I/O connector. In addition to the Intel Agilex FPGA, the SoM incorporates two slots for DDR4 DIMMs or RDIMMs, 4 Gbytes of DDR4 SDRAM, 16 Gbytes of eMMC Flash memory, and a micro SD card slot. Mantaro Networks Model HTK-HPCSOM-AGF System on Module (SOM) is based on a 10 nm Intel® Agilex™ FPGA The Mantaro HTK-HPCSOM-AGF SoM also makes extensive use of Intel® Enpirion® DC-DC step-down converters and other power devicess to generate most of the on-board power rails. Mantaro selected Intel Enpirion DC-DC step-down power converters because of their power efficiency and small board footprint. The company’s design team had developed a preference for these devices after using them in prior hardware designs. Parsons elaborated: “We looked at the power-supply requirements and we realized we could do pretty much the entire thing with Intel. We like Intel Enpirion PowerSoC modules. Their power-to-volume ratio is very good. They have a really good feature set and the I2C telemetry and control seem to work pretty well on these devices. We have not had any layout issues at all. They [the DC-DC step-down converter modules] greatly improve the speed at which we can design [a board] and get a high quality product to market quickly. Whoever came up with this general line, I think they did a really good job.” For this SoM design, the Mantaro design team also selected the new Intel Enpirion ED8401QI Digital Multi-Phase controller and the Intel Enpirion ET6160LI 70 A Power Stage ICs to generate the high-current, core power supplies for the SoM’s Intel Agilex FPGA. The Intel Enpirion ED8401QI digital multi-phase step-down controller is designed for non-isolated, high current DC/DC applications and one Intel Enpirion ED8401QI controller can control as many as four Intel Enpirion ET6160LI power stage devices. Combined, these power devices can accommodate load currents ranging from 40 A to more than 200 A, which is ample capacity for some of the most demanding applications. The Intel Agilex FPGA family and Intel Enpirion DC-DC step-down converters and power devices are part of Intel’s broad and unmatched silicon portfolio designed to help you solve problems faster with better solutions. For more information about the Mantaro Model HTK-HPCSOM-AGF SoM based on the Intel Agilex FPGA and Intel Enpirion power devices, please contact Mantaro Networks directly. For more information about the Intel Agilex FPGA family and Intel Enpirion power devices, please contact your local Intel salesperson or go to www.Intel.com. For more information about the Intel Enpirion ED8401QI Digital Multi-Phase Controller and Intel Enpirion ET6160LI 70 A Power Stage devices, see “Intel introduces multi-phase, step-down power controller and power stage devices for high-current loads including core rails from 40 A to more than 200 A.” Intel’s silicon and software portfolio empowers our customers’ intelligent services from the cloud to the edge. Notices and Disclaimers Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. 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SUB2r, a self-funded startup makes a video camera for storytellers and gamers who want to create compelling video content. The company had a problem: visible current noise was marring the images coming from its eponymous video camera. The SUB2r camera is really a video computing platform with a configurable, customizable, upgradeable, programmable, open-architecture imaging pipeline based on an FPGA-based implementation. The camera derives its operating power from the attached USB 3.0 cable, which limits the camera’s power supply input to 5 volts at 3 amps. The camera’s original, internal voltage down-converter design was injecting a significant amount of noise into the circuitry, which resulted in a noisy image. The SUB2r customizable video camera gets its video pipeline programmability and configurability from an FPGA that’s powered by four Intel® Enpirion® Power Systems on Chip (PowerSoC) modules. SUB2r called in an expert power-conversion team from Intel for help. The team helped SUB2r redesign the camera’s on-board voltage regulation using four Intel® Enpirion® Power System on a Chip (PowerSoC) devices: the EN5319QI, EN5329QI, EN5339QI, and EN6340QI PowerSoCs. These four Intel Enpirion PowerSoC modules generate the four on-board power supplies required by the FPGA: 1 volt at 3 amps 5 volts at 3 amps 8 volts at 1 amp 5 volts at 2 amps After the power supply was redesigned using the Intel Enpirion PowerSoCs, visible current noise in the camera’s video output stream became undetectable. As a bonus, current consumption drawn over the USB 3.0 power/data cable dropped from 3 amps to 1.6 amps and the passively cooled camera’s internal operating temperature dropped from 58° C to 41° C due to the improved power supply efficiency. The reduced internal operating temperature should improve camera reliability, as it would in any electronic system – like yours. The design team at SUB2r was so impressed by the overall result that they made a short “thank you” video for the Intel Enpirion team that helped with the redesign. You’ll find that video here. If you are facing tough power-conversion challenges, think about the results that SUB2r achieved and then consider giving the Intel Enpirion team a call. They’re here to help. Legal Notices and Disclaimers: Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at intel.com. Results have been estimated or simulated using internal Intel analysis, architecture simulation and modeling, and provided to you for informational purposes. Any differences in your system hardware, software or configuration may affect your actual performance. Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should review this content, consult other sources, and confirm whether referenced data are accurate. Cost reduction scenarios described are intended as examples of how a given Intel- based product, in the specified circumstances and configurations, may affect future costs and provide cost savings. Circumstances will vary. Intel does not guarantee any costs or cost reduction. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Altera is a trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Cyclone is a trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Intel and Enpirion are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
