Latest AI Innovations Bring the Power with Greater Efficiency

Nov. 14, 2023

From neural processing units to a panel PC, these new AI-focused products deliver TOPS performance with an eye on much sought-after efficiency and lower costs.

Cabe Atwell

Related To: Electronic Design

GaN 3,200-W Server is Green-Friendly

Navitas Semiconductor hopes its CRPS185 3,200 W Titanium Plus server will meet the increasing power demands of AI data centers. The company claims its latest reference design reduces development times and opens the door to higher energy efficiency, power density, and system cost.

Equipped with an interleaved CCM totem-pole PFC with full-bridge LLC and Navitas’ new 650-V GaNFast power ICs, the server offers a high-speed integrated gallium-nitride (GaN) drive to address the sensitivity and fragility issues associated with discrete GaN chips.

The CRPS185’s design reduces electricity consumption by 757 kWH, while decreasing CO₂ emissions by 755 kg over three years. This not only helps data centers save money and improve energy efficiency, it also adds to the environmental goals of energy conservation and emission reduction. The reference design can also be used in applications like switch/router power supplies, communications, and other computing applications.

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What you’ll learn:

How AI is being applied to MCU and SoCs.
The wide range of potential applications for these developments.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing microcontrollers (MCUs) and systems-on-chips (SoCs), enhancing their efficiency and intelligence. In MCUs, AI enables smarter decision-making and reduces latency, crucial for IoT devices and smart sensors. For SoCs, AI accelerates complex computations, boosting functionalities in consumer electronics, automotive systems, and mobile devices. This evolution leads to more autonomous and energy-efficient applications, significantly impacting various industries.

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About the Author

Cabe Atwell | Technology Editor, Electronic Design

Cabe is a Technology Editor for Electronic Design.

Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Electronic Design and Machine Design.

Cabe is an electrical engineer, design consultant and author with 25 years’ experience. His most recent book is “Essential 555 IC: Design, Configure, and Create Clever Circuits”

Cabe writes the Engineering on Friday blog on Electronic Design.