Ultra Librarian, TDK partner on multi-power module reference design

Ultra Librarian, a free cloud-based CAD library provider, has partnered with TDK Corp. to offer design engineers a 5-W to 40-W DC/DC multi-module reference design from TDK’s µPOL embedded DC/DC converter product line. The multi-power module reference design enables design engineers to go from concept to design in under 15 minutes, according to Ultra Librarian.

“Reference designs are a key tool to help engineers understand, qualify, and successfully implement new components into their designs. To save time and reduce risk, engineers often end up using portions of the reference design circuitry in their design as these have already been tested and qualified by the component vendor,” said the company. “Unfortunately, most reference designs are only available in PDF or other static formats, requiring engineers to re-create the designs in their CAD tools, wasting time and creating opportunities for error during transcription.”

Reference designs from Ultra Librarian can be downloaded as native CAD files, which  can eliminate the risk and inefficiencies caused by downloading PDFs, said the company. This TDK reference design is available in OrCAD, Allegro PCB, Altium, Design Spark, Eagle, KiCAD, Mentor DX Designer, and Mentor PADS Logic formats.

The starter reference design features TDK’s µPOL DC/DC power modules that offer a small form factor and low profile, together with high density. Thanks to their small size, these power modules offer greater design flexibility, enabling mounting on the top or bottom of printed circuit boards or daughtercards, close to chips such as FPGAs, ASICs, and memory devices.

By placing a DC/DC converter close to these chips, the resistance and the inductance components are minimized, enabling fast response and accurate regulation with dynamic load currents, said TDK.

One the most recent additions to the µPOL DC/DC power family is the FS series of  µPOL DC/DC converters in a 3.3 × 3.3 × 1.5 mm footprint. These devices target a range of applications, including big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, 5G cells, IoT, and computing enterprise.