Enhanced WEBENCH tool accelerates multi-output DC-DC power supply design

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced WEBENCH Power Architect, a design tool that allows engineers to rapidly create, model and implement multiple-output, high-performance DC-DC power supplies for an entire system.

With WEBENCH Power Architect, system designers can instantly optimize multiple power supplies across several performance parameters including topology, intermediate voltage rails, footprint, efficiency, component count and bill of materials (BOM) cost, according to National.

WEBENCH Power Architect supports National's simple switcher power modules. For more information on the simple switcher power modules, click here.

They provide highly integrated and easy-to-use solutions for power supplies requiring low parts-count, small footprint, thermal resistant and low electromagnetic interference (EMI). Using WEBENCH Power Architect's library of 21,000 components from 110 manufacturers, designers have a wide range of system alternatives for creating large scale complex systems, including system input sources (VIN) from 1V " 100V; up-to-20 system loads (VOUT) from 0.6V " 300V; power per load up to 300W; system efficiency greater than 90 percent; and per-supply footprints from 14 mm by 14 mm.

National Semiconductor, www.national.com