Explore the lesser-known benefits of digital power

The secondary benefits of the digitally controlled power in addition to easy implementation of basic power management requirements, which make POL power designs more compact, flexible, and efficient are discussed. The digital controller in a standard CMOS-silicon process allows for the integration of the power management with power conversion. The integration reduces the need for additional power and thermal management ICs in the system. The digital solutions reduce component count not just by integration but also by improving upon existing features and thus lowers system cost and improves system reliability. It provides the flexibility to easily adapt to the requirement changes and the digital power ICs have the ability to configure the load line impedance or output voltage drop. A digital power solution provides multiple methods of reacting to a fault in a power system and fault and warning thresholds are configured and adjusted throughout the life cycle of the product.