Recent advances in low voltage silicon germaniumand BiCMOS processes have allowed the design andproduction of very high speed amplifi ers. Because theprocesses are low voltage, most of the amplifi er designshave incorporated differential inputs and outputs to regainand maximize total output signal swing. Since many lowvoltageapplications are single-ended, the questions arise,“How can I use a differential I/O amplifi er in a single-endedapplication?” and “What are the implications of suchuse?” This Design Note addresses some of the practicalimplications and demonstrates specifi c single-endedapplications using the 3GHz gain-bandwidth LTC6406differential I/O amplifi er.
當(dāng)今電子系統(tǒng)如高端處理器及記憶體，對(duì)電源的需求是趨向更低電壓、更高電流的應(yīng)用。同時(shí)、對(duì)負(fù)載的反應(yīng)速度也要提高。因此功率系統(tǒng)工程師要面對(duì)的挑戰(zhàn)，是要設(shè)計(jì)出符合系統(tǒng)要求的細(xì)小、價(jià)廉但高效率的電源系統(tǒng)。而這些要求都不是傳統(tǒng)功率架構(gòu)能夠完全滿(mǎn)足的。Vicor提出的分比功率架構(gòu)(Factorized Power Architecture FPA)以及一系列的整合功率元件，可提供革命性的功率轉(zhuǎn)換方案，應(yīng)付以上提及的各項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)。這些功率元件稱(chēng)為V•I晶片。
