New Industry Products

Power-One Announces Availability of Q2S Converter Series

May 14, 2001 by Jeff Shepard

Power-One (Camarillo,CA) announced the availability of the Q2S, a new series of 30A, 1/4-brick dc/dc converters. These high-power-density products are the result of Power-One's equity investment in di/dt Inc. (Carlsbad, CA).

Commenting on these new products, Bill Yeates, COO of Power-One, said, “Power-One is announcing these products under our exclusive license to sell dc/dc converters incorporating di/dt's technology into the communications industry. The respective companies will act as true second source providers for customers eliminating the need for multiple qualifications and designs while ensuring a source of supply."

Yeates further commented, “di/dt has developed truly industry-leading technology and we are very excited about the success of this investment. Not only have they produced one of the highest current density quarter-brick series presently available, they have also incorporated other advanced features needed by our communications customers, such as surface-mount packaging, very high efficiencies, and extremely low profiles."

Samples of this new 30A brick are currently available.