Contact Information: Editorial Contacts: James A. Simms Chief Financial Officer Vicor Corporation 978-470-2900 Stephen J. Oliver Vice President, Marketing & Sales V-I Chip Corporation 978-289-2364 Iris Kimber Senior Strategic Marketing Manager Vicor Corporation 978-749-3396
Factorized Power for Leading Computers Unveiled at Supercomputing 09
| Source: Vicor Corporation
ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ : VICR ) announced
today its exhibition at Supercomputing 09 of large scale Factorized
Power™ systems used in IBM® next generation high performance computing
platforms.
V-I Chip™ modules have broken records of power density, efficiency and
transient response speed, with current density exceeding 110 Amps per
square inch. V-I Chips enable Factorized Power Architecture™ (FPA™)
which offers unprecedented power system design flexibility. By supporting
current multiplication down to 1V from efficient 48V power distribution and
regulation lines, FPA meets the advanced requirements of high end computing
and data centers with savings in space and consumption of electricity. By
enabling scalable power system development, FPA supports faster time to
market and higher performance for leading original equipment manufacturers
seeking competitive advantages.
"Vicor seeks to be the 'power behind the green'," says Steve Oliver, VP of
Marketing and Sales for V-I Chip. "Leveraging V-I Chips, a typical data
center can save 2,700 tons of CO2, 2,500 barrels of oil and $600,000 in
electricity per year."
He continues, "IBM's POWER6® supercomputers holding three of the top 10
positions on the TOP500 list (TFLOPS), as well as its Blue Gene®/P
supercomputers holding five of the top 10 positions on the Green500 list
(MFLOPS/Watt), are powered by V-I Chips. IBM's next generation of POWER®
processor based systems expands use of V-I Chips with its Factorized Power
system architecture. Fault tolerant VTMs™ are mounted directly
underneath the processor and memory arrays to provide fast, efficient
current multiplication at the Point of Load, while remotely-located PRM™
regulators provide efficient power delivery at low current, minimizing
system interconnect and distribution losses."
Visit booth #146 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR from
November 16-19, 2009 to learn more about Vicor's power system solutions for
high end computing/server applications or visit www.vicorpower.com to find
your local Vicor representative.
Vicor Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular
power components and complete power systems used primarily by original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the high end computing/server,
communications, data processing, industrial control, test equipment,
medical, and defense electronics markets.
Vicor, V-I Chip, Factorized Power Architecture, FPA, VTM and PRM are
trademarks of Vicor Corporation.
IBM, POWER6 and Blue Gene are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.