May 2010

Lattice Announces Publication of "Power 2 You," a Guide to Power Supply Management and Control

Lattice has announced the electronic publication of “Power 2 You,” a book that guides board designers in the implementation of board power supply management solutions that reduce costs, improve reliability and manage risk. Lattice also announced four additional reference designs which enable users to accelerate time to market for these power management applications.

Designers are finding that the Lattice programmable Power Manager technology is helping them reduce their bill of materials and the number of board re-spins. "Power 2 You" shares our experiences with applications where programmable technology delivers these benefits.

Reference Designs

At approximately 100 pages, "Power 2 You" details the use of programmable technology in a wide variety of applications such as power supply sequencing, monitoring, trimming, hot swap and power feed. Many of the techniques outlined in the book are demonstrated using reference designs. Documentation and source code for these designs can be downloaded for free from the Lattice web site. The new reference designs include:

• Redundant Power Supply Management
• 12V Hot Swap Control
• AMC Module Power Management
• Voltage Monitoring for Fault Logging