ICPower's professional services extend from IC design to complete systems architecture development and analysis. At each level of complexity, ICPower has the experience to deliver working projects.

Systems Design

Architecture Development. ICPower has extensive experience in the design of power management ICs and system architectures. Recent architecture experience includes

• Multiphase high-current voltage regulators
• PWM drivers for microprocessor power and audio amplifier applications
• Integration of digital telemetry or control

Testbenching & Verification. As power management systems become more complex, it is essential to thoroughly verify ICs and architectures to avoid design iterations. Behavioral modeling and rigorous testbenches provide a top-down method to prevent connectivity errors, sequencing faults, and adverse block-level interactions. ICPower's capabilities include

• Testbench development for highly-integrated power management systems
• Behavioral modeling
• Fluent in Verilog-A, Verilog-AMS, and Nanosim behavioral languages

Analysis & Optimization. Highly-integrated systems may require careful study for optimization and to minimize "over-designing". ICPower has performed detailed studies like

• DSP algorithm optimization for digital power conversion
• Performance modeling and optimization of digitally-controlled multiphase synchronous rectifier voltage regulators for microprocessor power delivery
• Worst-case analysis
• Matlab and Simulink behavioral modeling of complex analog and digital power management systems