Design of DC/DC Converters and Voltage Regulator Modules (VRMs)

Dr. Fred C. Lee and Dr. Ming Xu teach this course.

This course will cover:

Multi-Phase VRM
-- Transient Modeling and Analysis
-- Magnetic design of multi-phase interleaving including integrated inductor structure, coupling inductors
-- Resonant gate drivers
-- State-of-the-art semiconductor devices
-- Loss analysis
-- Topology comparison and optimization
Isolated high-voltage VRM (48 V) and DC/DC Converters
-- Synchronous rectification
-- Toplogy comparison
-- Resonant / soft-switching converters
-- Integrated magnetics

Additional Information

Lectures will begin at 8 a.m. each day.
Continental breakfast will be served in break area near lecture room by 7:30 a.m.
Short course participants will receive lecture notes on Day One.
Participants are invited to join instructor for dinner on Day One.

For further information, please contact:

Teresa Shaw
Phone: 540-231-4527
Fax: 540-231-6390
E-mail: tshaw@vt.edu