Digital Power is NOT the "Next Big Thing"
Corona, California, February 26, 2007 – Darnell Group, Inc. recently determined that Digital Power Electronics has entered a new stage in development and can no longer be called: "The Next Big Thing." According to Darnell's latest findings, Digital Power has started to reach price parity with conventional analog solutions. The achievement of price parity is beginning to enable commercial adoption of digital power conversion as the preferred technology for both acdc power supplies and dc-dc converters and this adoption will accelerate in 2008. As price parity is achieved, digital will become the primary growth engine for the power supply industry.
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Digital Power Electronics: Current Situational Analysis of OEM Applications, Convert & IC Product Development Trends and Competitive Strategies
Digital power has crossed the chasm. The question is no
longer if digital power control and
management will be used, nor is it when will digital be used. Instead, the key questions facing the industry today are:
What are my competitors doing? What are the emerging digital power
architectures? What is the current state of digital power adoption in dc-dc
converters, ac-dc power supplies, lighting ballasts and so on? What customers
are driving the growing adoption of digital power technologies? What are the
pricing trends? What digital features have customers found most valuable?
and What is the current state of digital control/management
integration?
It is no longer the technology, but the competitive,
business and economic environment. Darnell Group’s forthcoming Current Situation Analysis of the digital
power electronics market will address these questions and many more.
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Darnell Group Reports
Digital Power Forum 2007
This focused three-day international conference will serve an audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest practical advancements related to the use of digital power control techniques in electronic systems and in power converters, and digital energy management and power management in enterprise-level installations and related digital equipment. Participants will have an opportunity to meet and talk with top executives and technical professionals of leading electronic equipment companies as well as key technical and management professionals in the power conversion and semiconductor industries. Participants will also be able to see the latest components and development tools for practical digital power designs in the exhibition area.
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Digital Power Europe
Building on the success of the Digital Power Forum (DPF), Digital Power Europe (DPE) is a European-specific, three-day conference that will serve an international audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest practical advancements in digital power control techniques in electronics systems and power converters, along with digital energy management and power management in enterprise-level installations and related digital equipment. The content and structure of the forum will be guided by a predominantly European Advisory Committee, and will represent the specific interests and needs of European power converter makers and original equipment manufacturers.
