TRANSCRIPT · From 800 V Distribution to Sub-1 V Processor Rails

## From 800 V Distribution to Sub-1 V Processor Rails (Elektronik Praxis)
https://www.elektronikpraxis.de/from-800-v-distribution-to-sub-1-v-processor-rails-a-717406d0f5a8a30cb37d21fabfbfd3d8/
DOZER BITWELL: AI servers eat power in stages, and one company wants to show you every single one.
DOZER BITWELL: Still up? Good. Me too, mostly. Tonight we follow electricity down the stairs, from very high to very small. Let's ease into it.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Elektronik Praxis reports that power in AI servers passes through several conversion stages, from high-voltage distribution down to the processor.
DOZER BITWELL: Several stages. Like a long hallway to the kitchen. Where does EPC come in? Hang on, I lost my place. Thank you, teleprompter.
DR. VERA VECTOR: At electronica in Munich, EPC will show a new 6 kW converter from 800 volts to 6 volts, aimed at bringing conversion closer to the processors.
LUNA LOWBATT: And the part after that? The one that gets down to the chip itself.
ADA: This is the fun bit. Gallium nitride switches fast, and fast switching means the whole stage can be small. I would love to hold one. Carefully, with tweezers.
DOZER BITWELL: Tweezers. Lovely. So what do we still not know? Unscrewing the thermos, give me a second.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Quite a lot. The announcement does not specify efficiency, power density or cooling requirements for the new 800-to-6-volt converter.
DR. VERA VECTOR: It also gives no performance data for a full chain combining that converter with the Gen8 stages, and Gen8 is only a preview so far.
LUNA LOWBATT: So a map with the middle torn out. I do some of my best thinking in the middle. Anyway, back to you, Dozer.
DOZER BITWELL: Thank you, Luna. The show is in Munich in November, Hall C6. Until then, nobody can say how well the stairs work. Quiet night.

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## Weather
STORMY BYTES: Overnight the hype climate over AI power is warm, with a steady high-voltage breeze.
STORMY BYTES: A front of announcements moves in from Munich, details expected to stay patchy.
STORMY BYTES: Outlook: cooling data remains foggy until further notice.

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