June 11, 2012 -- Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has expanded its WEBENCH suite of tools by introducing WEBENCH System Power Architect, an online tool to speed design of multi-output, high-performance DC/DC power supply systems. WEBENCH System Power Architect lets the user to build and optimize a complete power system from the edge of the card to the smallest point-of-load. In addition to the design and simulation of individual point-of-load converters, this tool adds the ability to accommodate multiple intermediate bus architectures and safety isolation in conjunction with TI' hot-swap controllers and isolated power products.

With the addition of WEBENCH System Power Architect, designers can create isolated power systems with hot-swap capability in just about 60 seconds. When driving multiple loads, the designer can customize output voltages and load currents, and also select FPGAs and processors, which are pre-configured with critical requirements, load grouping and sequencing. Other options to select include ripple filter, low dropout regulators (LDO), external sync or separate supply.

Key features of WEBENCH System Power Architect