CUI Inc introduced the NQB Series isolated dc-dc quarter brick. As part of CUI’s Novum Advanced PowerTM product line, the 720 W bus converter will initially support an input range of 36-60 V with an output of 12 V at an efficiency of greater than 96%. The NQB product will eventually support a wider input range as well as an output of 9.6 V. Additional features include options for DOSA 1st generation or 2nd generation footprint compatibility, remote on/off, and load share capability. The NQB Series aims to address the trend of rising power requirements and efficiency demands in telecom systems and data centers, supplying an industry leading power density of 445 W/in³ across the full 36-60 V input range.

CUI’s Solus Topology integrates a conventional buck converter into a SEPIC converter to form a totally new SEPIC-fed buck converter; a patented single stage topology with one magnetic element, one control switch and two commutation switches that are optimally controlled by pulse-width modulation. With lower voltage and current stresses in the topology coupled with an inherent GCE (gate charge extraction) process, Solus is able to reduce switching turn-on losses by 75% and switching turn-off losses by 99% on the control FET when compared to a conventional buck converter. The Solus Topology further increases total efficiency by distributing the energy delivery into multiple paths, reducing circuit conduction losses by nearly 50%. With these advantages, CUI is now in a position to develop a wide range of ac-dc and dc-dc power conversion platforms with greatly improved energy efficiency, faster transient response and increased power density versus the leading designs currently on the market.

CUI has been sampling the NQB product to select customers and will continue to provide engineering samples to select customers until full production release in Q1 2012.