PMBus is a protocol to support the digital management of power supplies. It is an open-standard optimized for simple, standard, flexible, extensible and easy programming. The protocol command language enables communication between the various components of a power system including CPUs, power supplies and power converters.
The seven PMBus industry sessions to be held on Tuesday, March 17th between 8.30am and 11.55am will be aimed at providing potential and existing adopters with insightful and practical information and guidance. They will cover a broad range of topics around the standard including the history and evolution of PMBus and papers on hardware and software considerations.
The current list of PMBus adopters and members includes many major names in the semiconductor market and electronics industry; this underlines the value of PMBus in terms of supporting the design of efficient, optimized power supply products. The current revision – 1.3 with Adaptive Voltage Scaling (AVS) – of the specification includes higher speed communication to reduce latencies, a dedicated AVS bus to statically and dynamically control processor voltages and a range of other enhancements and improvements over version 1.2.
By adopting the SMBus and PMBus standards, companies are better able to develop competitive products with broader market appeal. For more information, visit http://pmbus.org/index.php.
