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High voltage converters

Hand pressing the start button on a washing machine control panel. ST’s high-voltage AC-DC converters combine an advanced pulse width modulation (PWM) controller with a high-voltage switch in a single package. This monolithic integration simplifies switch mode power supply (SMPS) design while reducing PCB space. Our portfolio covers application power solutions ranging from a few watts up to 100 W.

Most popular topologies, including quasi-resonant, flyback, and buck configurations are supported, covering both isolated and non-isolated designs. By minimizing external component count and integrating robust protection features, these converters help designers achieve the highest reliability targets at the lowest system cost.

Product types

VIPerGaN series: The peak of power density

The VIPerGaN family marks the transition to 700 V GaN HEMT technology, delivering 50 W to 100 W output power in ultra-compact QFN packages (5x6 mm).

  • Superior performance: High switching frequencies and efficiency (>95%) enable smaller, lighter PCBs and minimized magnetics.
  • Seamless design: All devices are pin-to-pin compatible, allowing fast power scalability without redesigning the board.

The 65W device is also available in SO16n package.

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Altair series

The Altair® series is categorized by MOSFET voltage ratings and specific regulation features to match your design needs.

  • ALTAIR04 Series: Featuring a 900 V avalanche-rugged MOSFET, this series is optimized for primary-side constant voltage (CV) operations and includes protections against transformer saturation.
  • ALTAIR05T Series: Integrating an 800 V MOSFET, this series offers both CV and CC regulation. It features unique Cable Drop Compensation (CDC) to maintain accurate voltage at the end of the output cable.
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VIPerPlus series: Reliability and efficiency

Integrating an 800 V avalanche-rugged MOSFET, the VIPerPlus series is the benchmark for low standby consumption (>4 mW at 230 VAC).

  • VIPerPlus Series 1, 6 & 22: Feature an integrated error amplifier for 5 V output regulation with minimum external components.
  • VIPerPlus Series 5: Optimized for quasi-resonant topologies to maximise efficiency.
  • VIPerPlus Series 7 & 8: Enhanced with brown-out protection and peak power capability to withstand temporary overloads conditions.
  • VIPer0P: Features a unique zero-power mode, ideal for ultralow consumption IoT applications.
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VIPer series: The monolithic classic

The VIPer family forms the foundation of the portfolio, featuring 700 V HV vertical power MOSFETs and PWM controllers, offering g a cost-effective and robust solution for standard offline SMPS.

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Benefits

  • A plus in integration: Embedded HV start-up, SenseFET MOSFET, and jittered frequency for low EMI reduce component count by half.
  • A plus in reliability: Built-in safeguards including thermal shutdown, soft-start, and 800 V /900 V/1050 V avalanche-ruggedness for harsh mains.
  • A plus in efficiency: Best-in-class standby power and ultra-high efficiency (up to 95% with GaN) to meet the strictest energy regulations.
  • Extreme power density: VIPerGaN enables power densities >25W/in³, supporting some of the smallest adapters in the industry.

eDesignSuite

eDesignSuite is a comprehensive set of easy-to-use design-aid utilities ready to help you streamline the system development process with a wide range of ST products.

Power Management Design Center

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

Signal Conditioning Design Tool

NFC/RFID Calculators

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Power Management Design Center

Power Supply Design Tool

• SMPS design, by topology, by type and by product
• PFC design with analog and digitial control
• Supports various PCB configurations
Choose type:
DC/DC
AC/DC
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Power Management Design Center

LED Lighting Design Tool

• Handles AC-DC and DC-DC design in common topologies
• Displays interactive and annotated schematic
• Provides current/voltage graphs, Bode plots, efficiency curves and power-loss data
Choose type:
DC/DC
AC/DC

Power Management Design Center

Digital Power Workbench

• Provides a step-by-step optimized design of power section and control loop
• Generates the STM32Cube embedded software package for custom applications and allows firmware project generation, compatible with multiple STM32 IDEs

Power Management Design Center

Power Tree Designer

• Specify input/output power for each node in the tree
• Check for consistency
• Design each individual node
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Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

STPOWER Studio

• Supports long mission profiles
• Provides power loss and temperature graphs
• Helps define heatsink thermal properties

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

PCB Thermal Simulator

• Thermal analysis of a PCB from Gerber files.
• Possibility to add heat sources, heat sinks, copper areas and thermal paths.
• Powerful server-side engine for rendering and simulation.
• Thermal results shown graphically via 2D table.

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

AC Switches Simulator

• Select ratings and application waveforms
• Get junction temperature and blocking voltage graphs
• Search and sort suitable devices

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

Rectifier Diodes Simulator

• Select ratings and application waveforms
• Estimate power losses
• Search and sort suitable devices

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

Twister Sim

• Help select the right ViPOWER Automotive power device
• Supports load-compatibility, wiring harness optimization, fault condition impact and diagnostic analysis
• Supports various PCB configurations

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

TVS Simulator

• Specify system ratings and surge waveform
• Search and sort suitable devices

Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components

Estimate

• Build simple schematics and firmware inputs in minutes
• Quickly generate reliable estimates of battery life, system power consumption and bill of materials costs
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Signal Conditioning Design Tool

Active Filters

• Handles multi-stage-designs and common topologies
• Returns circuit component values
• Provides gain, phase and group delay graphs
• Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass

Signal Conditioning Design Tool

Comparators

• Handles most common configurations
• Returns circuit components values
• Provides I/O signal waveforms
• Inverting, Non Inverting, Window

Signal Conditioning Design Tool

Low side Current Sensing

• Returns circuit component values
• Provides current error graphs

Signal Conditioning Design Tool

High side Current Sensing

• Provides current error graphs.
• Help to select the right High side current sensing and shunt devices.
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NFC/RFID Calculators

NFC Inductance

• Input geometry and substrate properties
• Get antenna impedance

NFC/RFID Calculators

UHF Link Budget

• Enter forward and reverse link characteristics
• The tool returns link budget estimate

NFC/RFID Calculators

NFC Tuning Circuit

• Enter antenna parameter and matching target
• Select the topology of the matching network
• The tool returns component values for the desired design targets
Maximizing power density in high voltage converters using GaN technology