Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Power management devices",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Power MOSFET meets automotive challenges from
NEC Electronics (Europe), which we summarised at the time by saying "Advanced architecture and advanced package manage heat dissipation and reduce power loss with a maximum on-resistance of 1.5mohm".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Analogue companion cuts power for portable design from
austriamicrosystems: "Latest integrated audio and power management device combines all system analogue functions required around a digital SoC for mobile entertainment products".
In December 2007, we covered the news from austriamicrosystems
concerning its AS3518
- take a look at Codec/power management combo chosen for PNDs
which says: "The AS3518 audio codec and advanced power management IC is chosen to power a reference design aimed at personal navigation devices and multimedia phones".
Take a look also at the news release from Oki Electric, Power management devices cut consumption,
as well as Circuits protect portable devices from Texas Instruments (April 2006-),
and Philippines plant set for major expansion from ON Semiconductor.
See also:
Dialog signs for engineering development
(June 2007)
KPIT Cummins Infosystems establishes an offshore development centre for Dialog Semiconductor
Power supply meets new Energy Star guidelines
(April 2007)
A power supply reference design exceeds the newest Energy Star requirements and provides a blueprint for efficient power supplies built around available, cost-effective technology
Power manager gets more from battery sources
(November 2006)
Flexible power management unit with integrated buck-boost convertor enables longer run times than traditional buck convertors
Chinese magazines recognise power devices
(May 2006)
ON Semiconductor has won two awards for 'Best Power Product' from China's Electronic Design and Application World-Nikkei Electronics China (EDAW-NEC) magazine
Power management ICs suit XScale devices
(March 2006)
National Semiconductor has added a flexible power management unit and highly integrated DC/DC convertor to its family of digitally programmable, multiple-output power management devices
Resonant mode controller cuts LCD-TV power
(March 2006)
ON Semiconductor has unveiled its fourth GreenPoint reference design - this one for 220W LCD-TV power supplies
Frugal MCU takes charge of security tags
(March 2006)
Remote Play has launched the TagAlert wireless portable asset security product line with the help of ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontrollers
PWM controller cuts drain for CRT TV supplies
(March 2006)
A GreenPoint reference design for CRT-TV power supplies delivers standby power of less than 1W
Rep deal rewards design-in successes
(January 2006)
SynQor has appointed DT Electronics as its as exclusive representative for the UK and Ireland
Power management and user interface come together
(December 2005)
The MC13783 integrated power management and user interface chip packs multiple systems into one device for unprecedented design freedom and part count reduction
Power IC design centre set to double in size
(November 2005)
ON Semiconductor is to double both the staff count and the working area of its Power Conversion Integrated Circuit Development Centre in Chandler, Arizona
Reference design boosts ATX PSU efficiency
(August 2005)
ON Semiconductor has unveiled the industry's first open ATX reference design certified to meet 80 Plus performance requirements for computing applications
Atmel joins power alliance
(July 2005)
Atmel Corp has joined C and D Technologies and Power-One in the Z-One Digital Power Alliance
Kuran to lead product development
(June 2005)
Shihab Kuran PhD has been selected to lead product development for the Fairchild Semiconductor Analogue Products Group
Quad-output power chips shrink handheld supplies
(March 2005)
The latest pair of power management devices from Maxim Integrated Products are optimised for portables which require multiple supply voltages, demand high efficiency and are small
Point-of-load convertors offer management for free
(March 2005)
Power-One is offering free digital power management with the 'No-bus' Z-1000 Series of self-managed digital point-of-load convertors
Tool offers three steps to FPGA power management
(December 2004)
A new comprehensive set of design tools pairs National's high-performance power management solutions with FPGAs and CPLDs from Altera Corp
Dialog maintains 30% growth
(October 2004)
Dialog Semiconductor has reported sales of Eur 31.6 million for the third quarter of 2004, a sequential increase of 4% over Q2 2004, and a 36% increase compared with Eur 23.2 million for Q3 of 2003
Controllers cascade to cover up to 30 supplies
(September 2004)
Summit Microelectronics reckons it has raised the bar again in intelligent power management devices with the introduction of the SMM766 and SMM764 linkable active POL controllers
Digital media processor powers A/V CD player
(September 2004)
Two new portable media devices from Iriver are billed as redefining the portable media player (PMP) market with the industry's first CD portable media player
Power chips help lithium cells last longer
(August 2004)
Two new families of single-chip, battery charge and power management ICs provide safer, more efficient charging capabilities for single-cell lithium-ion applications
Compton takes discretes to market
(July 2004)
Zetex has appointed David Compton as Marketing Manager for its discrete power management devices
Collaboration targets global 3G chipset
(July 2004)
Texas Instruments and NTT DoCoMo are to develop a cost-competitive, multimode UMTS (W-CDMA/GSM/GPRS) chipset to serve the Japanese, US and worldwide 3G handset market
LDO aims for automotive market
(April 2004)
A new ultralow-quiescent-current low voltage dropout regulator expands National's portfolio of power management devices for automotive and industrial markets
Second-generation processor puts it all in one
(February 2004)
Texas Instruments reckons its new OMAP 2 architecture for 2.5 and 3G mobile phones that will transform what were trendy devices into a high-quality, personal entertainment experience
Reference design brings GSM and GPRS together
(February 2004)
Nokia and Texas Instruments have released the first pre-integrated and validated Series 60 reference implementation based on TI's OMAP processor-powered reference design
Overvoltage protector withstands bigger surges
(December 2003)
The NCP346 is a novel overvoltage protection circuit optimised for applications with an external AC/DC adapter, a car charger accessory and/or a battery recharger
MOSFET features submilliohm on-state resistance
(November 2003)
A new sub-1mohm MOSFET demonstrates a significant reduction of approximately 40% in on-state resistance for MOSFETs compared with conventionally packaged products
MOSFETs provide cost-effective power management
(November 2003)
Philips has expanded its mTrenchMOS family with a number of low-on-resistance MOSFETs ideally suited for use in wireless communication, mobile computing and consumer multimedia applications
Network aids leading-edge analogue applications
(November 2003)
A new third party developer network and three application-focused demonstration platforms aim to speed adoption of TI high-performance analogue (HPA) products
Strong performance follows wireless sale
(October 2003)
Intersil Corp has reported financial results for the third quarter ended 3rd October 2003
Power manager takes on six convertors
(June 2003)
The SMM665 is a six-channel active controller that includes both sequencing and margining functions
Tools support novel programmable power managers
(February 2003)
PAC-Designer Version 2.0 software supports the recently announced ispPAC Power Manager series of devices from Lattice Semiconductor
Convertors integrate LDOs to save power
(July 2002)
Three new power management devices provide dual outputs for system and core voltages to help increase battery life