Product category:
Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: austriamicrosystems | Subject: AS3518
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 December 2007
Codec/power management combo chosen for
PNDs
The AS3518 audio codec and advanced power management IC is chosen to power a reference design aimed at personal navigation devices and multimedia phones.
Core Logic has selected austriamicrosystems' highly integrated AS3518 audio codec and advanced power management IC (audio front end) to power a reference design aimed at personal navigation devices and multimedia phones The AS3518 is a member of a comprehensive family of integrated audio and power management devices that combine in a monolithic chip all system analogue functions required for a digital system-on-chip (SoC) for mobile entertainment devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Advanced power management techniques like dynamic voltage with frequency scaling or adjustable DC/DC convertors enable high efficiency over a wide range of current loads.
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High performance analogue design expertise is the core competence of austriamicrosystems, still the only semiconductor vendor able to combine high current switching DC/DC convertors and high voltage circuits together with precision high performance audio DAC, ADCs and amplifiers in a single IC.
To date these integrated products have enabled over 100 million of mobile devices.
Charles Chulsoo Park, General Manager at Core Logic, says: "We are pleased to be working with austriamicrosystems as their expertise in high performance analogue chip design has enabled Core Logic to deliver successful and timely reference designs for the portable navigation market at reduced cost and increased performance".
Roberto Simmarano, Senior Marketing Director Communications at austriamicrosystems, adds: "The focus on supporting Core Logic in their development of personal navigation applications has enabled austriamicrosystems to successfully deliver reference designs with simplified end customer support and rapid deployment to market of new products".
"Our customers expect the very best technologies with minimal time to market constraints so we are proud to work with a leading provider setting the pace in the Asian market in highly integrated application processors for multimedia phones".
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