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News Release from: Power Integrations
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 December 2005
Magazine names top 30 power electronics
companies
Power Integrations has been named one of the top 30 companies in the power electronics industry by Power Electronics Technology magazine.
Power Integrations has been named one of the top 30 companies in the power electronics industry by Power Electronics Technology magazine The list, presented in the magazine's recent 30th anniversary edition, recognises the 30 companies that have had the greatest impact on the power electronics industry over the past 30 years
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Power Integrations also appears twice on the magazine's list of 30 key industry milestones from the past 30 years.
Included, the industry's first on the list are the 1994 introduction of Topswitch monolithic IC for switched-mode power supplies, as well as the 1998 launch of, the company's revolutionary switcher IC featuring on/off control.
TinySwitch Topswitch remains the all-time top-selling family of high-voltage power-conversion ICs, with nearly 900 million units sold.
TinySwitch was the first product family to feature Power Integrations' EcoSmart technology, which dramatically reduces standby energy consumption in electronic products.
The company has sold more than one billion EcoSmart chips, and has now saved consumers more than an estimated $1.3 billion in electricity costs.
"For nearly two decades, Power Integrations has worked to bring the benefits of integrated circuits to the power supply market", said Balu Balakrishnan, President and CEO of Power Integrations.
"Thanks to our technology, power supplies are becoming smaller, simpler, and more energy-efficient, which benefits consumers, manufacturers and the environment".
"We are proud of our contribution to power electronics, and we are honoured that PET magazine has recognised us as one of the industry's top 30 companies". Request free introductory details about products from Power Integrations ...
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