Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: National Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 March 2006
European centre has designs on power
supplies
A European power application design centre will support engineers designing power supplies and power-management systems.
National Semiconductor has opened a new power application design centre in Europe to strengthen application- and system-support services for engineers designing power supplies and power-management systems Located within the company's European headquarters in Fuerstenfeldbruck near Munich, Germany, the centre gives power designers a full spectrum of engineering services, including reference designs, product selection, circuit design, board layout and problem analysis
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"National's new design centre addresses the increasing need for intelligent power-supply and power-management solutions for a wide range of applications, such as automotive, industrial, medical and telecom infrastructure", said John Phelps, National Semiconductor's Vice President and General Manager for Europe.
"As power-supply solutions get more and more complex, the need for application support and design expertise grows exponentially".
"We want our customers to concentrate on their core competencies, while we provide all the technical expertise they'll need to optimise energy-efficient power management systems", Phelps said.
In addition to working directly with customers, National provides many power-application design services on its award-winning website.
These include an ever-expanding list of free reference designs, educational online seminars and National's Webench online development tool.
Europe's new power application design centre is equipped with the latest measurement and testing devices, state-of-the-art layout and simulation software, and equipment for milling and soldering printed circuit boards.
The laboratory uses only components that comply with the European Union's restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) standard.
At the centre, developers will be able to create power solutions ranging from just a few watts to more than 1kW for output voltages ranging from less than 1V to several hundred volts, and for currents up to and exceeding the 100A mark.
Through special arrangements with selected vendors, the design centre also supports designers using high-voltage and power components outside of National's product portfolio.
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