Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: National Semiconductor | Subject: LM3370
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 01 February 2007
Customisable DC/DC convertor IC takes
IEC award
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has honoured National's highly integrated LM3370 DC/DC convertor with its prestigious DesignVision Award.
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has honoured National's highly integrated LM3370 DC/DC convertor with its prestigious DesignVision Award This is the third consecutive year National has won a DesignVision award
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Previously, the organisation selected the Webench Active Filter Designer online tool and PPDS technology and chipset, an intra-panel interface enabling cinema-quality display performance for LCD TVs up to 90 inches in diagonal.
The DesignVision Awards programme recognises technologies, applications, products and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the industry over the past year.
The IEC announced the winners on 30th January during a special ceremony at DesignCon 2007 in Santa Clara, California.
"IEC's DesignVision Awards honour those catalysing positive change in high-technology, business and academia, completely in line with the IEC's mission", said IEC Executive President Roger Plummer.
"We're pleased to give tribute to the innovators who have helped advance progress in electronic design".
The IEC selected the LM3370 as the winner in the semiconductor and integrated circuits category based on its innovation, market impact and benefits to customers.
A member of National's digitally programmable, multiple-output power management family, the LM3370 dual-channel, step-down DC/DC convertor features a digital I2C compatible interface that enables design engineers to customise electrical specifications such as output voltage and switching modes to the end application.
The convertor's digital interface provides the flexibility to use the same device for multiple solutions that require different output voltages, as well as to maximise power savings in the end application.
It includes buck regulators that provide more than 90% efficiency over the entire load current range.
Power consumption is further minimised through a dynamic voltage-scaling feature that enables the design engineer to modify the output voltage in real time to match the computing workload and clock frequencies of the corresponding processors.
The end result is longer battery life in energy-sensitive systems such as cellphones and personal media players.
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