Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Summit Microelectronics | Subject: SMB120
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 December 2004
Convertor chip boasts nine programmable
outputs
A new concept in power supply design aims to give system design engineers unparalleled flexibility and ease of implementation.
Summit Microelectronics has developed a new concept in power supply design it says gives system design engineers unparalleled flexibility and ease of implementation Using the new Summit SMB120, designers can now digitally program the entire multiple output power supply and associated power management functions with a few clicks of a mouse compared to the tedious iterative hardware design of conventional analogue power solutions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SMB120 nine-channel programmable DC/DC convertor is the first in a family of new devices optimised for increasingly complex consumer electronics applications such as digital still cameras/camcorders (DSC/DCC), DVD/MP3 players/recorders, handheld and automotive GPS terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable LCD TVs, as well as the next generation of "smart" mobile phones.
"The SMB120 is Summit's first device in a series of increasingly integrated configurable precision power products for the consumer electronics market and, as such, sets a new direction for the company", stated Chuck Berghoff, Summit President and CEO.