Benchmarq short-form catalog describes Battery Management ICs, development/evaluation boards, and modules.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1996--A new 64-page short-form catalog is now available free-of-charge from Benchmarq (NASDAQ/NMS:BMRQ).

Battery Management Products describes Benchmarq's Battery Management ICs including battery capacity monitors and fast charge ICs for NiCd, NiMH, Lithium Ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. , Lead Acid, and Rechargeable re·charge
tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es
To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery.

re Alkaline battery-operated systems.

The catalog also describes development systems that provide an application development environment for short design-in cycles, as well as Benchmarq's module solutions, which enable OEMs to bring fully tested smart battery market solutions to market quickly.

BENCHMARQ's product lines include battery management ICs and modules, RTC See real time clock. ICs and modules, nonvolatile controller ICs and modules, and NVSRAM NVSRAM Non-Volatile Static Random Access Memory
NVSRAM Non Volatile Storage Ram modules. Benchmarq markets its products worldwide through a network of distributors and independent manufacturers' representatives.

Please refer all reader inquiries to:

Patricia H. Smith

Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. Manager

Benchmarq Microelectronics Inc.

17919 Waterview Parkway

Dallas, TX 75252 U.S.A.

Fax: 972/437-9198

Tel: 972/437-9195 -0-

NOTE TO EDITORS: Benchmarq is a registered trademark of BENCHMARQ Microelectronics Inc.

CONTACT: Benchmarq Microelectronics Inc., Dallas

Patricia H. Smith, 972/437-9195

Fax: 972/437-9198

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