Cherokee International a Finalist in EDN's 18th Annual Innovation Awards Competition.

TUSTIN, Calif. -- Cherokee International (NASDAQ:CHRK), a leading manufacturer of power supplies, has been selected from hundreds of nominations to be a finalist for this year's EDN Innovation Awards. Instituted in 1990, the Innovation Awards honor the people, products, and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry over the past year.

This year's list of finalists features 21 categories: Innovator of the Year, Analog ICs, Mixed Signal ASSPs, Power ICs, Digital ASSPs, Network and Communication ICs, Multimedia ICs, Digital ICs, Memory, and Programmable Logic, Microcontrollers and Cores, Multicore Microprocessors, EDA: Digital IC-Design Tools, EDA: PCB, FPGA, and Custom IC Tools, Boards, Modules, and Peripherals, Software, Development Kits, Power Sources, Sensors, Passive Components and Interconnect, Test and Measurement: Power Technology, Test and Measurement: General Purpose, and Best Contributed Article. Cherokee International had its CAR2500 front end/rectifier platform selected in the Power Sources category because it minimizes valuable space and losses within a system -- given its high efficiency rating greater than 92 percent. The CAR2500 series consists of five models ranging from 12 to -54 volts rounding out the full family. It is designed as a flexible building block to satisfy specific OEM power applications. The CAR2500 is capable of offering an unprecedented 10,000 watts (W) when combined with its accompanying 1U shelf. With an industry leading power density up to 27W per cubic inch, the new CAR2500 series is an unparalleled front end for systems requiring distributed power architecture solutions. This family offers power efficient and space-saving solutions for data center, networking, and telecom applications.

Award Selection Criteria: Nominees must have demonstrated innovation that resulted in a significant advance in technology and/or product development during the past 12 months.

"We have our broadest set of categories in the history of our Innovation Awards Program in 2007," states EDN Editorial Director Maury Wright. "With specialization affecting everything from components to test equipment, our staff diligently worked to group like technologies for meaningful comparison and delivered an outstanding slate of finalists. The slate includes the range of ICs from analog to processors, development and EDA software, amazing sensors, and modular and system products including test equipment. The voters will face tough decisions but without doubt, compelling products will emerge as winners."

"We came up with the design for our CAR2500 platform from listening to our customers' needs while applying patent-pending circuit technology enabling us to achieve our goals. We are excited and honored to be among the finalists for the EDN Innovation Award, and this is a compliment to the ingenuity and dedication of the entire Cherokee International team," said Jeff Frank, president and CEO of Cherokee International.

"Our 1U CAR1248 illustrates an example of our commitment to invest in R&D for providing best-in-class power densities with competitive value. It provides our customers in various market sectors a competitive, scalable platform extension for their next generation equipment," added Mike Wagner, vice president of marketing for Cherokee International.

During the month of February, EDN's worldwide audience of electronics engineers and engineering managers will use an online ballot to select the ultimate winners from among the finalists. EDN's editorial staff and Editorial Advisory Board also take part in determining the final winners. We encourage you to visit www.EDN.com/innovation18 to review each of the nominees. Winners will be announced at a dinner and awards ceremony on April 14, 2008 in San Jose, CA.

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About Cherokee International

Cherokee International designs, manufactures and markets high-reliability custom and standard switch-mode power supplies for datacom, telecom, medical and process-control applications. With advanced manufacturing facilities and engineering expertise located worldwide, Cherokee applies a customer-focused approach to provide high-reliability power products to manufacturers, reducing time to market. As the leading provider of custom-designed power sources, Cherokee also delivers a complete range of standard and modified-standard AC/DC power supplies, AC/DC rectifiers and power shelves, and DC/DC converters. Cherokee International headquarters are at 2841 Dow Ave, Tustin, California 92780 and can be reached at [phone]. European operations are at Boulevard de l'Europe 131, 1301 Wavre, Belgium, and can be reached at [phone]. Cherokee International (China) Power Supply Ltd. is located at 1353 Chenqiao Road, Shanghia Fengpu Industrial Park Shanghai, 201401 China, and can be reached at 021 6710 8910. Additional information about the company and its products is available at http://www.cherokeepwr.com.