Digitally Programmable 1A Switch-Mode USB/AC Li-Ion Charger IC Sets Records for Charge Time, Power Dissipation and Size.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- World's Smallest Charger IC Provides 750mA From a 500mA USB Port Slashing Charge Time by 66 Percent and Cutting Power Dissipation by 90 Percent, Versus Linear Chargers Summit Microelectronics has announced the first product in a family of Programmable Li-Ion Charger ICs aimed at the latest portable consumer applications. Specially designed to operate with the popular Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. (TM)) and other current-limited power sources, the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. 135 revolutionizes single cell Li-Ion and Li-Polymer battery charging. Combining switch-mode operation with Summit's proprietary Turbo Charge(TM) mode the SMB135 dramatically cuts charge time, shrinking or eliminating costly and bulky AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. "wallwart" power supplies. Additionally the SMB135 eliminates power cables and connectors by allowing standardization to a single mechanical connector (USB) for power and data, thereby reducing system cost and complexity. By addressing the major drawbacks of conventional solutions, namely charge time, power dissipation and solution size, the SMB135 enables new standards for performance, mobility and convenience in portable consumer electronics. Applications The SMB135 is well suited to handheld consumer electronics devices such as 2.5G/3G phones, PDAs/smartphones, Bluetooth headsets, portable media players, portable game consoles, digital still cameras/camcorders (DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ) and GPS terminals. In particular it is the ideal battery charging solution for applications that use a single USB connector to provide both data and power. Pricing and Availability The SMB135 has an operating temperature range of 0 degrees C to +70 degrees C and is available in the 1.3mm x 2.1mm 15-ball chip-scale(TM) package that is lead-free and RoHS-standards compliant. Available now in production quantities, the device is priced at $0.98 each in quantities of 10,000 units. Design Software and Programmer for Prototype Development To speed user product development, Summit offers customers the SMB135EV companion evaluation board and a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) software so designers can quickly see the features and benefits and design a prototype power supply with the SMB135. This is a complete development tool that lets designers easily manipulate the characteristics of their systems. The SMB135EV design kit includes menu-driven Microsoft Windows(R) GUI software to automate programming tasks and also includes all necessary hardware to interface to the parallel or USB port of a laptop or PC. The design kit software can be downloaded today from Summit's website (www.summitmicro.com). About Summit Microelectronics: "Programmable Power for a Digital World" Summit Microelectronics is the leader in flexible, multiple-output power management solutions, for the consumer, communications and computing markets, integrating precision power regulation with sophisticated digital control in a single chip. The English URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for this product is http://www.summitmicro.com/USBCharger/SMB135/SMB135.htm A Japanese version of this release can be viewed at http://www.summitmicro.com/comp_info/press/022106/Summit_PR022106j.doc |
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