Elantec Semiconductor Announces New High Efficiency Step-Up DC:DC Regulator.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001 The EL7512C Generates an Output Voltage From +5 to +16 Volts at 300 to 500 mA Load Current, While Operating From a Supply as Low as +2 Volts Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELNT), a leader in high-performance analog integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. , today announced a new single-chip synchronous boost DC:DC Regulator with integrated power FET FET: see transistor. (Field Effect Transistor) One of two major categories of transistor; the other is bipolar. FETs use a gate element that, when charged, creates an electromagnetic field that changes the conductivity of a silicon transistors. The EL7512CY is targeted at TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor -LCD displays, digital cameras, and portable products such as test instruments and PDAs that are powered from a single Li-Ion or multiple NiMH battery cells. The EL7512CY can be operated as high as 1.2MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. switching frequency, which makes it an attractive device for powering ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , USB modems. Elantec's EL7512CY operates from input voltages from +2 up to +15 Volts, over an ambient temperature Outside temperature at any given altitude, preferably expressed in degrees centigrade. range of -40 to +85 degrees C. The device is packaged in a compact MSOP MSOP Mini Small Outline Package MSOP Mini Series of Poker MSOP Minnesota Sex Offender Program MSOP Management Stock Option Plan MSOP Memphis School of Preaching (Memphis, TN) MSOP Minimum Sum-Of-Products 10 package and requires few external passive components to provide a complete DC:DC Step-Up (Boost) Converter. When used to generate a +5 Volt output from a +3.3 Volt input, the EL7512CY can provide from 100 to 500 mA of load current, while operating at up to 90% efficiency. With the device operating from a +5 Volt input and the output set for +12 Volts, the EL7512CY can provide from 100 to 300 mA of load current, again, at up to 90% efficiency. The desired output voltage is easily fixed to the desired value by two external resistors. Other features include a shut-down mode whereby the device only draws 3 microAmps of supply current, an external enable control to turn the device on/off, and a low battery output signal (LBO LBO See: Leveraged buyout LBO See leveraged buyout (LBO). ) to warn when the input falls below a prescribed level. Richard Powers
Pricing at 1,000-piece quantities for the EL7512CY in the 10-pin MSOP package is $1.42 and decreases with higher volumes. The EL7512CY is available to sample on the demo boards now with production quantities available within 8 weeks. The data sheet, application brief and demo boards are available now. For more information on this and other products available from Elantec, please visit our web site at www.elantec.com, or contact our applications department at 1-888/ELANTEC, extension 311. Elantec designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance analog integrated circuits primarily for the video, optical storage, communications and power management markets. The Company targets high-growth commercial markets in which advances in digital integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for technology are driving increasing demand for high-speed, high-performance, and low-power consumption analog circuits. Certain matters discussed in this press release pertaining to the market trends, product performance, cost effectiveness, and design-in time are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include product introductions by the Company's competitors, competitive pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yield, changes in the mix or markets in which products are sold, availability and cost of raw materials, and other risks discussed in the Company's most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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