Power Integrations Receives 2006 ENERGY STAR(R) Award; PI is First Analog Semiconductor Company to Be Recognized.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. -- Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage 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. for power conversion, announced today that it has received a 2006 ENERGY STAR award. The award recognizes the company for its EcoSmart(R) technology, which reduces energy consumption in a wide range of electronic products. Power Integrations is the first analog semiconductor company chosen to receive an ENERGY STAR award. The company will accept the award at a ceremony today in Washington, D.C. Power Integrations' integrated circuits (ICs) with EcoSmart technology help manufacturers earn the ENERGY STAR label on a wide range of products such as computer equipment, TVs, DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , home appliances and AC adapters Same as power adapter. . The company's ICs are used in power supplies, the devices that convert high-voltage AC power from a wall outlet into the low-voltage DC power needed by most electronic products. EcoSmart technology intelligently manages the flow of power through the power supply, dramatically reducing the amount of energy consumed during normal operation as well as standby standby Medtalk adjective Referring to the immediate availability of a certain specialist–anesthesiologist, surgeon, who can be deployed in a medical emergency. Cf Concurrent. and no-load modes. Since 1998, Power Integrations has sold more than 1.1 billion chips with EcoSmart technology, and has saved consumers and businesses more than an estimated $1.4 billion on their electricity bills, preventing some 10 million tons of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions. "We are honored that Power Integrations has been chosen to receive an ENERGY STAR award," said Balu Balakrishnan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Power Integrations. "Our EcoSmart products support the goals of ENERGY STAR by making energy efficiency easy and cost-effective for both manufacturers and consumers. We have already saved consumers more than $1.4 billion on their energy bills, and a substantial portion of those savings have come from products bearing the ENERGY STAR label." "This award recognizes Power Integrations for its innovative energy-efficiency technology, which is enabling the power electronics industry to deliver efficient solutions for an increasingly diverse range of products used in everyday life," said Andrew Fanara, ENERGY STAR team leader. Recognized repeatedly for its contributions to reducing energy waste from electronic products, the company was named Grand Champion of Efficiency Challenge 2004, a power-supply design competition sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through . About Power Integrations Power Integrations, Inc. is the leading supplier of high-voltage analog integrated circuits used in power conversion. The company's breakthrough technology enables compact, energy-efficient power supplies in a wide range of electronic products, in both AC-DC and DC-DC DC-DC Direct Current to Direct Current (power conversion) applications. The company's EcoSmart energy-efficiency technology, which dramatically reduces energy waste, has saved consumers and businesses around the world more than an estimated $1.4 billion on their electricity bills since its introduction in 1998. For more information, visit the company's website at www.powerint.com. For information on global energy-efficiency standards and EcoSmart solutions, visit the Power Integrations Green Room at www.powerint.com/greenroom. About ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, the program offers businesses and consumers solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 8,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners, committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses. For more information, visit www.energystar.gov. |
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