TI Unveils Integrated Power Management IC for DaVinci(TM) Technology-Based Portable Electronics

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) introduced today the first power management integrated circuit (PMIC) fully optimized to support all power system requirements of a multimedia device based on DaVinci(TM) technology. Simplifying power design in portable media players, digital still cameras and other lithium-battery powered electronics, the flexible device provides dynamic voltage scaling and up to 95 percent power conversion efficiency. See: http://www.ti.com/sc06194 .

TI's TPS65023 converter manages the power in a TMS320DM644x digital signal processor (DSP) based on DaVinci technology with high-performance digital control and maximum efficiency across the widest possible range of load currents up to 1.5-A. The device, which comes in a small 5 mm x 5 mm QFN package, integrates three step-down converters to support the system's core voltage, peripheral, I/O and memory voltage. The TPS65023 uses an I2C communications interface to implement a dynamic voltage scaling technique that digitally adjusts the core output voltage level between 0.8 V and 1.6 V, allowing the system to conserve power. The interface is compatible with fast/standard and high-speed mode I2C specification, which allows data transfer up to 400-kHz. All three of TPS65023's step-down converters allows the device to operate in a power-save mode at light-load currents, and can be placed in a shutdown mode when power consumption is reduced to less than 1-uA.

The TPS65023 also integrates two general-purpose, 200-mA linear dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that are enabled with an external input pin. Each LDO operates with an input voltage range between 2.5 V and 6.5 V, which allows each to be supplied from one of the integrated step-down converters or directly from the battery.

Integrated Features of the TPS65023:

* 1.5-A, 90-percent efficient step-down converter for processor core

* 1.2-A, 95-percent efficient step-down converter for system voltage

* 1.0-A, 92-percent efficient step-down converter for memory voltage

* 30-mA LDO/switch for real time clock

* Two 200-mA general-purpose LDOs

* Dynamic voltage management for DaVinci processor core

* 85-uA typical quiescent current

* I2C compatible interface with data transfer up to 400-kHz

* Low ripple pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode

* Thermal shutdown protection

Power Management Solutions for DaVinci Processors

TI offers the broadest portfolio of innovative power management products that support low-power DaVinci processors and other TI DSPs. TI's step-down DC/DC converters range from the TPS62300 and TPS62350 3-MHz devices for single-cell lithium battery-powered handheld applications to TI's TPS5430 SWIFT(TM) converter for multi-cell batteries. TI's power management products support any system based on DaVinci technology, including the low-noise TPS79901 low-dropout regulator (LDO), bq27200 battery gas gauge, bq24070 battery charger and TPS3808 supervisory circuit. For more Power for DaVinci technology products, see: http://www.ti.com/dsppower .

Available Today

The TPS65023 is available in volume production from TI and its authorized distributors. The converter comes in a 40-pin, 5 mm x 5 mm QFN package. Suggested retail pricing is $3.85 in 1,000-piece quantities. Evaluation modules of the TPS65023, application notes and TI's comprehensive portfolio of power management ICs are available through http://power.ti.com .

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational & Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

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