Power/Audio Management IC is suited for portable devices.
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Along with power supply generation, monitoring, and battery management, AS3658 also includes charger capable of managing up to 1.6 A current. USB, linear, and step-down charging is available and supported by battery isolation feature. Available in 8 x 8 x 0.5 mm BGA124 package, IC also offers audio functions with 18-bit audio DAC, 16-bit audio ADC, and 5-band equalizer. Headphone amps, line I/O, microphone inputs, audio mixer, and multiple A/D audio interfaces are also included.
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austriamicrosystems' Highly Integrated Power and Audio Management Unit Saves Costs and Offers Excellent Audio Quality
AS3658 saves board space, reduces total cost and speeds up system design cycles for portable devices
Unterpremstaetten, Austria (January 8, 2008) - austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, announces the product launch of its AS3658, a highly integrated power and audio management unit with sophisticated audio features. AS3658 is ideally suitable for portable navigation devices, portable media players, smart phones, PDAs and a wide range of other battery powered handheld devices.
AS3658 offers an integrated solution for power supply generation, monitoring and battery management including charging. The charger can manage up to 1.6A charging current, ideally suitable for fast charging of large batteries. USB, linear and step-down charging is available and supported by the unique battery isolation feature. The programmable power management functions of austriamicrosystems' AS3658 significantly extend battery life with DC/DC efficiencies higher than 90%. The IC provides three highly efficient DC/DC step-down converters, two DC/DC step-up converters, three low noise LDOs suitable for RF applications, four digital LDOs, a low noise charge pump and a highly flexible backlight driver supporting a wide range of display sizes.
AS3658 at the same time offers high performance audio functions with a 18 bit audio DAC, a 16 bit audio ADC, a 5 band equalizer as well as headphone amplifiers, line-outputs, line-inputs, microphone inputs, audio mixer and several analog and digital audio interfaces. The unique ground noise cancellation feature delivers excellent sound quality in in-car environments. Moreover, a real time clock, 10 bit general purpose ADC and a touch screen interface are integrated to complete the extensive feature set of AS3658. Due to customizable PROM programmable startup sequences the IC matches a wide variety of application processors.
"With our software compatible integrated power management and audio products like AS3658 we have proven that combining the highest quality of audio and power management in one device offers outstanding performance", says Markus Luidolt, Marketing Manager Mobile Consumer Devices at austriamicrosystems. "Our power management units with integrated audio can be found in millions of portable devices on the market today. AS3658 expands our product family offering higher charging currents, excellent audio quality and a perfect fit to the latest and next generation application processors. Moreover, AS3658 saves cost and time for system design integrating numerous functions which usually require multiple ICs from several vendors."
austriamicrosystems will present its highly integrated power and audio management ICs in an off-exhibition suite at CES 2008 in Las Vegas from January 7 -10, 2008.
AS3658 is available in a BGA124, 8x8 mm, 0.5mm pitch package and is specified for -40° to +85°C ambient temperature. Product-specific information and free samples are available at www.austriamicrosystems.com
About austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, combining more than 25 years of analog design capabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages its expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading customized and standard analog products. Operating worldwide with more than 1,000 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces, portable audio and car access in its markets Communications, Industry & Medical and Automotive, complemented by its Full Service Foundry activities. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS).
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Technical Contact
austriamicrosystems AG
Markus Luidolt
Marketing Manager Mobile Consumer
Tel: +43 (0) 3136 500 5828
Fax: +43 (0) 3136 500 5692
markus.luidolt@austriamicrosystems.com
www.austriamicrosystems.com
