Smart Load Switches save PCB space in portable appliances.
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Offered in 2 x 2 mm MLF® packages, MIC94066/67/68/69 smart high-side load switches provide up to 2 A continuous current per channel via low on-resistance p-Channel MOSFETs. MIC940xx series, suited for power-sensitive, sub-5 V applications, operate with inputs from 1.8-5.5 V and can be driven by 1.5 V logic. Miniature high-current load switches exhibit low quiescent current (2 µA) and low shutdown current (under 1 µA).
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Micrel Adds New ICs to Expanding Family of Smart Load Switches
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25 -- Micrel Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched new additions to their family of miniature high current load switches. The MIC94066/67/68/69 are all part of a family of smart high-side load switches. Housed in tiny 2mm x 2mm MLF(R) packages these high output current switches are ideal for portable applications such as cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, digital cameras, notebook PCs, barcode scanners, battery switch-over circuits and level translator applications. The ICs are currently available in volume, with pricing starting at $0.56, for 10K quantities.
"Battery life continues to be of paramount concern to manufacturers of portable personal appliances," noted John Lee, Micrel's director of Mixed- Signal and RF Products, Micrel. "Switching subsystem power on and off as user demands change has become a common strategy for extending battery life. The new MIC940xx series, with its low quiescent current of 2uA and low shutdown current of less than 1uA, provides ideal solutions for power-sensitive, sub-5V or less applications."
The MIC94066/67/68/69 operate with inputs ranging from 1.8V to 5.5V and can be driven by 1.5V logic. They provide up to 2A of continuous current per channel via low on-resistance p-Channel MOSFETs with 2A of continuous current. PC board space is saved in portable applications with Micrel's low thermal resistance 2mm x 2mm package.
About Micrel, Inc.
Micrel, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: www.micrel.com/ .
NOTE: MLF is a registered trademark of Amkor Technology.
CONTACT: Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications of Micrel, Inc., +1-408-474-1276, or Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com
