National Semiconductor's Power Management Technology and Products Receive Design News Golden Mousetrap Award
Posted on: Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 09:00 CST
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Semiconductor Corporation today announced that Design News Magazine has honored National's PowerWise(TM) technology and LP5550 energy management unit (EMU) with its prestigious Golden Mousetrap Award. National was selected by the readers from among four finalists in the power management and control category.
"Design News Magazine is pleased to recognize National Semiconductor's power management technology with a Golden Mousetrap Best Product Award this year," said Karen A. Field, editor-in-chief of Design News Magazine. "Our readers named National Semiconductor's PowerWise technology and LP5550 EMU as the 'Best of the Best' power management and control technology for design engineers introduced in the past year."
For more than 20 years, Design News Magazine has recognized the most significant individual and corporate technical achievements in the electronics community. After Design News editors selected finalists from hundreds of entries, the magazine's readers chose National's PowerWise technology and LP5550 EMU from among four finalists. Design News, a Reed Business publication, is published monthly to 170,000 engineers who design products ranging from motion control to spacecraft. Readers completed voting in February 2006. The March 20 edition of Design News will feature National's PowerWise technology and LP5550 EMU.
"We are honored that Design News Magazine chose National's PowerWise technology and LP5550 EMU for the illustrious Golden Mousetrap Award," said Ravindra Ambatipudi, director of Power Management Products, National Semiconductor. "This award recognizes the dedication and diligence of National's PowerWise engineering teams."
About National's PowerWise Technology and LP5550 EMU
The first of its kind, National Semiconductor's PowerWise technology is an energy-saving technique for extending the battery life of feature-rich portable electronic devices, particularly mobile phones. PowerWise technology reduces the power consumed by high data-rate processors up to 70 percent and substantially increases battery life. Ultimately, consumers enjoy data-intensive features without additional charging periods.
PowerWise technology is a comprehensive, system-level solution for reducing processor power consumption in both data-intensive and stand-by modes of operation. During operation, the PowerWise technology ensures that the processor operates at power supply voltages best suited for the environmental conditions, semiconductor process variations or applications software workload. The LP5550 EMU manages specific voltages on the smaller silicon geometry processors so that stand-by power consumption is also reduced. For more information, visit powerwise.national.com.
About National's Power Management Products
National Semiconductor is the number one supplier of power management ICs with 14.1 percent market share, according to iSuppli's 2005 voltage regulator/reference survey. National's power management revenue grew 37.3 percent in 2004 over the previous year, compared to 24 percent growth for the industry. National's innovative power management products include best-in- class linear regulators; power monitoring, control and reference ICs; and switching converters, such as high-voltage ICs for DC-DC conversion, switched capacitor converters, lighting management ICs and inductive switching converters. National also offers online tools that enable power designers to select the best power management chips for their applications. National's WEBENCH(R) design tool allows designers to choose a product, create and analyze a design, and then build custom prototypes that can be delivered within 24 hours.
About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor, the industry's premier analog company, creates high-value analog devices and subsystems. National's leading-edge products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. National's key markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, National reported sales of $1.91 billion for fiscal 2005, which ended May 29, 2005. Additional company and product information is available at http://www.national.com/.
NOTE: National Semiconductor and Webench are registered trademarks and PowerWise is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.
Media Contact Gayle Bullock 408-721-2033 gayle.bullock@nsc.com
National Semiconductor Corporation
CONTACT: Gayle Bullock of National Semiconductor Corporation,+1-408-721-2033, or gayle.bullock@nsc.com
Web site: http://www.national.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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