New switching and power management ICs by Pericom for mobile devices

Pericom Semiconductor has announced new switching and power management products targeting advanced connectivity requirements of the latest CPU chipsets for mobility and related applications. The new power management products control platform voltage distribution with unique features for mobile platforms, while the new switching products are optimized for Thunderbolt, USB, and HDMI/DP (DisplayPort) switching applications. “Our newly announced switching and power management product solutions are optimized with unique industry features that improve customer platform performance,” said Alex Hui, Pericom president and CEO. “We continue to focus our product development on providing industry leading features in our targeted mobility, server/storage, embedded, and networking markets.” The 2 new power management load switches sequence the voltage turn-on in mobile platforms to help conserve battery drain. Pericom offers industry unique linear slew rates which provide a smooth voltage ramp, with the benefit of preserving battery life. The new 10.3Gbps Thunderbolt high speed switch is designed to multiplex and de-multiplex the main Thunderbolt data paths into individual signals from the graphics processor and route them to a platform connector or end point. The switch includes two 10.3Gbps full duplex data paths, can accept DP and HDMI signals, and offers extremely low power a...