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August 19, 2008	Summit’s Programmable Environmental Monitor Provides Real-time Power Information and Enables Green System Designs - Real-time output voltage and input current monitoring allows for sophisticated power control, while output voltage margining maximizes system reliability.
June 10, 2008	Summit’s Multi-Output Programmable Power Manager Combines Advanced Power Delivery with Digital Power Control - Single-chip solution targets portable applications, maximizing design flexibility while reducing system cost, size and development time.

2007 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:

October 03, 2007	Summit SMB137: I²C Programmable 1.5A USB/AC Li-Ion Charger and Input/Output Power Manager Solves Tough Portable Power Challenges - Supports USB 2.0 and USB "On-The-Go", Eliminates "Dead Battery Trap", Cuts Charge Time, Heat and Size by 50%-80% with TurboCharge™
June 12, 2007	Summit SMB139 Digitally Programmable Linear Li-Ion Charger IC Provides Smallest Solution Size and Unparalleled Design Flexibility - I²C non-volatile programmability allows for design flexibility while advanced battery protection features meet industry’s strictest safety standards.
May 23, 2007	Summit SMB138: 1.25A Programmable USB/AC Li-Ion Charger Cuts Charging Time, Heat and Size by 50%-80%, Supports USB On-The-Go - Automatic TurboCharge™ with input current limiting meets USB 2.0 specification while I2C interface and non-volatile programmability offer design flexibility
April 23, 2007	Summit Introduces Four-Channel Programmable Power Management Solutions for Consumer Applications - Higher-power output and integrated digital power control functions address increasingly complex and challenging power management requirements
April 16, 2007	Summit Microelectronics Wins Finalist Spot in "Red Herring 100 North America" award List - Red Herring award recognizes the 100 "Most Promising" Companies Driving the Future of Technology
February 05, 2007	Nokia Growth Partners Leads Growth Financing Investment in Summit Microelectronics
January 08, 2007	Digitally Programmable Quad Voltage Monitor-Sequencer-Reset Leads Industry in Performance, Size and Flexibility - Programmable non-volatile parameters eliminate external components and address a wide range of applications replacing multiple conventional IC's

2006 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:

March 09 , 2006	Summit Names Fabless Veteran Manufacturing, Quality Vice-President
February 21, 2006 HTML • PDF Japanese language PDF Korean language PDF	Digitally Programmable 1A Switch-Mode USB/AC Li-Ion Charger IC Sets Records for Charge Time, Power Dissipation and Size - Single-chip solution targets consumer electronics, maximizing system performance and battery life while reducing system cost, size and design effort.
January 05, 2006 HTML • PDF	Summit's Multi-Output Programmable Power Manager Combines Digital Power Management and Battery Charging - Single-chip solution targets consumer electronics, maximizing system performance and battery life while reducing system cost, size and design effort.

2005 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:

September 27, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Hot-Swap Controller Minimizes Power Dissipation, System Cost and Board Space - Industry's First Programmable Dual Active OR'ing Hot-Swap Controller eliminates need for passive OR'ing diodes.
August 24, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Releases World's First Multi-Output Power IC with Fully Programmable Battery Charging - Unmatched integration reduces cost while flexibility and programmability shorten time-to-market for portable consumer devices
June 22, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Introduces Industry's First Four-Channel Loss-Less Power Supply Tracking and Sequencing Controller - Highly flexible solution eliminates need for external FETs and reduces system board space and cost
May 12, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Appoints Patrick Brockett as President and Chief Executive Officer -Analog semiconductor industry veteran brings breadth and depth of experience
April 25, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Expands Programmable RESET Controller Family with Tiny 1.2mm X 1.8mm Chip-Scale Device
March 29, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Continues to Grow Award-Winning Programmable Power Manager Device Family
March 09, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Programmable Power Management IC Wins EETimes "Ultimate Products" Award
MEDIA ADVISORY February 28, 2005	Summit to Address Programmable Power Control in Communications Equipment at Embedded Systems Conference
February 23, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Expands Award-Winning Family of Programmable Power Management Devices - A wide range of consumer electronics products benefit from precision regulation and programmable power management flexibility
February 17, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Programmable Power Management IC Is EE Times Finalist for "Ultimate Products" Award
February 02, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Precision Programmable Power Supply Margining Device Optimizes Next-Generation Digital Systems -- Servers and communication equipment benefit from "ultra-accurate" regulation, convenient margining and flexible I2C digital control
February 02, 2005 HTML • PDF	Summit Wins AnalogZONE Award for "Best in Power Management" - Summit's SMB120 nine-channel programmable power management IC for portable consumer products gets kudos for providing an "off-the-shelf programmable solution"

2004 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:
November 30, 2004 HTML • PDF	Summit IC Powers Portable Consumer Products -- Digital cameras/camcorders, DVD, GPS and MP3 players are first products to benefit from programmable power management flexibility
September 27, 2004 HTML • PDF	Intelligent Power Managers Link Up To 30 Channels of Programmable, Precision POL Control -- Margining, sequencing and true differential tracking across a large number of channels supplement the device's precision active control capability
September 10, 2004 HTML • PDF	Summit Programmable Precision Controllers Integrate Add-In-Card Power Management Tasks
September 01, 2004 HTML • PDF	Summit Microelectronics Opens Hong Kong Office
August 16, 2004 HTML • PDF	Summit Microelectronics and Artesyn Technologies Enter Into Strategic Cooperation Agreement For Power Systems Contr
July 12, 2004	Programmable Reset Controller in 1X1.5 MM Miniature Package Has Long User Hold-Time, Brownout Warning, and Automatic Reset on Power Loss
June 30, 2004	Summit Microelectronics Offers Lead-Free & Green Products
June 21, 2004	Programmable Precision Supervisory Controller Monitors Four Voltage Supplies In 5mV Increments And Has Four Independent Resets
June 15, 2004	Voltage Supervisor Has Four Channels of Precision Monitoring And Three Channels of Sequencing Control
April 25, 2004 HTML • PDF	Four-channel SMM465 Joins Summit Microelectronics' Precision Voltage Controller Family. Users can now choose between singel, dual, quad and six-channel products.
March 19, 2004	Summit Microelectronics Certifies Makers of DC/DC Converter Modules that their Products are Compatible with Summit's Precision Marginers & Controllers
January 22, 2004	Summit Microelectronics Wins "Analog Zone" Product-of-the-Year Award The SMM665 Precision Voltage Controller is recognized as a stand out in its product class with exceptional technical merit and high marketability
January 20, 2004	Summit Microelectronics SML2120 Laser Power Controller Employs Dual Lookup Tables to Compensate for Temperature and Aging Variations
2003 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:
September 30, 2003	Summit Microelectronics' SMM605 Six-Channel Precision Voltage Marginer Provides the Accuracy Required to Correctly Test Advanced PCBS Newest addition to Summit Voltage Marginer family achieves +/-0.1% accuracy and performs active control during ongoing DC/DC converter operation accurate to +/-0.1%
September 03, 2003	Summit Microelectronics' Quad Trakking™ Precision Power Supply Manager with 1% Under-& Over-Voltage Threshold Accuracy True Differential Tracking of up to Four Power Supplies is Supplemented with Comprehensive Monitoring and Supervising
July 29, 2003	Summit Microelectronics Six-Channel Precision Sequencer Comprehensive Monitoring, Programmability and External Access to a +/- 0.6% On-Chip Voltage Reference Greatly Enhance the Device
June 25, 2003	Summit Microelectronics SMM105/205 +/- 0.2% Accurate Intelligent Point-of-Load Voltage Controllers with Margining Ultra-Accurate Control is Achieved with Closed-Loop Control in Highly-Compact 5mm x 5mm 28-pin QFN Devices that are Ideal for POL Applications
June 02, 2003	Summit Microelectronics Six-Channel Controller Delivers Highly Accurate Intelligent Power Management. Margining and sequencing supplement the device's closed-loop active control capability
April 03, 2003	Summit Microelectronics Programmable Hot-Swap Controller Provides Reliability and Flexibility
April 03, 2003	Summit Microelectronics Two-Channel Controller Provides Low-Cost Tracking for Power Supply Systems
2002 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:
September 05, 2002	Summit Microelectronics Device Minimizes Power-Supply Differential of Four Channels Newest member of Trakker™ power-supply controller family targets broadband access applications
August 01, 2002	Summit Microelectronics Expands Power Management Family With New Sequencing Power Supply Controller for Point-of-Load Applications
June 27, 2002	Summit Microelectronics Digital Potentiometer Supplies Superior Resolution, Temperature Stability, and Space Savings for Optical and Communications Applications
March 8, 2002	Summit Microelectronics Adds New Rep Firms for Tighter Alignment to Customer Base
February 13, 2002	Summit Microelectronics Selects Western Area Sales Director
2001 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE:
August 14, 2001	Summit Introduces Industry's First Compact PCI Hot Swap Controller which Supports IPMI Control
June 01, 2001	Summit Microelectronics Taps Industry Veteran as Worldwide Sales VP
April 05, 2001	Summit Microelectronics Hot-Swap Controller Provides Fault Detection and Isolation for High-Availability Communication Line Cards
February 22, 2001	Summit Microelectronics Appoints Director of Applications Engineering
February 06, 2001	Summit Microelectronics Names New President & CEO to Lead Next Stage of Growth
January 29, 2001	Summit Provides Power Management Devices for IBM's Network Processor Reference Design Platform
January 16, 2001	Summit Data Acquisition System Puts "Black Box" Fault Recording and Prediction on Telecom Line Cards
January 04, 2001	Summit Microelectronics Named Outstanding Financial Performer by the Fabless Semiconductor Association

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