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December 12, 2011 News Release
SMB346 / SMB347: Summit's Programmable 2.5A CurrentPath™ Charger IC Enables Safe, Ultrafast Charging in Portable Electronics - Dual inputs and outputs, automatic power source detection and automatic input current limit deliver flexible universal USB charging and JEITA-compliant safety.
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BatteryPowerOnline, November, 2011
Buck Regulators Deliver 96 Percent Efficiency and Advanced Power Management with Integrated MOSFETs and Digital Control
Summit Microelectronics has expanded its family of programmable DC-DC products with the SMB220 and SMB221 integrated 10 A and 20 A buck regulators. These products deliver integration with built-in MOSFET’s, digital programmability and non-volatile configuration ... [more]
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EETimes, October 24, 2011
A Charging Approach to Increase Runtime in Portable Applications
by Shadi Hawawini, Senior Applications Engineer, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
and George Paparrizos, Product Marketing Director, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
The smartphone and tablet market segments are two of the fastest-growing ones in the electronics industry. New offerings are introduced every week with a large focus on display size, processing power, feature-set and fast wireless connectivity.
All these features result in very powerful portable devices; however, they also introduce significant constraints on system run time and battery life... [more]
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October 11, 2011 News Release
SMB220 / SMB221: Summit's Programmable 10A and 20A Buck Regulators Deliver 96% Efficiency and Advanced Power Management with Integrated MOSFETs and Digital Control - Unparalleled integration and power density cuts size, cost and simplifies design in Communication, Computing and Consumer systems
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Electronic Products, May 24, 2011
Fundamentals of battery charging: Part 1
by George Paparrizos, Product Marketing Director, Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
The most popular battery type in modern consumer electronics is the Lithium-ion type. There are many advantages of this battery technology versus other rechargeable ones, like higher energy density, lower discharge rate, better environmental properties and higher operating voltage. Over the last few years ... [more] |
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March 24, 2011 News Release
SMB231/SMB232/SMB233 : Summit's Tiny CSP CurrentPath™ Charger ICs Integrate Programmability, Advanced USB Charging and Safety Features for Cost Sensitive Applications - Automatic Input Current Limit, JEITA Thermal Monitor & Automatic Power Source Detection meet latest battery charging specifications and reduce system cost
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February, 2011
Product of the Year: Summit’s SMB328A/B selected by EN-Genius as Best High-Efficiency Switch-Mode Battery Charger
Product of the Week: (related article from 05/24/10:) EN-Genius product review, selects the SMB328A/B as a Product of the Week for May 2010 |
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February 01, 2011 News Release
SMB109: Summit’s Programmable Multi-Output DC-DC Power Manager Simplifies Complex Power System Designs - Eight outputs, integrated non-volatile configuration and digital control provide design flexibility while reducing cost, solution size, and time-to-market
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