Summit Data Acquisition System Puts "Black Box" Fault Recording and Prediction on Telecom Line Cards

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Contact: Applications Department Summit Microelectronics +1.408-436-9890 Barbara Kalkis Maestro Public Relations Tel: +1.408.996.9975 Summit Data Acquisition System Puts "Black Box" Fault Recording and Prediction on Telecom Line Cards Campbell, CA -- January 16, 2001 -- Summit Microelectronics has announced the addition of the SMD1108 autonomous environmental monitor to its line of power management devices for telecommunications line card applications. The SMD1108 is believed to be the first such device to provide both fault prediction and fault recording on a single chip. The SMD1108 is a programmable 8-channel, 10-bit data acquisition system that autonomously monitors and measures voltages, currents, temperature and airflow on as many as four supplies without the need for a microcontroller. Because of its full recording capability, the device allows the root failure cause of power components to be determined and the potential for further failures to be exposed before they occur. With this key capability in place, communications equipment manufacturers can look to elevate reliable system performance and uptime from the "five nines" of reliability, or 99.999%, to six nines, or 99.9999% of system uptime. The SMD1108 features 4 programmable voltage sensors, 4 over-current sensors, a 4-channel auto-monitor for programmable limits (over-, under- and window-), and 4 programmable sample intervals for autonomous selection, conversion and limit comparisons. A two-wire I2C serial data interface is included on the chip to allow communications with the host microprocessor. The SMD1108 is available now as a 48-pin TQFP for $12.85 each in quantities of 1000 pieces. Summit offers a full tool suite including a software graphical user interface (GUI) and in-system programming tools. The software can be downloaded from Summit's website (www.summitmicro.com).   About Summit Summit Microelectronics develops semiconductors that manage the power functions in communications system equipment. Using Summit's analog technology, customers can achieve carrier-class availability, the highest standard of reliability available today for telecommunications, data communications and Internet applications. Founded in 1997, Summit is headquartered in Campbell, California. The Company has received ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification and is in the process of gaining STACK certification. Summit's website is www.summitmicro.com. ### Summit Microelectronics, Inc. 1717 Fox Drive San Jose, CA 95131-2312 Tel: +1.408-436-9890 Email:   return to top press archives home Copyright©2001-2003 by Summit Microelectronics, Inc.