Intersil (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of Endura power management ICs, the ISL6223. This IC is being designed into Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD, Sunnyvale, CA) latest mobile AMD Athlon and Duron processor reference design.
Intersil's Endura ISL6223 mobile-computer power management device is a two-phase integrated Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller that regulates core central processing unit (CPU) power. Specifically, Intersil's architecture allows the CPU core-voltage regulator to be completely turned off when the microprocessor is not in use, eliminating voltage generation for the CPU and reducing total system power consumption in aggressively managed mobile-power environments. Additionally, Intersil's Endura ISL6223 enables on-the-fly Voltage Identifier changes that require no external circuitry.
“Intersil has designed its family of power management devices to meet the demands of existing and next generation mobile computer processors," said Rick Furtney, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Power Management business. “Intersil's devices enable high-speed information access utilizing portable devices. This newest addition to our mobile portfolio will enable a next-generation of mobile computers that will run at desktop speeds. Smaller notebook PCs and more powerful microprocessors have resulted in an environment requiring an unprecedented level of power management. Intersil will continue to anticipate market demands and work with leading processor developers, such as AMD."
The ISL6223 is currently available in a 20-pin SSOP package. It is priced at $3.30 for 10,000 piece quantities.
