New SP63XX Family of Dual/Triple/Quad Supervisor ICs are highly flexible,
space saving, low operating voltage devices
MILPITAS, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sipex Corporation
(OTC: SIPX.PK) today announced its new dual/triple/quad family of
supervisor ICs, the SP63XX family. This series of products, ranging from
the quad SP6330 to the dual SP6342, is designed to operate with a wide
operating input voltage range to address traditional operating voltages and
newer applications which require operation down to 1.6V, with reset
threshold voltages down to as low as 0.5V; a critical factor as system
operating voltages continue to drop.
These devices also operate with supply currents as low as 20uA, ideal
for battery-operated systems and represents the industry's lowest power
supervisory circuits available. When compared to currently available
supervisor ICs, the SP63XX family uses one-third of the current, prolonging
battery life, which is critical for portable systems.
The supervisor function is necessary for reliable operation in many
applications including computing, communications, industrial, embedded
controlled systems, medical, and battery-operated equipment. Supervisor ICs
monitor the power applied to the CPU, GPU, DSP, and ASIC, ensuring that all
supplies are present and stable. Without supervision, serious damage could
occur to these systems.
With flexible configuration and small outline packages, these products
provide space savings and simplify system architecture. These easy to
implement ICs fill a variety of application requirements for the accurate
monitoring and reporting status of multiple voltage rails. Four voltages
can be simultaneously monitored with a single IC and two channels,
available in programmed voltage thresholds.
The SP63XX provides a variety of options with full feature sets which
include: Manual Reset, Watchdog Timeout, and a Power Failure flag. "Our new
supervisor IC family is ideal for today's applications which require
accurate system monitoring in a small package and where battery life is
critical," said Chris Lee, Technical Marketing Manager for Sipex. "In
addition, the watchdog ensures that the system does not operate erroneously
when supply voltage is out of the specified operating range. This is vital
during system power-up and power-down sequencing."
Pricing and Availability
The SP6330 - SP6342 is available in tiny TSOT lead-free packaging, in
an extended temperature range from -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C. Pricing
is $1.75 in 1K units. Datasheets and additional support documentation can
be found at http://www.sipex.com.
About Sipex Corporation
Sipex Corporation is a semiconductor company that designs, manufactures
and markets high performance, value-added analog integrated circuits (IC).
Sipex serves the broad analog signal processing market with interface,
power management and optical storage ICs for use in automotive, portable
products, computing, communications, and networking infrastructure markets.
The company is headquartered in Milpitas, California with additional
offices in Billerica, MA, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Japan and
Taiwan. Sipex sells products direct and through its distribution channels.
For more information about Sipex, visit http://www.sipex.com.
For additional information, contact:
Chris Lee, Technical Marketing Manager
Phone: 408-635-7400
Fax: 408-935-7678
Email: clee@sipex.com
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CONTACT:
Chris Lee, Technical Marketing Manager of
Sipex Corporation, +1-408-635-7400, Fax: +1-408-935-7678, or
clee@sipex.com
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