Collaborative effort with the University of Toronto opens Center Of
Excellence For Digital Power
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sipex Corporation
(Nasdaq: SIPX) today announced the formation of a design center in Toronto,
Canada to commercialize digital power intellectual property that has been
jointly developed with the University of Toronto. The digital power
intellectual property development will enable Sipex to broaden its power
portfolio and break through traditional power boundaries to provide system
architecture solutions for power management.
"We feel that the relationship with the University of Toronto has been
very beneficial to Sipex, and we are pleased to establish the design center
near the University to commercialize the digital power IP we both
developed. I look forward to strengthening the cooperation between our two
organizations," said Lee Cleveland, Senior Vice President of Engineering at
Sipex.
A pioneer in the use of digital control for low-power supplies used in
cell phones, laptops and other portable electronics, Engineering Professor
Aleksandar Prodic, of the University of Toronto, has been collaborating
with Sipex for the past two years in the area of digital power. The
engineers at the Toronto design center will develop commercial products
based on that research.
"Working with Sipex has resulted in exceptional results in digital
power management. Sipex encourages and understands how important it is to
allow researchers to be creative, and that the freedom in research results
in innovation," said Professor Prodic.
About Sipex Corporation
Sipex Corporation is an analog semiconductor company that addresses
standard linear and application specific standard products (ASSP) for
customer systems that are primarily targeted at the consumer, networking
and industrial markets. The products are categorized into three synergistic
areas of power management, interface and optical storage. Sipex is a global
company with operations in Asia, Europe and North America. It is the
mission of the company to create innovative analog products that enable
customers to produce differentiated products. For more information about
Sipex, visit http://www.sipex.com.
For additional information, contact:
Lee Cleveland
Tel: 408-934-7500
Fax: 408-935-7678
Lcleveland:@sipex.com
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CONTACT:
Lee Cleveland of Sipex Corporation,
+1-408-934-7500, fax, +1-408-935-7678, Lcleveland@sipex.com
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