Power-One and Intersil Announce License Agreement
September 30 2010 - 4:30PM
Power-One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PWER) and Intersil Corporation
(Nasdaq:ISIL) today announced an agreement under which Intersil has
licensed Power-One's Digital Power Technologies (DPT). The
non-exclusive Field of Use license agreement for Power-One's DPT
patents will benefit customers that use Intersil's point-of-load
controllers, particularly those using Intersil's family of digital
power products from Zilker Labs; the license also extends to
Intersil's power module products. The license expands the market
for Power-One's digital power management technology and Intersil's
industry leading analog and digital power management products that
provide digital monitoring and control, including those that
support the PMBus™ protocol.
Digital power technology enables customers to optimize power
conversion efficiency, reduce energy costs, and enhance energy
management capabilities. It drives increased power density, lower
cooling costs, improved product functionality, advanced monitoring,
and flexible product configuration.
This license marks another milestone in Power-One's growing
partnerships with global leaders, opening the market and expanding
access to power management products that support serial bus
communications using the PMBus™ protocol. The PMBus™ standard
specification, developed by a consortium of 40 power supply,
telecommunications equipment and semiconductor providers, defines a
digital communication protocol that enables power converters to be
configured, monitored and maintained according to a set of more
than 100 commands. PMBus™ provides increased reliability and system
intelligence. Designers can set a power supply's operating
parameters, monitor operation and perform corrective measures in
response to faults or if the power shuts a system down.
Zilker Labs' patented Digital-DC™ technology is an innovative
mixed-signal power conversion and management architecture that
combines an efficient digital loop synchronous switching regulator,
adaptive MOSFET drivers and a digital control interface into one
IC. This unique approach provides superior efficiency, flexibility
and scalability while decreasing board space and design complexity
by reducing the number of discrete components. Intersil acquired
Zilker Labs in December 2008, and this license agreement allows
Zilker Labs' products to address an even broader range of
applications.
For more information on Power-One's digital power products,
visit:
http://www.power-one.com/power_solutions.html.
For more information on Intersil's digital power products,
visit: www.intersil.com/zilkerlabs.
About Power-One
Power-One designs and manufactures energy-efficient power
conversion and power management solutions for alternative/renewable
energy, routers, data storage and servers, wireless communications,
optical networking, medical diagnostics, military, railway
controls, semiconductor test equipment, and custom applications.
Power-One, with headquarters in Camarillo, CA, has global sales
offices, manufacturing, and R&D operations in Asia, Europe, and
the Americas. Please visit www.power-one.com for more
information.
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About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture
of high-performance analog, mixed signal and power management
semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the fastest
growing markets within the communications, computing, consumer and
industrial industries. For more information about Intersil or to
find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the
Company's web site and career page at www.intersil.com.
CONTACT: Power-One, Inc.
For Investors:
Kevin Trosian, Vice President, Investor Relations
805-987-8741
Kevin.Trosian@Power-One.com
For Technical Inquiries:
Dennis Roark, Vice President, Intellectual Property
805-987-8741
Dennis.Roark@Power-One.com
Intersil Corporation
For Media:
Carolyn Robinson
(408) 546-3751
crobinson@intersil.com
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