Seaward Electronics Introduces Power Management IC for DDR Memory

03/01/2004

Beijing, China, Mar. 01 -- Seaward Electronics Incorporated today announced the mass-production of SE9173/4 (link to DS), specifically designed for DRR memory termination sourcing and sinking current up to 3A (SE9173) or 1.5A (9174).

Key Features of SE9173:

       Support Both DDR 1 (1.25VTT) and DDR 2 (0.9VTT) Requirements

       TO-252-5 Packages

       Capable of Sourcing and Sinking Current 3A

       Current-limiting and Thermal Protection

       Current-shoot-through protection

       Integrated Power MOSFETs

       Generates Termination Voltages for SSTL-2

       High Accuracy Output Voltage at Full-Load

       Adjustable Vout by External Resistors

       Minimum External Components

       Shutdown for Standby or Suspend Mode Operation with High-impedance Output

Key Features of SE9174

       Support Both DDR 1 (1.25VTT) and DDR 2 (0.9VTT) Requirements

       SOP-8 Packages

       Capable of Sourcing and Sinking Current 1.5A

       Current-limiting and Thermal Protection

       Current-shoot-through protection

       Integrated Power MOSFETs

       Generates Termination Voltages for SSTL-2

       High Accuracy Output Voltage at Full-Load

       Adjustable Vout by External Resistors

       Minimum External Components

       Shutdown for Standby or Suspend Mode Operation with High-impedance Output

About Seaward’s Power Management Products

Seaward Electronics is one of the leading suppliers of power management IC’s in Asia.  Seaward’s innovative power management products include the best-in-class and most cost- efficient voltage reference; wide selection of linear regulator; and switching converters for DC-DC conversion, and lighting management.

Packaging, Pricing, and Availability

Available now in TO-252-5, SE9173 is priced at RMB1860 in 1,000-unit quantities. SE9174, available in SOP-8, is price at RMB1740 in 1,000-unit quantites.

For more information on Seaward’s power management products, visit

http://www.seawardinc.com.cn/download/pa.htm 

About Seaward Electronics

Seaward Electronics, a young and energetic startup specialized in analog and mixed signal IC’s, designs power management devices for a variety of applications. Seaward’s key markets include wireless handsets, networking equipments, digital camera, portable multimedia devices (DVD, MP3, MPEG-4), flash storage devices, chargers, PC’s, and laptops.  With design centers in Silicon Valley (USA) and Beijing (China), Seaward also has sales offices at Taipei (Taiwan), Beijing (China), Shenzhen (China), Shanghai (China), and Mountain View (USA).  Additional company and product information is available at http://www.seawardinc.com/ .

NOTE: Seaward Electronics is a registered trademark of Seaward Electronics Incorporated.  All other brands or product names are trademarks or register trademarks of their respective holders.

CONTACT: media, Jianai Wang of Seaward Electronics, jianai@seawardinc.com.cn, 86-1-8289-5700 ext 8808, or

Web site: http://www.seawardinc.com.cn/