Seaward Electronics Adds SE5166 and SE5167 to the LDO Regulator Product Line

11/01/2004

    Beijing, China, Nov. 01 -- Seaward Electronics Incorporated today announced mass-production of SE5166 (link to DS), a 500mA LDO regulator for CD/DVD-ROM and CD-RW application, and SE5167 (link to DS), a 500mA LDO regulator for battery-powered devices.

Key Features of SE5166:

       Typical 175mV dropout voltage at 150mA.

       Low 800mV typical dropout voltage at full load

       Guaranteed 500mA output over the full operating temperature range

       Current and thermal limiting

       No-load stability

       Standard SOT-23-3L and TO-92 packages

Key Features of SE5167

       Typical 175mV dropout voltage at 150mA.

       Low Ground current at 120uA.

       Guaranteed 500mA output over the full operating temperature range.

       Current and thermal limiting.

       No-load stability.

       Available in SOT-23-3L and TO-92 Packages.

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 a 3-lead SOT-23-3L, the SE5166 is priced at RMB760 in 1,000-unit quantities. SE5167, available in 3-lead SOT-23-3L, is price at RMB980 in 1,000-unit quantities.

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

http://www.seawardinc.com.cn/download/lvr.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.