Micrel Offers New 150mA LDO For Portable Applications
San Jose, Calif.,
Sept. 12, 2005 — Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq:MCRL), an industry
leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today
launched the MIC5306, a new 150mA LDO with ultra-low dropout of 60mV. The new
IC is ideally suited for today’s battery-powered consumer products including
cell phones, PDAs, notebook computers, MP3 players and digital cameras. The
MIC5306 is currently available in volume and pricing starts at $0.43 for 1K
quantities.
“Designing a low quiescent current LDO without compromising on specifications
critical in portable applications is a challenging task,” noted Ralf Muenster,
Micrel’s director of marketing for power products. “The MIC5306
offers industry-leading transient response and low output noise without compromise
on PSRR performance, making it an ideal product to power digital logic in portable
applications”
The MIC5306 features ultra-low Iq of 16uA (typical) and 0.01uA shutdown current.
It also offers very low drop-out of 60mV (typical) at 150mA, is ucap stable
and has a wide Vin range of 2.25V to 5.5V. The IC offers an output voltage accuracy
of +/- 2 percent, over the full industrial temperature range of 40-deg C to
125-deg C. It is available in fixed output voltages and is offered in thin SOT-23-5
packaging.
About Micrel, Inc.
Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide
analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company’s products include
advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication,
clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company
customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial,
mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters
and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities located in San Jose, CA with
regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated
throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains
an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com.
Contact:
Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications
1-408-474-1276
Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com