Micrel Powers Up Newest Family Of Single Supply LDOs With Input Voltages As Low As 1.65V

San Jose, Calif., June 18, 2008 — Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq:MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today rolled out the MIC6910x/15x/30x, a new family of very low voltage linear regulators. The devices are part of a new high-current, single supply LDO family that operates from an input voltage as low as 1.65V. Aimed at the industrial, medical, communications, computing and consumer markets, the solutions are targeted at servers/routers, computing peripherals, LCD/Plasma TV and industrial/medical point of load applications. The ICs are currently available in volume quantities, with pricing starting at $1.13 for 1K quantities. Samples can now be ordered on line on Micrel’s web site at: http://www.micrel.com/ProductList.do . 

“The MIC69xxx family provides the best performance combination of input and output voltage ranges, dropout voltage and output current options available from Micrel today , ” noted Andy Cowell, Micrel’s marketing vice president for power products.  “This family of LDOs has been designed to address the industry-wide trend to move to lower voltage rails. By offering differing current levels, mixed with a range of packages, these LDOs are suitable for a wide variety of applications .”

The MIC6910x/15x/30x series features single supply operation from 5.5V down to as low as 1.65V with +/- 1 percent initial output accuracy. The devices are extremely stable with ceramic capacitors and are available in currents ranging up to 3A for the MIC69301/2, 1.5A for the MIC69151/3 and 1A for the MIC69101/3. These ICs give designers the flexibility of different current options while offering a cost savings by reducing the required number of external components. These linear regulators feature excellent line and load regulation and logic controlled shutdown and protection features such as thermal shutdown and current limit. In addition to enhanced power handling capability/ reliability, the devices come in thermally-enhanced packages e-Pad SO-8, MLF ® and S-PAK.

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 are 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.

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 Note:  MLF is a registered trademark of Amkor Technology.

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Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com