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Intersil's Supervisors Provide 26 Programmable Voltage Trip Points
APEC, ANAHEIM, CA, February 26, 2007 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced two new supervisors, the ISL88016 and ISL88017, which offer pin-selectable voltage trip points along with popular functions such as power-on reset (POR) control, supply voltage supervision, and manual reset assertion in a small 6-pin TSOT package. Both supervisors are designed for low power consumption as well as high threshold accuracy and are especially suitable for portable and battery-powered applications.
These supervisors have the unique feature of allowing users to program the voltage trip point from 1.60V to 2.85V in 50mV increments on the ISL88016 and from 2.15V to 4.65V in 100mV increments on the ISL88017. Trip point selection is made by connecting the three VSET pins to VDD, GND or floating. By allowing users to select from 26 different VTRIP voltages on each device, the same supervisor part can be used on different platforms and projects without the need to qualify a different part when a custom voltage trip point is needed.
The ISL88016 and ISL88017 supervisors help to monitor a critical supply voltage and assert reset during low voltage conditions so that the main system components such as the microprocessor or microcontroller do not operate with insufficient voltage. Therefore, these supervisors help to ensure more reliable system operation.
The potential applications for the ISL88016/7 span portable battery-powered devices and medical monitoring equipment to industrial control and factory automation systems. The ISL88016 and ISL88017s combination of small package size, low power consumption, and adjustable VTRIP that does not need additional external components or software, makes them versatile general-purpose power products.
The ISL88016/7 will be on display in Intersils Booth #609/610 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) and Exposition from February 25-March 1, 2007 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA.
About Intersils Power Management Portfolio
Intersils high-performance analog ICs provide innovative power management solutions for applications in the computing, communications, peripherals, display, networking, telecommunications, industrial, instrumentation and battery-powered products markets. Intersil is a leading supplier of PWM controller ICs with over two billion units shipped. Intersil offers a broad portfolio of power management ICs, including single and multiple output switching regulators, integrated FET DC/DC controllers, battery management ICs, hot plug controllers and power MOSFET drivers. To learn more, visit Intersils Power Management page at http://www.intersil.com/power.
Pricing and Availability
The ISL88016 and ISL88017 are available now in a 6-lead TSOT package and are priced at $0.99 each in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL88016 is available at http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL88016,0.html and more information on the ISL88017 is available at http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL88017,0.html.
Note to editors: To view a high-resolution downloadable photo of the ISL88016/7, visit Intersils photo room at: http://www.intersil.com/pressroom/photoarchives.asp.
