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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Optimises Power For Freescale I.MX 6Dual/Quad Processors

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Optimises Power For
Freescale I.MX 6Dual/Quad Processors

13.08.2012 / 09:00

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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR OPTIMISES POWER FOR FREESCALE I.MX 6DUAL/QUAD
PROCESSORS

Reference platform speeds the design of tablets, infotainment systems and
media hubs based on the i.MX 6 series
        

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, and Beijing, China, 13 August 2012 - Dialog
Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative
power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has
announced its single-chip system power management ICs (PMICs) are being
used to optimise the power requirements of tablets, infotainment systems,
media hubs and other smart devices based on Freescale multicore i.MX 6
series applications processors.

The company´s flagship PMIC is at the heart of a power management reference
board for Freescale i.MX 6Dual/Quad applications processors. Support for
i.MX 6Solo/SoloLite is available via Dialog´s DA9053, which has previously
featured on Freescale´s i.MX53 multimedia platform. Freescale is a
strategic Dialog partner and is supported via Dialog´s Processor Partner
Programme.

The NOVPEK(TM)i.MX6Q/D i.MX 6 Platform Evaluation Kit has been co-developed
with Freescale i.MX 6 series ecosystem partner NovTech and enables OEMs to
more rapidly bring to market precision-controlled, high-end systems based
on i.MX 6 series processors.
By using Dialog´s configurable PMIC, the reference board delivers multiple
settings for each peripheral voltage rail, programmable control for
multiple power-on events and an accurate power consumption analysis
framework to cut the power consumption of any i.MX 6 series application.

The Dialog device powers the i.MX 6 series system-on-chip and system
peripherals - including external memories, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, FM
receivers and modems - on a very small (< 200mm2) active PCB area with just
a 1mm external component height, including all inductors, enabling the
creation of thinner mobile products with longer battery life.

For greater performance and enhanced multimedia capability, the Dialog PMIC
delivers over 14A total power capability to the Freescale i.MX 6 series
system including CPU, memories and other peripherals on the reference
board. In addition, the chip delivers an unprecedented degree of
flexibility and configurability to precisely control the start-up
sequences, output voltages and DVC ramps.

With the PMIC´s wide supply range of 2.7 to 5.5V, the reference board is