UNIONDALE, NY -- 05/07/08 --
Hearst Electronics Group announced today the
results of the first Green Apps contest conducted by SemiApps.com, the
premier solutions resource for engineers building next-generation
electronics systems.
The Green Apps contest, judged by engineering users of SemiApps.com, is
designed to showcase the unique and powerful contributions of semiconductor
solutions to energy conservation and hazardous-waste reduction in a variety
of applications. Nearly 600 electronics engineers weighed in with their
opinions on the potential "green impact" of various solutions entered in
the contest by semiconductor manufacturers.
Gold Medal: Texas Instruments
Solution: Single-Chip Interleaved PFC Controllers (UCC28070/ UCC28060), the
first single-chip, interleaved power factor correction (PFC) control
circuits for multi-kilowatt communications, server and industrial systems.
The new UCC28070 two-phase, average current-mode controller allows
designers to simplify power design, reduce total harmonic distortion,
increase system reliability and achieve a greater than 0.95 power factor
rating, which improves energy efficiency.
www.ti.com/UCC28070-pr
-- Readers said: "An optimal IC for maximizing usable energy" … "Needs to
be used widely" … "A low-cost, high-reliability IPFC such as this one can
have a huge impact" … "Vibrant green awareness, great effort" … "Can save
substantial amounts of energy since it improves efficiency of big systems"
… "Potential to offer greatest overall power savings worldwide" … "Killer
app, we are talking megawatts here" … "This chip will be of great importance
in the future" … "Smart management of high power = high power savings" …
"TI continues to make great progress in the race for green applications"
Silver Medal (Tie): Freescale
Solution: Li-Ion battery charger ICs (MPC3467x family) which offer
exceptionally high accuracy for output voltage and charging current over
temperature to optimize the life of Li-Ion batteries, which, in turn means
that fewer batteries end up in landfills.
http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/taxonomy.jsp?nodeId=014359744037AC&tid=rahb
Silver Medal (Tie): Fairchild Semiconductor
Solution: Green FPS Power Switch (FSFR2100), designed to increase power
efficiency and system reliability in resonant converter designs. Offers a
system-in-a-package approach that integrates everything necessary to build
reliable and efficient resonant converters.
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/news/2007/0711/PR_Green_FPS_FSFR2100_1107.html
Bronze Medal: Marvell
Solution: Digital PFC Controllers for AC-DC Power Supplies (88EM8041/
88EM8011). These DSP-based solutions are designed to cut energy usage by up
to 50 percent. Notebook adapters using the Marvell 88EM8041 can be
approximately one-third smaller and lighter than current notebook adapters.
http://www.marvell.com/products/power/pfc_controllers/release/918/
Said Bill Barron, Vice President and Publishing Director of Hearst
Electronics Group: "We believe that the semiconductor industry can have the
greatest potential impact on the environmental crisis facing the world by
providing ingenious solutions both to energy conservation and
hazardous-waste reduction. The Green Apps contest will heighten the profile
of the semiconductor industry's role and will help systems designers choose
the right solutions based on the opinion of their peers.
"In addition to the four vendors acknowledged above, we'd like to also
thank Analog Devices, Altera, International Rectifier, Intersil, Linear
Technology, Maxim Integrated Products, National Semiconductor, Power
Integrations and Silicon Laboratories for their entries in the contest."
About Hearst Electronics Group
Hearst Electronics Group is the largest publisher of product information to
the electronics industry. Its directories, e-newsletters, web sites,
magazines, web casts, inventory access tools, and databases are invaluable
resources for engineers involved in product design. Hearst Electronics
Group is part of Hearst Business Media (HBM), an operating group of the
Hearst Corporation. www.hearstadvantage.com.
About SemiApps.com
SemiApps.com is the semiconductor solutions resource for building
next-generation electronics systems in end-market and system-function
applications such as Automotive, Wireless, Wired, Consumer,
Computer/Peripherals, Medical and Power Management. www.semiapps.com
For more information, contact:
Murray Slovick
Hearst Electronics Group
(732) 438-9121
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