TI Announces POLA(TM) Adoption of T2 Point-of-Load Power Modules

TI Announces POLA(TM) Adoption of T2 Point-of-Load Power Modules

May 31, 2006

POLA Members to Offer Interoperable Pin-Compatible Footprints

    DALLAS, May 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced today the POLA(TM)
alliance has agreed to offer pin-compatible plug-in modules
based on TI's T2 non-isolated, power modules with ultra-fast
transient response. 

    POLA alliance members, including Artesyn Technologies,
Ericsson Power Modules and Emerson's Astec Power will
develop and market the new plug-in modules with the same
functionality and form factors as those provided by other
members of the POLA alliance. To date, POLA companies have
manufactured and introduced more than 200 products with the
same electrical designs to ensure full interoperability and
true second sourcing.

    Initially, the companies will second-source the 16-A
and 30-A versions of TI's T2 series of point-of-load
modules that provide step-down DC/DC conversion from a wide
4.5 V to 14 V input with adjustable output voltages down to
0.7 V. POLA members will evaluate extensions to the T2
family as they are released into production.

    Ideal for supporting 1-GHz processor-based intermediate
bus architecture (IBA) applications, the T2 modules offer
several advanced features, such as TurboTrans(TM)
technology, SmartSync module-to-module synchronization
functionality and Auto-Track(TM) sequencing feature. In
addition, the series of modules reduces the overall power
solution footprint by as much as 50 percent compared to
TI's previous generation devices. For more information,
see:  http://www.ti.com/t2 .

    Pricing and Availability

    Each POLA member will introduce its own pin-compatible
modules later in 2006. TI's T2 power modules are now
available in production quantities.  Pricing per module in
quantities of 1,000 begins at $7.90.  Evaluation modules of
the T2 family, application notes and TI's online power
management product selection tool are available through
power.ti.com.  

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Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales
operations in more than 25 countries. 

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