Qualcomm Announces Power Management IC For Mobile Handsets

San Diego -- Qualcomm Incorporated announced a new power management integrated circuit (IC) designed to support advanced functionality on mobile handsets. When interfaced with the Company's Convergence Platform of Mobile Station Modem (MSM) solutions and radioOne radio frequency devices, the PM7500 IC provides a complete system solution.

"Qualcomm's power management solutions feature a high level of integration to enable mobile devices that are more cost-effective, thinner and more compact with better power efficiency," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "The numerous capabilities integrated into the PM7500 IC support next-generation devices and the ever-increasing multimedia capabilities they feature, while offering the very real benefits of fully tested solutions to handset manufacturers and of power optimization to wireless users."

The PM7500 IC integrates advanced capabilities such as TV-out amplifier, camera flash support, full charging system, backlighting, USB On-the-Go (OTG) transceiver and stereo far-field speaker amplification. Independently controllable buck regulators are designed to support the multiple power regimes of the Company's Convergence Platform MSM solutions, while an additional 21 fully programmable regulators support the remainder of the chipset's numerous other functions. The PM7500 IC features a 9mm x 9mm package.

The PM7500 IC is expected to sample in March of 2006.

SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated