Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced its new AT73C212 power management standard integrated circuit designed for multi-media section supply in new-generation feature phones. The AT73C212 is designed to supply and regulate power to CMOS or CCD camera modules, MP3 or polyphonic sound generators, a multi-media coprocessor, an external memory module, and a USB interface.
The AT73C212 features a comprehensive set of power supplies required for a mid-level multi-media application where camera and sound features are required. Five linear regulators provide output voltages from 1.8 V to 2.8 V with a wide range of output current between 10 mA to 130 mA. A switching converter with integrated FET, provides 300 mA at 1.8 V or 2.5 V, and is specifically designed to supply a coprocessor core, commonly used as a multi-media engine in feature phones.
Atmel offers the AT73C212 in a 5 mm x 5 mm, 32-ball, ultra-thin. It is also available in a 5 mm x 5 mm, 32-QFN package for reduced number of PCB layers. The AT73C212 is available now mounted on a reference design board or as engineering samples. Pricing is $3.50 per unit in 1,000-unit quantities.
