NEC Electronics America Offers Highly Integrated Power Management ICs

NEC Electronics America, Inc. announced that it has expanded its product offering to include highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs). The offering targets the next wave of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and integrates compelling applications and services such as Internet and cellular network access, multimedia playback, navigation, gaming, social networking and other innovative Web 2.0 applications. NEC Electronics’ PMIC solutions are said to combine power management, logic, audio, user interface, connectivity and communications functions to maximize battery life, support high levels of integration and minimize board space.

"With the advent of next generation, high-bandwidth wireless networks, NEC Electronics America sees great potential for Mobile Internet Devices to enrich the lives of end users by allowing them to access information, communicate with friends and family, and experience digital media on the go," said Kazu Yamada, Vice President and General Manager, Custom SoC Solutions Strategic Business Unit, NEC Electronics America. "Our PMIC solutions support this vision for the future by providing industry leading integration and power efficiency."