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MaxLinear Introduces Optimized Power Management IC for Low Power FPGAs and SoCs
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio frequency (RF),
analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the connected home,
wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket
applications, today announced a Universal PMIC specifically designed to
power a broad range of low power FPGAs, DSPs, and microprocessors. This
perfect power companion is a great fit for FPGAs and SoCs used in
embedded computing systems, IoT clients, industrial control systems, POS
terminals and test equipment.
The MxL7704 includes four synchronous step-down buck regulators that
provide system, memory, I/O and core power from 1.5A to 4A. An on-board
100mA LDO provides clean 1.5V to 3.6V power for analog sub-systems. This
PMIC utilizes a conditional sequencing state machine that is flexible
enough to meet the requirements of virtually any processor. The
MxL7704-X and MxL7704-A are the first standard configurations to be
launched based on this unique universal PMIC.
The MxL7704-X has been optimized for powering the Xilinx (News - Alert)® Zynq®
Ultrascale+™ ZU2 and ZU3 MPSoCs. The bucks are pre-programmed to provide
the core rail (0.85V up to 4A), LPDDR3 memory power (1.35V), I/O and
system power (1.8V and 3.3V). Sequencing is tailored to the unique needs
of the ZU2 and ZU3 MPSoCs, offering accelerated time to market with
Xilinx® Zynq® Ultrascale+™ ZU2 and ZU3 devices. The MxL7704-X adds to
the existing selection of MaxLinear power delivery solutions available
at www.xilinx.com
and www.exar.com/xilinx.
The MxL7704-A is designed to power a wide range of ARM (News - Alert)® Cortex®-
based processors (A7, A9, and A53) which use a more conventional
sequencing scheme where the I/O rails power up first and core is last.
The bucks provide the 1.2V core rail, 1.35V LPDDR3 power, 1.8V and 3.3V
rails for I/O and system power.
"We created the perfect companion PMIC by working very closely with high
profile lead customers," said Tuomas Hollman, MaxLinear Senior Director
of Marketing, Power Management Products. "The MxL7704 provides system
designers with 5 rails pre-optimized for ease of use with host of
features that allow monitoring, telemetry and additional flexibility."
This PMIC offers a high 1MHz to 2.1MHz switching frequency and utilizes
a current mode architecture with internal compensation. These features
enable a very fast transient response to line and load changes without
sacrificing stability or board space. An I2C interface allows dynamic
voltage control on all outputs, status monitoring by channel, input
voltage status, sequencing control and PGOOD routing. In addition, an
on-board 8-bit ADC (News - Alert) has 2 external inputs and die temperature monitoring.
It operates over an input voltage range of 4V to 5.5V and includes fault
protection features such as input under-voltage, overvoltage,
overcurrent protection, and thermal protection.
Availability The MxL7704-X and MxL7704-A are available now
in a RoHS compliant, green/halogen free, industry standard 5mm x 5mm
32-pin QFN packages. Evaluation boards and samples are available at www.exar.com/MxL7704.
About MaxLinear, Inc. MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading
provider of radio frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated
circuits for the connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and
industrial and multimarket applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in
Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.
MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc. Other
trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking
statements include, among others, statements concerning the MxL7704 and
statements concerning or implying the performance of MaxLinear's
technologies, their potential use cases, and the potential impact of
these technologies on our business and future operating results. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to be
materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on
management's current, preliminary expectations. In particular, our
future operating results are substantially dependent on our assumptions
about market trends and conditions and our expectations with respect to
recently completed acquisitions, including our ability to integrate our
recently completed acquisition of Exar (News - Alert) Corporation. Additional risks and
uncertainties arising from our operations generally and our recently
completed acquisitions include intense competition in our industry; our
dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of
our revenues; uncertainties concerning how end user markets for our
products will develop; potential uncertainties arising from continued
consolidation among cable television and satellite operators in our
target markets and continued consolidation among competitors within the
semiconductor industry generally; our ability to develop and introduce
new and enhanced products on a timely basis and achieve market
acceptance of those products, particularly as we seek to expand outside
of our historic markets; potential decreases in average selling prices
for our products; risks relating to intellectual property protection and
the prevalence of intellectual property litigation in our industry;
indemnification obligations of Exar arising from a recent divestiture;
the impact on our financial condition of acquisition indebtedness and
cash usage arising from the Exar transaction; our reliance on a limited
number of third party manufacturers; and our lack of long-term supply
contracts and dependence on limited sources of supply. In addition to
these risks and uncertainties, investors should review the risks and
uncertainties contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC (News - Alert)), including the information under the caption "Risk
Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2017. All forward-looking statements are based on the estimates,
projections and assumptions of management as of the date of this press
release, and MaxLinear is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims
any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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