Pen Interconnect, Inc. (OTCBB:PENC) announced today that it has sold its PowerStream Technology division, headquartered in Orem, Utah, to a Utah-based company. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

“This is the initial step in a series of consolidations by Pen Interconnect,” said Stephen Fryer, Pen Interconnect President & CEO. “We are continuing the restructuring that started early in 1999 to make Pen Interconnect a more growth-oriented company,” Fryer said.

“This infusion of new capital into PowerStream Technology will greatly assist its development efforts and provide the ability to increase the market penetration for our custom power products,” said Daniele Reni, President of PowerStream Technology. PowerStream Technology designs and manufactures products including battery chargers, power supplies and DC/DC convertors for a national and international market.

Pen Interconnect (OTCBB:PENC) provides the total manufacturing solution for manufacturers, including circuit and board design, mechanical and product design, prototype and volume board assembly and test, system services, and custom power supply and battery changer design. It is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, (Nasdaq:LSCC), the industry’s leading supplier of in-system programmable devices, today extended its revolutionary ispPAC(R) Power Manager mixed-signal family with the production release of its Power604 device. The Power604 device, like its predecessor the Power1208, provides a complete solution for printed circuit board (PCB) power sequencing and management through an optimized set of programmable digital and analog functions. The streamlined architecture of the Power604 provides extremely cost-effective power management control in a compact 44-pin Thin Quad Flat Pack (TQFP) package.

The complexity of power supply management has increased dramatically in recent years as the number of voltages found on the typical PCB has risen sharply. In addition, most system-level integrated circuits, whether processors, ASSPs, ASICs or FPGAs, have device-specific power supply sequencing and tracking requirements that make each PCB power supply management design unique. Traditional approaches, consisting of arcane collections of resistors, capacitors, discrete analog and logic functions, are no longer practical solutions.

Lattice’s Power Manager devices provide a standard, off-the-shelf programmable mixed-signal solution for power management that enhances reliability and speeds time-to-market. Analog features such as input comparator thresholds and digital functions such as supply control sequences are programmed into non-volatile E2CMOS(R) elements on the devices using an IEEE1149.1 boundary scan protocol. The Power604 features 6 precision analog threshold comparators with on-chip programmable voltage references for supply monitoring, 4 noise-immune digital inputs and 4 open-drain digital outputs for system control interfacing, 2 programmable timers with an on-chip 250 kHz oscillator for delay control and an 8 macrocell Complex PLD (CPLD) to implement sequencing and control functions. With the production release of the Power604, analog input threshold accuracy, a key parameter when monitoring voltage levels, has been further improved to 0.9% from 1.2%. In addition, the device has been ruggedized to operate reliably in noisy power supply environments from 2.25V to 5.5V.

“The complexity of the power management functions found on the typical PCB has escalated enormously due to the wide variation in the number of supplies and types of devices found on a given board,” said Stan Kopec, vice president of corporate marketing. “With the addition of the Power604 device, pin-compatible with the Power1208, designers can now standardize their power management approach across all their PCBs and use our PC-based design software to select the most appropriate device and program exactly the functionality needed into it.”

Applications for Power Manager devices span all types of electronic equipment, including telecom and networking systems, storage systems, servers, test equipment and automotive electronics. Their programmable features make them ideal for controlling multiple power supplies in conjunction with a wide range of regulator and switching technologies. Together with N-channel switching FETs, LDO (Low Drop Out) regulators, and/or DC-DC convertors (power bricks), the Power1208 and Power604 devices provide compact, flexible power supply control solutions.

Power Manager Design Support in PAC-Designer(R) Version 2.1

Power supply sequencing and monitoring designs can be implemented in ispPAC devices using Lattice’s latest PAC-Designer software version 2.1. The PAC-Designer software is an intuitive schematic design entry and simulation tool. Complex sequencing and monitoring functionality can be efficiently designed through easy-to-use pull-down menus in PAC-Designer’s LogiBuilder(TM) module. The latest version of the tool also features a new Supervisory Logic window entry mechanism to facilitate control output specification. Designs can be completely verified using the tool’s built-in waveform simulator. The PAC-Designer software is available for download from Lattice at www.latticesemi.com.

The PACsystemPOWR development tool was developed to enable designers to build quick prototypes of their circuit implementations in order to verify functionality. Designs implemented using PAC-Designer are downloaded into the device through a serial ispDOWNLOAD(R) cable that connects to a PC’s parallel port. The tool contains an evaluation board for an ispPAC Power Manager device, an ispDOWNLOAD cable, and the PAC-Designer v2.1 software.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC) today announced the extension of its revolutionary ispPAC(R) Power Manager programmable mixed-signal product family with the production release of the Precision Power Manager — Power1208P1 device. The Power1208P1 device, like its predecessor the Power1208, provides a complete solution for printed circuit board (PCB) power sequencing and management through an optimized set of programmable digital and analog functions. The Power1208P1 also extends the power and versatility of the Lattice Power Manager products: the analog inputs are capable of monitoring power supplies with voltages down to 0.67V, and are able to detect faults with greater than 0.5% precision. In addition, the Precision Power Manager can detect a power-off condition (i.e., power supply voltage less than 80 mV). The Power1208P1 is pin compatible with the existing Power1208, and is available in a compact 44-pin Thin Quad Flat Pack (TQFP) package.

Increasing Emphasis on Precise Fault Detection

The complexity of power supply management has increased dramatically in recent years as the number of voltages found on the typical PCB has risen sharply. The use of core power supply voltages less than the standard 1.2V is becoming more common. Further, advanced integrated circuit tolerance of power supply voltage variation is also tightening. The ability of the Power1208P1 to simultaneously monitor all 12 power supply inputs provides rapid, accurate power supply fault detection, reducing fault propagation and consequently improving overall system reliability.

“Managing today’s power supply voltages with greater precision can only be achieved by using mixed-signal devices with higher accuracy,” said Stan Kopec, Lattice vice president of corporate marketing. “With the addition of the Power1208P1 device, designers can now employ our standardized power management approach that includes PCBs that use power supplies of 1.2V or less.”

About the Power1208P1

The Power1208P1 features 12 high precision analog power monitor inputs. Each analog input has programmable threshold (384 steps + power supply discharge detection) synchronous comparators with a fault detection precision of 0.5%. In addition, the 1208P1 device is equipped with on-chip programmable voltage references for supply monitoring, 4 noise-immune digital inputs and 4 open-drain digital outputs for system control interfacing, 4 programmable timers with an on-chip 1 MHz oscillator for delay control and a 16 macrocell Complex PLD (CPLD) to implement sequencing and control functions. The Power1208P1 is ruggedized to operate reliably in noisy power supply environments from 2.7V to 5.5V.

Lattice Power Manager devices provide a standard, off-the-shelf programmable mixed-signal solution for power management that enhances reliability and speeds time-to-market. Analog features such as input comparator thresholds and digital functions such as supply control sequences are programmed into non-volatile EECMOS(R) elements on the devices using an IEEE1149.1 boundary scan protocol.

Applications for Power Manager devices include telecom and networking systems, storage systems, servers, test equipment and automotive electronics. Programmable features make Power Manager devices ideal for controlling multiple power supplies in conjunction with a wide range of regulator and switching technologies. Together with N-channel switching FETs, LDO (Low Drop Out) regulators, and/or DC-DC convertors (power bricks), the Power1208P1, Power1208 and Power604 devices provide compact, flexible power supply control solutions.

PAC-Designer(R) Version 3.3 Supports Enhanced Instruction Set

LogiBuilder

The Precision Power Manager device is supported by the latest version PAC-Designer software, an intuitive schematic design entry and simulation tool. Complex sequencing and monitoring functionality can be efficiently designed through easy-to-use pull-down menus in PAC-Designer’s LogiBuilder module. The latest version of the tool features a new and improved instruction set that enables the user to implement complex functionality more efficiently. Designs can be completely verified using the tool’s

built-in waveform simulator. The PAC-Designer software is available for download from Lattice at www.latticesemi.com.

The PACsysPOWR1208P1 evaluation kit enables designers to quickly build prototypes of their circuit implementations using the Power1208P1 in order to verify functionality. Designs implemented using the PAC-Designer software are downloaded into the device through a serial ispDOWNLOAD(R) cable that connects to a PC’s parallel port. The kit contains an evaluation board for an ispPAC Power Manager device, an ispDOWNLOAD cable, and the PAC-Designer version 3.3 software.

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Available now from Tyco Electronics Power Systems, the KW006-010TM Series of sixteenth brick isolated power modules embodies a new generation of single output DC/DC power convertors. Designed for optimum efficiency and power density, this 33W DC/DC convertor series joins the 50W KW010/015/020/025 products as an ideal choice for small space, high current and low voltage applications in enterprise equipment, data processing equipment, access, wireless and optical network equipment, and distributed and hybrid power architectures.

Delivering up to 33W of output power, KW Series convertors provide output voltages of 3.3V at 10A and 5V at 6A with an input voltage range of 36 to 75V DC.

The series incorporates synchronous rectification technology and innovative packaging techniques to achieve high efficiency reaching 87% at 3.3V full load.

KW Series convertors operate over the industrial temperature range of -40 to +85C.
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The modules have an industry standard sixteenth brick footprint of 33.0 x 22.9 x 8.50mm and are RoHS compliant (2002/95/EC).

The KW Series modules are available in surface mount (SMT) - tape and reel packages.

Standard features include remote on/off, negative logic, output voltage adjustment, remote sense, overvoltage (latching), overcurrent and over-temperature protection (nonlatching).

Remote on/off positive logic is available as an option.

‘We are thrilled that the KW Series isolated convertors are now available’.

‘It combines industry and customer requirements into a standard, industry-accepted footprint’, said Sabi Varma, Vice President of Marketing and Business Operations at Tyco Electronics Power Systems: ‘The KW convertors’ high power density, high efficiency and compact design make the series an ideal choice for our end users’.

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The majority of existing Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) bus convertors employ a combination of front-end interface and conversion module, consuming valuable board space. The new Artesyn dual-input ATC210 bus convertor is a fully integrated solution that occupies 20-40% less space than competing solutions.

It combines an exceptionally small footprint, high power density isolated DC/DC convertor with advanced digitally programmable power management functions.

The convertor has a 5.9 x 4.6cm footprint and a typical full load efficiency of 89%, yielding a power density in excess of 4W/cm3.

The ATC210 is expressly designed for use in ATCA systems, and is an ideal design choice for many other space-constrained systems that employ distributed power architectures.

According to Mark Rice, Vice President of DC/DC Marketing for Emerson Network Power: ‘Many major telecomms companies have come to regard ATCA as the best means of meeting future systems requirements’.

‘It is an open standard architecture, which provides an ideal path away from expensive proprietary platforms’.
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‘From a power perspective, the market could become significant - and each ATCA system can contain up to 14 blades, each of which will require at least one bus convertor’.

The ATC210 bus convertor is rated at 210W.

It has dual inputs, each capable of accommodating a very wide input voltage range of -36 to +72V, and generates two independent, isolated DC outputs.

The main 12V output can deliver up to 17.5A and is intended for powering an on-card intermediate bus.

The secondary output is for supplying peripheral power management circuitry; it is rated at 1.8A, and is resistor programmable over the range 3.13 to 3.47V.

The convertor is equipped with I2C serial bus and direct high-speed interfaces for monitoring, reporting and digital programming of fault thresholds.

Built-in power management functions include input ORing, inrush control and transient protection.

Artesyn ATC210 bus convertors are designed specifically for high availability telecomms applications.

Based on a thermally efficient open-frame design, they have an ambient operating temperature range of -25 to +85C and employ conservative derating criteria to achieve a typical MTBF in excess of 2 million hours (in accordance with Telcordia SR-332).

The convertors are comprehensively protected against overload and fault conditions, and have a two-year warranty.

They meet the rigorous ETS 300 386-1 immunity and emission standards, feature EN60950-1 (TUV Product Service) and UL/cUL60950-1 safety approvals, and are Pb-free (RoHS 6/6 compliant) products.

Sample ATC210 bus convertors are available now.

Pricing in 1000-piece quantities is US $148, and the standard lead-time is stock to 8 weeks.

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It is available with an optional interface to enable full control via RS232.

The HG70 is supplied from a 24V DC rail and provides up to 60kV for the X-ray tube anode with a maximum current of 1.2mA.

It also provides a low voltage output for the X-ray tube filament, with a current of up to 3.5A and a maximum voltage of 5.5V.
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The new unit has been designed to offer the high stability and low ripple demanded by today’s applications.

Ripple on the high voltage output is less than 0.05% +10V peak-to-peak.

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A new family of high voltage, high power DC/DC uModule point-of-load (POL) regulators from Linear Technology provides new features and various output power capabilities. The LTM4601, LTM4602 and LTM4603 each contain all the components required to build a 6 to 48A point-of-load (POL) regulator, including the inductor, power MOSFETs, DC/DC controller, compensation circuitry and input/output bypass capacitors.

The devices’ compact 15 x 15 x 2.8mm LGA package protects the solution from the external environment and the modules’ thermal enhancements provide highly efficient heat removal.

The uModule packages provide the size, form-factor and simplicity of a surface-mount IC.

Designing with this family of uModule POL regulators requires no knowledge in switch-mode power supplies, greatly simplifying the task for a digital circuit designer.

Circuit simulation models and layouts are available for each device.

The uModules serve a broad range of applications, including industrial automation, RAID and high availability systems, blade servers, medical imaging, wireless basestations, computing, and networking systems.
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Each DC/DC uModule is rated for operation from 4.5 to 28V (20V for the standard voltage version).

The output voltage is adjustable with one resistor from 0.6 to 5V.

The new features added to the new family include phase-lock loop (PLL) synchronisation for lower switching noise as well as for PolyPhase operation for paralleling multiple uModule regulators to deliver higher output current, true differential remote sensing for precision regulation of low voltage, high current loads such as FPGAs, DSPs and ASICs, and tracking/margining for proper startup of multiple voltage rail systems.

The LTM4601, LTM4602, LTM4603 and the previously announced LTM4600 uModule feature a current-mode architecture and provide fast short-circuit protection as well as over- and undervoltage protection.

Because of their small size and light weight (1.73g) they can be handled by any pick-and-place machine.

In addition, their low profile design is effective in enabling unobstructed air flow especially in very dense systems.

‘The addition of these five new power uModules further enables quick and easy design of a range of power supplies’, stated Don Paulus, General Manager of the Power Business Group.

‘Their light weight and low profile packaging allow the uModules to be soldered onto the back side of many circuit boards, making efficient use of board space, and leaving topside space for sophisticated digital ICs such as FPGAs and DDR memory’.

‘We anticipate a high level of interest in a broad range of applications’.

The LTM4601 is a full-featured 12A output uModule DC/DC solution.

It includes PLL, tracking and margining, and remote sensing.

The LTM4603 is rated for 6A and has the same features, footprint and layout as the LTM4601.

Each device is offered in two voltage options: 4.5-20 or 4.5-28V.

They are rated for operation from -40 to +85C.

The LTM4601-1 and LTM4603-1 are identical to the LTM4601 and LTM4603, respectively, except the remote sense function is removed.

They allow current sharing by paralleling the outputs of multiple devices for higher load current.

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They are rated for operation from -40 to +85C.

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PXC5 DC/DC convertors are approved to a wide range of national and international standards, including UL, CSA, EN and CE, making it easier for users to obtain regulatory approval for equipment which incorporates them, even when it is to be sold in multiple markets around the world.

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Efficiency ranges from 73 to 82% depending on the model, and all types can be used at their full rated power over the temperature range -40 to +70C (higher with derating.) convertors in the PXC5 range use an industry-standard 24-pin DIL package and, measuring just 32 x 20 x 10mm, they are exceptionally economical in their use of valuable board real estate.

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The TLynx series will be available in 3, 6, 12, 20 and 30A versions that offer scalable cost-efficient solutions ideally suited for a wide variety of power architectures including hybrid and intermediate bus architectures (IBA).

The input voltage range for the TLynx series has been widened to offer a 2.4 to 5.5V (3.3/5V) version and a 4.5 to 14V (5/12V) version.
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Samples of the 3 and 6A PicoTLynx are currently available with 3.3/5V input voltage.

The TLynx Series offers the new tunable-loop (patent pending) feature which allows engineers to optimise the control loop to significantly improve transient response and reduce the amount of external filtering.

When the control loop is optimised using the tunable-loop feature on the 3A and 6A PicoTLynx, load transient response can be improved up to five times using identical external capacitance.

The tunable loop is easy to implement requiring a minimal set of additional low cost components and no additional pins.

The PicoTLynx offers the same high efficiency as the Lynx series but with significantly improved thermal performance due to innovations in design and packaging.

The 6A PicoTLynx delivers fully rated output current at 85C with no airflow, enabling designers to take advantage of full power capability of this high-density module.

In addition, standard features include programmable output voltages, remote on/off, remote sense, monotonic startup, EZ-Sequence, overcurrent and overtemperature protection.

The PicoTLynx, currently available in a small SMT package measuring only 12.2 x 12.2 x 6.25mm, features the LGA (land-grid-array) interconnect method.

Supporting an industrial operation temperature range of -40 to +85C, the modules meet EU Directive 2002/95/EC RoHS initiatives as well as industry standard board cleaning processes.

‘The PicoTLynx, with the patented tunable-loop feature, enables engineers to optimise the module and take advantage of faster transient response for end user applications’, said Sabi Varma, General Manager at Tyco Electronics Power Systems.

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