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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Enters Gallium Nitride (GaN)
Market with First Integrated Devices Targeting Fast Charging Power Adapters
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25.08.2016 / 08:00
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SmartGan(TM) DA8801 providing monolithic integration of GaN power FETS
together with analog drivers and logic in an optimized, highly efficient
650V half-bridge design
London, United Kingdom - August 25, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor plc
(XETRA:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power
conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) low energy
technology, today announced and is demonstrating its first gallium nitride
(GaN) power IC product offering, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corporation's (TSMCs) 650 Volt GaN-on-Silicon process technology.
The DA8801 together with Dialog's patented digital Rapid Charge(TM) power
conversion controllers will enable more efficient, smaller, and higher
power density adapters compared to traditional Silicon field-effect
transistor (FET) based designs today. Dialog is initially targeting the
fast charging smartphone and computing adapter segment with its GaN
solutions, where it already enjoys more than 70 percent market share with
its power conversion controllers.
"The exceptional performance of GaN transistors allows customers to deliver
more efficient and compact power adapter designs that meet today's market
demands," said Mark Tyndall, SVP Corporate Development and Strategy, Dialog
Semiconductor. "Following our success in BCD-based power management ICs
(PMICs), as an early GaN innovator, Dialog once again leads the
commercialization of a new power technology into high-volume consumer
applications."
GaN technology offers the world's fastest transistors, which are the core
of high-frequency and ultra-efficient power conversion. Dialog's DA8801
half-bridge integrates building blocks, such as gate drives and level
shifting circuits, with 650V power switches to deliver an optimized
solution that reduces power losses by up to 50 percent, with up to 94
percent power efficiency. The product allows for a seamless implementation
of GaN, avoiding complex circuitry, needed to drive discrete GaN power
switches.
The new technology allows a reduction in the size of power electronics by
up to 50 percent, enabling a typical 45 Watt adapter design today to fit
into a 25 Watt or smaller form factor. This reduction in size will enable
true universal chargers for mobile devices.
"As Dialog's strategic foundry partner for power management ICs for many
years, we are delighted to have expanded our relationship to collaborate
closely in bringing our GaN process to the mainstream consumer market for
high volume applications," said Maria Marced, President of TSMC Europe.
"Dialog's first GaN product delivers on the promise of GaN while bringing
the integration to a higher level."
The DA8801 will be available in sample quantities in Q4 2016. More
information on the DA8801 may be found here: http://www.dialog-
semiconductor.com/products/DA8801
Watch the DA8801 GaN video here: https://youtu.be/O9ks-j0R6PA
ENDS
Dialog, the Dialog logo, Rapid Charge and SmartGan are trademarks of Dialog
Semiconductor plc or its subsidiaries. All other product or service names
are the property of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2016 Dialog
Semiconductor All rights reserved.
Media Contacts:
Lauren Ofstedahl
Dialog Semiconductor
Phone: +1 (408) 845 8518
lauren.ofstedahl@diasemi.com
Web: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
Twitter: @DialogSemi
James Gerber
March Communications
Phone: +1 (617) 960 9874
dialog@marchcomms.com
About Dialog Semiconductor
Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom
(ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimized for smartphone,
computing, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and smart home applications.
Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while
providing flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a
socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the
employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in.
Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system
power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user
experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of
their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio,
Bluetooth(R) low energy, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and multi-
touch.
Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales,
R&D and marketing organization. In 2015, it had approximately $1.35 billion
in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,680 employees worldwide. The
company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German
TecDax index.
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Language: English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: jose.cano@diasemi.com
Internet: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
ISIN: GB0059822006, XS0757015606
WKN: 927200
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Luxemburg
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